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.
Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Who’s the Boss
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”
Covid-19 and Women
COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that care services are a pre-requisite for all workers with family responsibilities.
The Next Secretary-General of the United Nations?
The United Nations is 70 years old and what kind of person do we like to see as the next Secretary-General? The UN Charter describes the SG as “chief administrative officer” of the organization and is empowered to “bring to the attention of the Security Council any...
Behind World Youth Day: Facts
As close to 2,000,000 youth gather in Cracovia for World Youth Day, it's good to remember from where many have come, and what the world situation looks like. Facts: Youth are a significant group in the world. The number of youth between the ages of 15 and 24 is 1.1...
Eye-opening, Inspiring, and Life-changing
The Daughters of Charity NGO Office encourages and facilitates learning opportunities for students at the United Nations. Their experience is that the learning is always two ways, as students bring so much. Carol Palacios interned with them for the spring term. Sister...
U.N. Promotes Youth Labor Skills #WYSD2016
Promoting youth labor skills is the topic of this week's post by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC, from the United Nations. No doubt our Vincentian Family members engaged in personnel, education, or youth-related ministries understand we are experiencing “vertical change.”...
How Do We Ensure No One is Left Behind?
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be meeting at the United Nations in New York from July 11- 20, 2016. It is the central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development...
An opportunity for Vincentian Higher Education
Education for Global Citizenship Summary Reflections of the 66th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea In his opening remarks For the UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) conference on Education for Global...
UN Dedicates Decade for People of African Descent
As a Vincentian Family, we work at addressing the needs of today. After multiple centuries of slavery and colonialism, we are called to respond to the aftereffects upon the human family in our modern world. The UN regularly dedicates a year to an issue which has come...
Vincentian Family at the U.N #WithRefugees
What is the Family doing in response to the widening crisis of refugees? Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, DC, informs us that they are involved at the United nations with World Refugee Day June 20. Humanity is experiencing its worst refugee crisis since World War II. By...
Korea:Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Together
Sr. Teresa Kotturan writes, "The 66th DPI/NGO Conference is the first in UN history to be held in Asia. This is organized in partnership with the NGO Community, the government of the Republic Korea and a national organizing committee." It is organized in the context...
