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The decisions of the new US government are having a negative impact on the health of the global population. The Swiss health network Medicus Mundi, of which Mission 21 is also a member, has highlighted the impending consequences in an initial analysis and is defending itself against these effects. The Swiss health network Medicus Mundi warns of the consequences of the decisions...
The online portal reformiert.info reports on the consequences of the cost-cutting plans in the USA and at the federal level for Mission 21 and the Heks. Mission 21 Director Jochen Kirsch has his say with pointed statements. The decisions in the USA to cut funding and lay off employees at the United States Agency for International...
Mission 21 has been committed to peace in South Sudan for years - and has a broad network. At the end of January, employees of Mission 21 and our interfaith partner organization Procmura met in the Vatican with representatives of churches and organizations that are also committed to interfaith work and peacebuilding.
The Catholic priest and philosopher James Oyet Latansio has long been committed to peace in South Sudan - also on behalf of Mission 21. In this interview, he talks about his own experiences of conflict and explains why you can't just rely on God to promote peace.
Health consultant and medicinal herb specialist Solveig Schrickel writes about her work in Chile for the last time. After decades of collaboration, Mission 21 is ending its cooperation in Chile at the end of the year. Solveig Schrickel looks back on a long and loyal collaboration, writes of happy moments, but also of deaths and natural disasters - and of course...
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Today, Human Rights Day, the day commemorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marks the end of the International Campaign 16 Days Against Violence Against Women. Over the past 16 days, organizations and activists around the world have made it clear that women's rights are human rights....
Among other things, the current issue focuses on projects in sustainable agriculture so that particularly vulnerable people can feed themselves and their families reliably and responsibly, even under the conditions of the climate crisis.
40 years ago, teacher Gisela Fankel traveled to Cameroon on behalf of the Basel Mission for an assignment as a religious educator. She has now published her experiences from that time and her assessment of her work in retrospect in the book "Four years under the corrugated iron roof". "A longing for new experiences, a search for real...
Women from numerous churches in Asia came together to discuss the role of churches in the fight against gender-based violence. The more than 30 women met at a three-day conference in Bangkok. Women from the Mission 21 network also took part. The conference sent out an initial signal shortly before the "16-days" campaign in...
From 25 November to 10 December, thousands of organizations worldwide are calling for action against violence against women. Mission 21's partner organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America are also taking part. Mission 21 in Basel is also raising awareness of the issue through a social media campaign. Violence against women and non-binary people is...
