As Urban October continues, we’re working hard to listen to the voices of persons who are “experts;” who have actually experienced homelessness, and include them in events.
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by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | January 23, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
For every Marcello there are many thousands more we haven’t met still sleeping on the streets. We’re advocates for all who are waiting for a place to call home.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | January 16, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 3 Comments
At the United Nations, civil society recently focused on one specific means of warfare—lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), also known as fully autonomous weapons or, more commonly, “killer robots.”
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | January 9, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
On January 2, Natalie Boon introduced you to the global survey/conversation that will take place for your participation. Here is a follow up to that article.
by Natalie Boone | January 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, the United Nations will launch the biggest-ever global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Oct 22, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As Urban October continues, we’re working hard to listen to the voices of persons who are “experts;” who have actually experienced homelessness, and include them in events.
by Jim Claffey | Oct 8, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A number of years ago, my sister, a critical care nurse, wrote a piece for a local newspaper about care for homebound patients called “Who’s the Boss”
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Sep 24, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that care services are a pre-requisite for all workers with family responsibilities.
by Natalie Boone | Oct 27, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A New Leader for the UN: Selection of a new Secretary General on October 13 and UN Day: October 24 We, the Vincentian Family at the UN and our respective NGOs, are a small part of the bigger picture of the continuing work of the United Nations. Currently there are...
by Guillermo Campuzano | Oct 20, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family in Ukraine Connecting the Global and the Local levels – Advocacy at the UN I was invited last week to visit the works of the Vincentian Family in Ukraine. This was a wonderfully busy week that brought me to experience firsthand the effective...
by Catherine Prendergast | Oct 13, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Currently, the...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Oct 6, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Girls were among persons “left behind” by society in the time of St. Louise de Marillac. According to “Louise de Marillac: a Committed Woman,” [1] Louise took interest in educating poor country girls while others were unconcerned. Richelieu stated (in his last...
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Sep 29, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Women Empowerment and Gender Equality are at the heart of the Transformative Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, adopted by 193 countries in September 2015. Agenda 2030 states, “The achievement of full human...
by Nur Gorayeb | Sep 22, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
United Nations Summit on Migrants and Refugees Nur Gorayeb – Intern for the Congregation of the Mission In many discussions ahead of the first ever UN summit on migrants and refugees in New York, several NGOs that represent civil society, including the representatives...
by Catherine Prendergast | Sep 15, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Blessed Rosalie Rendu said to Blessed Frederic Ozanam and companions, “Hunt down poverty in order to give humanity its dignity.” In 2015, the United Nations ratified 17 Sustainable Development Goals, calling on the world to “leave no one behind.” The challenge...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Sep 8, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The importance and means of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addressing climate change, and garnering support for refugees and migrants are just a few of the multiple topics to be addressed during the United Nation’s upcoming 71st General Assembly (GA)...
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Sep 1, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
An astonishing number of people – 65.3 million, were displaced at the end of 2015, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It does not take into account the constant stream of people who have been displaced from their homes due to conflicts, wars,...