Vincentian Family at the U.N. Archives

Interns Meet Diplomats

by Catherine Prendergast | May 16, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

The Company of the Daughters of Charity welcomed Seraiah Romero and Maura Avington to be interns at the United Nations. Since fall 2018, they have been actively involved in attending conferences, interacting with various working groups and learning more about the role...

A UN treaty to Protect the High Seas from Overexploitation

by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | May 9, 2019 | Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface and are an integral part of the earth’s ecosystem and vital for human survival and well-being, yet we do little to protect them.

Happy Easter from The Vincentian Family at the UN Headquarters in New York

by Edmund Keane, SSVP | May 2, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Members of the Vincentian Family at the UN along with Catholics the world over are celebrating Easter, and preparing to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday.

UN’s Indigenous Forum Focusing On Traditional Knowledge

by Margaret O'Dwyer | Apr 25, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

This week and next, indigenous peoples are gathered at the UN to discuss traditional knowledge during the 18th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

How Will a Border Wall Effect Human Trafficking?

by Joanna Padgett Herz | Apr 11, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Former DHS agent Timothy Ballard wrote an opinion article saying that a border wall would help curtail the human trafficking of children across the border.