Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Digital Technology at the Service of Ending Homelessness
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | February 25, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The 59th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development was held from February 8-17, 2021
Sustainable Development Goals, 1 and 2
by Jim Claffey | February 11, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 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.
Create a Compassionate, Fairer and Interconnected World
by Mary Ann Dantuono | February 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
As part of the Vincentian Family advocacy and education at the UN, we are hosting a webinar event on Tuesday, February 9 at 1:15-2:30 pm ET and invite your participation.
The UN Agenda 2030
by Jim Claffey | January 28, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
In this edition, and future ones, let’s explore the meaning of the SDGs, the Sustainable Development Goals, known as the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for the People and the Planet.
![Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
by Jim Claffey | Sep 9, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
![Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sustainable Development Goal 16: Welcome to “The Enabler”!
by Jim Claffey | Sep 1, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
![Stark Warnings from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Stark Warnings from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Aug 26, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The summit, which will see more 190 world leaders, representatives of civil society and businesses will focus on “Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change”
International Day of Indigenous Peoples
by Guillermo Campuzano | Aug 9, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The 5000 indigenous peoples scattered throughout the earth (90 countries), with their thousand-year-old cultures and languages (7000), are a permanent memory to humanity that nature is still waiting, it cries out, for our ecological conversion. This is the...
Artificial Intelligence And Weapons – Intense Ethical Questions
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Aug 2, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Video by the International Committee of the Red Cross I’m not a real fan of Sci-Fi. Yes, I loved all the convenient contraptions in the Jetsons’ home and marveled at the idea of Captain Kirk getting beamed up. But...
July 30: International Day Against Human Trafficking
by .famvin | Jul 28, 2018 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
It is not a celebration … it is a day to resist, to sensitize, to raise awareness, to call attention, to the scandal of human trafficking.
Cultural Emergence – SJU Ozanam Scholars in Accra, Ghana
by Catherine Prendergast | Jul 26, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Cultural Emergence Through Academic Scholarship, Vincentian Leadership and Global Citizenship SJU Ozanam Scholars: Accra, Ghana Seraiah Romero with Catherine Prendergast, DC (Video credits to the Ozanam Scholars Program, produced by Seraiah Romero and music by...
A Woman President of the UN General Assembly
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jul 19, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, a poet and politician from Ecuador is the 73rd President of UN General Assembly. She is the fourth women to hold this position in the history of the UN. She dedicated her election to all the women in the world who participated in...
Vincentian Family at the UN in NY
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Jul 17, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Vincentian Family collaborating at the UN has formed the Working Group to End Homelessness (WEGH). We are attending the High Level Political Forum on forming Sustainable and Resilient Communities. Pictured below is Leilani Fahar, Special Rapporteur on adequate...
High-Level Political Forum Focuses On Development Goal Progress
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 12, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
UN Headquarters in New York is bustling as nations gather for the annual High Level Political Forum. The forum is a gathering at which countries focus on progress toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals...
UNODC Issues First Global Study On Migrant Smuggling
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 5, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
(With information from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime) Many Catholic organizations and parishes are engaged in the effort to end human trafficking through supporting victims, sanctuaries, and legislation related to the atrocity. But how much do we know about...
Collaborative Planning: An Ongoing Process for the Vincentian Family at UN
by Natalie Boone | Jun 28, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In the not-too-distant past the individual representatives of the various Vincentian NGOs would see each other at UN events and sometimes sit together. While we knew of each other, we were all working solely for our own organizations. When we officially all gathered...