Experts suspect that more than 100 million people are experiencing homelessness worldwide and likely over one billion are inadequately housed.
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by Jim Claffey | February 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
by Reese Hagy, IGH | January 27, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 Comments
Establishing a common language and conceptual framework related to homelessness is an important step to addressing homelessness at the international level.
by Jim Claffey | January 6, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
We work in hope at the UN. We hope the ambassadors of the Member States listen to the concerns we raise about the major issues humankind faces today.
by Natalie Boone | December 30, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime. In times of crises, the numbers rise, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent humanitarian crises, conflicts and climate disasters.
by Reese Hagy, Institute of Global Homelessness | Jul 14, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Experts suspect that more than 100 million people are experiencing homelessness worldwide and likely over one billion are inadequately housed.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jun 23, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.”
by Natalie Boone | Jun 16, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jan 9, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On January 2, Natalie Boon introduced you to the global survey/conversation that will take place for your participation. Here is a follow up to that article.
by Natalie Boone | Jan 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, the United Nations will launch the biggest-ever global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Dec 26, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
I had a tiny sliver of a glimpse into the world of sleeping rough, December 7, during the World’s Big Sleep Out, which occurred in Times Square, New York, and throughout the world.
by MaryAnn Dantuono | Dec 19, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As I prepare for Christmas, I cannot help but imagine how similar that night may have been to a homeless family’s experience today.
by Lukas Wenninger | Dec 12, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On December 10th, the United Nations celebrates the International Human Rights Day as an annual reminder of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
by Catherine Prendergast | Nov 28, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Last week was very busy with the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) being commemorated through a three-day event in Geneva.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Nov 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Thirty years have gone by since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
At the United Nations, civil society recently focused on one specific means of warfare—lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), also known as fully autonomous weapons or, more commonly, “killer robots.”
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Monday, November 25, is International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, an occasion on which advocates worldwide will focus on changing the narrative.