As major branches of the Vincentian Family reach significant milestones in their history during these challenging times, we are once again invited to examine ourselves before a world whose face is rapidly and dramatically changing.
Vincentian Family at the U.N.
What Must Be Done: Climate
The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) concluded in mid-November in Brazil with disappointing results. This 30th session had high hopes, as world leaders met to address our warming planet and the need for urgent action.
Pilgrims of Hope
It is difficult as we close this first quarter of the 21st century and the Jubilee year of Hope, to stay focused on the great hope of our faith and the belief so beautifully expressed in Dilexi Te (Pope Leo XIV, 2025) that God loves us and by serving people living in poverty, we love God.
Against Homelessness: a Vincentian Commitment at the UN Since 2017
Since 2017, the Daughters of Charity, in conjunction with the Vincentian Family, have been strongly committed to the United Nations to give voice to homeless people, who are often invisible in public policies and absent from major international decisions.
One NGO Vincentian’s View Of The United Nations
As a brand new NGO Society of St. Vincent de Paul representative from the United States to the United Nations, I look at my role through the eyes of a Vincentian.
Walking Together: The HLPF 2025 and the Call to the Vincentian World
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 concluded in New York, marking a crucial moment in the journey toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
UN Searches for Solutions to Global Housing Crisis
The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate housing, secure land, and basic water and sanitation services – that’s around 40 per cent of the global population.
Just One More Thing
Grateful for five years of service at the UN, Jim emphasizes the impact of sharing grassroots stories of poverty and the power of collective advocacy.
An Easter Season Message
The season of Easter, of Spring, of hope and renewal has finally arrived – and just in time.
New SSVP Representatives at the UN
On January 1, 2025, Sandy Figueroa and I became the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s newest representatives to the UN Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH), and members of the Famvin family.
March 14: AIC Co-Sponsored Event for UN Commission on the Status of Women
The event titled “Ending Gender Based Violence: Community-led projects that unlock the potential of women and girls” will take place virtually on March 14 at 8:30 am New York time.
The Hidden Victims: Human Trafficking and the Migration Crisis
As we commemorate this month the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, our thoughts turn to the plight of human trafficking victims and migrants.
