The Vincentian Family is committed to education. Education, to our Founders, was a pathway out of poverty.
Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Our Children and COVID-19
by Mary Ann Dantuono | April 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
According to UNICEF, children may be the hidden victims of COVID-19 as health systems buckle, borders close, and schools and businesses shutter.
For International Mother Earth Day, UN Focuses on Biodiversity
by Margaret O'Dwyer | April 16, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
We can expect awareness raising, clean-up projects, tree-planting, and advocacy to reduce carbon emissions, next Wednesday, April 22, as millions globally celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
UN Focuses Upon COVID-19
by Margaret O'Dwyer | April 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Due to uncertainties posed by the Corona Virus, the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women was scaled back to one day from nearly two weeks, with all NGO-related events cancelled.
World Day of Water
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | March 26, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
As I’m sitting at my computer, writing this on World Water day (March 22, 2020), I’m very much aware of the discrepancies throughout our world, our shared planet.
Once Upon a Time
by Jim Claffey | Dec 31, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The four most powerful words in the English language. Because everyone loves a good story.
UN Secretary General Calls for Intensified Efforts to Implement Global Compact for Migration
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
A GUIDE for Popular Education on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
by Guillermo Campuzano | May 25, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
This year I was invited with other NGO colleagues at the UN to review and give input on a guide for popular education on the SDGs. I am very thankful for this opportunity that was an intense educational moment for me on the Human Rights perspective of the SDGs. One...
My Love Affair With The United Nations
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | May 18, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As a young child my Father took my sisters and I on a boat trip around Manhattan Island. I remember being in awe of the sights from that vantage point. Although I was growing up on Long Island, I knew the city. It was where Dad worked, and the grandparents and cousins...
UN Promotes Welcoming the Stranger Through Global Compact
by Catherine Prendergast | May 11, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Last year, each branch of the Vincentian family was asked to work on the theme, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian charism. At the United Nations, we are called to “leave no one behind.” Both of these themes...
Forced Labor in our World Today
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | May 4, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As people in many countries across the world celebrate May Day, commemorating the demand of workers for shorter work days, higher wages and the right to organize themselves, millions of women, children and men are...
Vincentians are Called to Serve
by Ed Keane | Apr 27, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
We Wish All Members of The Vincentian Family a Holy and Blessed Easter Season Sunday, April 23, 2017, marked the 204th Birthday of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, it’s also the anniversary of the First meeting of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris in 1833. Sunday...
Sr. Joan Dawber, SC Speaks at the United Nations
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 21, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
by Melissa Camardo on March 29, 2017 in LifeWay Network News The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the United Nations brings together experts from around the world to further gender equality and women’s empowerment. Sister Joan Dawber, founder and executive...
UN Forum on Indigenous Issues to Focus on Rights
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Apr 20, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family is helping to facilitate several opportunities for indigenous persons to express their concerns during the 16th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations. The Forum runs April 24-May 5 in New York. This year marks the tenth...
AIC Participates in Various Regional and Global Forums
by Natalie Boone | Apr 13, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
AIC recently concluded the 2017 international assembly in Chatillon, France. It was a time to consider the international participation of the many locally-based volunteers. Besides each individual member country within the AIC, there is a network of...
The Fight Against Xenophobia – Welcoming the Stranger
by Dominic Gierber | Apr 6, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the “different.” Fear through misunderstanding. Xenophobia is the fear or dislike of foreign born individuals. The very idea of xenophobia is rooted in fear for oneself and way of life; however this fear and abrasiveness is hurtful...