Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
by MaryAnn Dantuono | March 3, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) is committed to advocating at the United Nations for the alleviation and eventual elimination of homelessness.
Boot Straps and Poverty
by Jim Claffey | February 24, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Thinking about all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the UN’s ambitious 2030 Agenda for People, the Planet and Prosperity, is exhausting.
Key Missing!
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
Global Definitions of Homelessness
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.
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UN declares healthy environment a human right
by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | Aug 18, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On July 28, 2022, the UN general assembly recognized the right to water and sanitation through its resolution. It...
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And the word of the day is….
by Jim Claffey | Jul 21, 2022 | News, 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.
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IGH and UN-Habitat Partnership
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.
Marcello, One Of The Millions Of Homeless We See Each Day
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Jan 23, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
For every Marcello there are many thousands more we haven’t met still sleeping on the streets. We’re advocates for all who are waiting for a place to call home.
Security Council Debate: International Cooperation, Upholding UN Charter Vital
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 16, 2020 | 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.”
Shape the Future of the United Nations!
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.
Looking Ahead to 2020 and Launch of UN75
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.
2020: Let’s End Homelessness
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.
Homelessness and the Holy Family’s Christmas Story
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.
Human Rights Today and Always
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.
The Perspective from Geneva: Celebrating 30 Years of Child Rights
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.
30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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.