Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Today’s World Day Against Human Trafficking Focuses On First Responders
by Margaret O'Dwyer | July 30, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
First respondents are key in identifying victims of human trafficking.
Are we Finished with Systemic Change?
by Jim Claffey | July 22, 2020 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 7 Comments
Apparently some in the Vincentian Family think our systemic change (SC) work has run its course.
The Road Ahead: COVID-19 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | July 16, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
We have a window of opportunity to re-imagine our world to find transformative pathways; for we cannot go back to business as usual.
UN’s High Level Forum To Focus On Accelerating SDG Achievement
by Margaret O'Dwyer | July 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The United Nations’ High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will focus on accelerating the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainable Development Goals, 5 and 6
by Jim Claffey | Apr 8, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY In one of their songs, the Eagles rock group sings “things in this life change very slowly if...
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Women in Decision-Making: Faith Perspective
by Patricia Oluchi Onuoha | Apr 6, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The roles of women and girls cannot be over-emphasized. Women CAN and DO make tremendous difference in the Society when given the opportunity.
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Join the Vincentian Family on April 6 for U.N. #Youth2030 Event
by Natalie Boone and Mary Ann Dantuono | Mar 29, 2021 | Homelessness, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
During the UN's 10th Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, which marks the start of "A Decade of Action: Building a...
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...