Just released: May issue of our MCC United Nations Office publication, Global Briefing, a resource at the intersection of critical global challenges and the global church. In this issue:

• Notre Dame scholar Emmanuel Katongole of Uganda on why politics needs lament
• MCC U.S. leader Ann Graber Hershberger: Not forgetting our first language as faith-based agencies
• Author Q&A with César García of Colombia: “What is God’s Kingdom and What Does Citizenship Look like?”
• Wrestling with the roots of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
• Myanmar military rule: Unprecedented resistance, weak international action
• Listen to a Harlem choir in New York City rejoice again

I hope you’ll take a look, offer your comments, and subscribe (new issue every two months, main articles are translated into Spanish and French). Blessings!