March is a month to celebrate Women’s History and the International Day of Women (March 8) and anticipate the new life in springtime.
Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water
by Jim Claffey | August 5, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
Poverty Eradication an Elusive Goal, a Human Tragedy
by Mary Ann Dantuono | July 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Global extreme poverty (<$1.90 USD per day) rose in 2020 adding an additional 119 million. By 2021 that number is expected to rise to 143 million.
Homelessness is on the rise
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | July 15, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
Sustainable Development Goal 13
by Jim Claffey | June 24, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
Climate Change: Multiple Risks for Homeless Women and Girls
by MaryAnn Dantuono | Mar 7, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Climate change impacts homeless women and girls even more profoundly as entrenched gender inequalities increase their risks.
Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
by MaryAnn Dantuono | Mar 3, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) is committed to advocating at the United Nations for the alleviation and eventual elimination of homelessness.
The Family Collaborates at the Commission on the Status of Women
by | Mar 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York March 11 to 22, 2019.
New Report Calls Us To Prepare For Future Of Work
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Feb 28, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A recent report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) recognizes vertical changes and exceptional challenges in the employment world.
Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to Address Homelessness
by | Feb 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The UN CSocD priority theme for their meeting in 2020, “Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to address Homelessness” and the Vincentian Family.
Commission for Social Development 2019
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Feb 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On the morning of February 11, 2019 the 57th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) opened at the United Nations.
Vincentian Family UN NGO Representatives Collaborate
by Catherine Prendergast | Feb 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Family’s nine United Nations NGO representatives collaborate to advocate for policy change and programs which benefit the most marginalized.
Care of the Earth and Role of Faith-Based Organizations
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jan 31, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Faith-based organizations individually and as coalitions have played significant roles in environmental protection and care of the earth.
Today (January 24) Is First UN International Day Of Education
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 24, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Today, to celebrate the role education plays in peace and development, it will honor the first UN International Day of Education.
UNODC Launches Human Trafficking Report
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 17, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The fourth Global Report on Human Trafficking in Persons produced by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), shows a steady increase since 2010.
UNESCO / NGO Forum on Migration
by | Jan 10, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Global Migration has become part of societies’ daily life and portray emerging faces of a world in constant motion.