The 59th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development was held from February 8-17, 2021
Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Equality, now with COVID-19 – Part I
by Natalie Boone | June 18, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
In a two-part series, we highlight reports in two different hemispheres that focus on women in the COVID-infected world. Part I.
United Nations Efforts to End Racism
by Margaret O'Dwyer | June 11, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
After recent events, you may ask, “What has the UN done to help eradicate racism?”
COVID-19 and Homelessness
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | June 4, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
With the COVID-19 Pandemic uniting the world in abject pain, some of the most vulnerable are finding the situation extremely difficult to navigate.
Visit to the United Nation in Geneva
by Sr. Franca Edet, DC | May 21, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 4 Comments
Sister Franca Edet, DC, who is a member of the Daughters of Charity United Nations Advisory Group, had the opportunity to visit the Daughters of Charity in Geneva and to visit the UN there.
Sustainable Development Goals, 1 and 2
by Jim Claffey | Feb 11, 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.
Create a Compassionate, Fairer and Interconnected World
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Feb 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
Global Leaders Gather in New York for the 72nd UN General Assembly
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Sep 28, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Heads of States and Ministers from all the Member States of the United Nations gathered from September 18, 2017 to participate in the annual debate on the theme: “Focusing on People – Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.” The leaders...
United Nations Observes International Day of Peace
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Sep 21, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The United Nations in New York is bustling with world leaders, their entourages, and security teams as the 72nd UN General Assembly is underway. Fittingly, as vital issues are hashed out in conference rooms and assembly halls today, the world observes International...
The Commodification of Housing
by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC | Sep 14, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Housing has lost its social function and is seen instead as a vehicle for wealth and asset growth.” [Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing] We’re becoming all too familiar with these scenarios: families forced out of cities by upward spiraling...
World Water Week: In pursuit of SDG 6
by Natalie Boone - AIC NGO Representative to UN-NY | Sep 7, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In pursuit of Strategic Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. That was World Water week 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden. World Water Week 2017 Overview More than half of households worldwide have access to clean...
Conclusion of the Consecrated Life Continental Seminar to Stop Trafficking in Persons
by Guillermo Campuzano, CM | Aug 24, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
From August 17-20, I had the opportunity to participate, together with 17 Daughters of Charity (DCs) from all provinces of the Americas, in the seminar to stop human trafficking in Bogota, Colombia. Those gathered at the seminar included women, men, consecrated, and...
Sustainable Development Goal #1: End Poverty
by Catherine Prendergast , DC | Aug 17, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
END POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS EVERYWHERE End extreme poverty in all forms by 2030. Yes, it’s an ambitious goal— but we believe it can be done. In 2000, the world committed to cutting the number of people living in extreme poverty by half in 15 years and we met this...
Invisible Women of Our Society
by Teresa Kotturan SCN | Aug 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Who are the invisible women in our society? It is said that these women are “absent from statistics, unnoticed by researchers, neglected by national and local authorities and mostly overlooked by civil society organizations.” This is the situation of widows in our...
Focusing on SDG 3 in Chiapas, Mexico
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 20, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
By Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC, along with the Daughters of Charity and Medical Coordinator of San Carlos Hospital, Altamirano, Chiapas, Mexico The UN thrives on good examples of how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being achieved in various parts of the...
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
by Guillermo Campuzano | Jul 13, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world” The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is the central platform of the United Nations for the follow-up and review of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and The Sustainable...