The Vincentian Family at the UN attended and participated at the seventh session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)
Guillermo Campuzano
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Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (VIN-JPIC)
In March 2017, the superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and his council approved the creation of the Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation.
Reclaiming our Eco-Human Spirituality
Coming from a retreat on “Integral Ecology: Reclaiming our Eco-Human Spirituality” held at St. John’s University, I have been thinking that for our Vincentian family it will be important to have a new formation that connects contemplative and prophetic mysticism with our charism.
The Family Collaborates at the Commission on the Status of Women
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York March 11 to 22, 2019.
Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to Address Homelessness
The UN CSocD priority theme for their meeting in 2020, “Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to address Homelessness” and the Vincentian Family.
UNESCO / NGO Forum on Migration
Global Migration has become part of societies’ daily life and portray emerging faces of a world in constant motion.
Thoughts on Human Rights from the Vincentian Team at the UN
On December 10, the United Nations and the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Voices – Cries – of the Poor… Who Will Listen?
On November 18 we will celebrate the second World Day of the Poor, instituted by Pope Francis to raise ecclesial and social awareness of the importance of fighting together against poverty in solidarity with the poor. The World Day of the Poor is meant...
Greetings from The Vincentian Family at The U.N.
On the afternoon of October 4, 1965, I remember standing in the South Bronx, at the northeast corner of the Grand Concourse at 138th Street. I was anxiously waiting for a chance to see the motorcade of Pope Paul VI, as he was traveling to Yankee Stadium to say Mass...
UN Family Collaborates in Strategic Planning Meeting
The Vincentian Family at the UN (VFUN) recently held a planning meeting at St. John’s University. Lead by Dr. Linda Sama, the group reviewed its assessments made one year ago and discussed the current status of our advocacy strategies. Dr. Sama is a Professor, and...
