Climate Change, Extractive Industry and Human Dignity: Ethical Perspectives

25th September 2017, Palais des Nations, United Nations, Geneva

Mr Budi Tjahjono, Deputy Director of Advocacy/Asia Pacific Coordinator, Franciscans International, welcomed the Panel and the audience to the meeting, explaining that the Panel would cover many aspects of how mining has impacted people, including issues to do with the Rights of The Child, Migration, and Spiritual and Ethical perspectives. He asked Sister Jayanti Kirpalani to start the meeting with her views on current international discussions and on the role of spirituality in the context of Climate Change. Read more