Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Poverty Eradication an Elusive Goal, a Human Tragedy
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
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
Sustainable Development Goal 13
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.
A Young Person’s Experience of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
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...
17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
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...
A Response to Human Trafficking—Address Vulnerability
Many people read extensively to stay updated on human trafficking, but feel stuck in finding practical ways to combat it. A Holy See event during the recent Commission on the Status of Women at the UN illustrated that we all can engage in addressing a key component of...
2018 Commission on the Status of Women: Challenges of Rural Women
The 62nd Session on the Commission on the Status of Women is currently being convened from March 12-23. The largest UN gathering on gender equality, member governments are working together on the theme of “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and...
Commission on the Status of Women 62
“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” Kofi Annan. Monday the 12th of March 2018, marks the beginning of the sixty-second...
Ozanam Scholar Serves in Ghana
Recently I had the amazing opportunity to go to Accra, Ghana for two weeks with Ozanam Scholars Program at St. John’s University. The program focus is for students to seek systemic solutions on social justice issues that are within the five pillars of homelessness,...
Negotiations Deepen for Global Compact
The last week at the UN, much energy was invested in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. NGOs and governments have been providing input into a zero draft of the Global Compact, which is expected to be approved later this year. One document...
Human Rights and Human Rights Defenders
As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, atrocities against human rights defenders around the globe are on the increase. More than 120 activists campaigning to protect their land, environment and labor rights from...
Saint John’s Interns Boost UN Advocacy Through Social Media
Interns enhance our work at the UN in immeasurable ways. One is their savvy with technology, which constantly either speeds advocacy efforts or provides a creative twist to it. Using Prezi instead of power point for a presentation. Spreading the word...