Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Look again at the photo, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the heart of the United Nation’s Agenda for People, Prosperity and the Planet.  All 193 Member States committed to this 2030 agenda and to leave no one behind in the process.

Experts suspect that more than 100 million people are experiencing homelessness worldwide and likely over one billion are inadequately housed.

World leaders, scientists, and more will be gathering in Lisbon, Portugal to from June 27 – July 1, 2022 to deliberate on “scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation” to “conserve and sustainably us the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”

Following the adoption of the Agreed Conclusions by the Commission many Member States made statements which included the phrase ‘historic’ describing the content of this response to the priority theme.