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.
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by Margaret O'Dwyer | December 17, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The placement of International Migrants Day a week before Christmas is fitting. There are many parallels between the Holy Family and families who are on the move today.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | December 3, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor.
by Jim Claffey | November 26, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
On September 27, the Vincentian Family NGO representatives at the UN presented a virtual event in celebration of World Cities Day, October 30.
by Natalie Boone | November 19, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Let us call on leaders to close the gaps in educational equality once and for all, and re-imagine how a generation of children and young people learn and gain skills.
by Jim Claffey | Aug 5, 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.
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Jul 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Jul 15, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
by Frank Hernandez-Morales | Jun 7, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Each year, the Daughters of Charity at the UN welcome interns. We were very happy this year to have with us Frank Morales-Hernandez, from St. John's University. Frank has now graduated from St. John's and completed his internship. The following is an insight into...
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | May 31, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
2018 is the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis. Though the economy is robust at the moment, global leaders should heed the warning issued by the International Monetary Fund on the “bumpy road ahead” and take immediate steps to prevent another financial...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | May 24, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Can you imagine just one day, When you can wake well rested, Make your coffee and breakfast, Get ready to enter the world in a visible way, Camouflaging yourself Fitting right in and Knowing for just one day There’s an equal chance You to(o) may win All your losses...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | May 17, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
I’m a prisoner to plastic. It’s hard to admit. My brain is plastered with multiple social media images of “plastic soup.” It lingers there like Muzak—constantly in the background but without my paying it much attention. But recently, the time came to examine my own...
by Mary Ann Dantuono | May 10, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Charity is not charity unless accompanied by justice. --St. Vincent de Paul Seeking lasting justice and peace in our world are goals of the United Nations and the Church. The good that can result from their shared efforts is evident in this month of Mary, Queen...
by Guillermo Campuzano | May 3, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“I am convinced that climate change, and what we do about it, will define us, our era, and ultimately the global legacy we leave for future generations. Today, the time for doubt has passed.” Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The...
by .famvin | Apr 21, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In his article, Violence begets violence, Catholic sisters say, about airstrikes on Syria, Chris Herlinger of the Global Sisters Report interviewed Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, one of two DC representatives at the United Nations, regarding the airstrikes on Syria: "We have...
by Jenny Raw | Apr 19, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A Young Person’s Experience of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Please let me introduce to you Jenny Raw, from the United Kingdom, who worked at our Daughters of Charity NGO Office in New York for one month. We were truly pleased to have her with us and...
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Apr 12, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) April 16-27, 2018 Theme: Indigenous Peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and resources. The General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2007 adopted the UN...