Katy and I, along with a diverse committee of development and education experts, marked the anniversary yesterday of the UN Declaration of Human Rights by pouring over, discussing, and debating applications to our Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Fund. Stay tuned for the results!

Meanwhile, colleague Daisy Francis–who advises CRS on issues related to exploitative child labor and other “protection” concerns–was able to reflect on the past 60 years of the declaration and current and future concerns. One of the reasons our Fair Trade projects are so strong is because our work benefits from the analysis of folks like Daisy. We hope you join us in recommitting to human rights promotion and protection.