The explosions on August 4 in Beirut profoundly impacted the Vincentian Family. We have experienced the worst effects.
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by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | November 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Thirty years have gone by since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | November 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 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 Margaret O'Dwyer | November 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Monday, November 25, is International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, an occasion on which advocates worldwide will focus on changing the narrative.
by Natalie Boone | October 31, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family at the UN is strongly supporting work in the cities. Advocating for financial support of infrastructure, environmentally sound planning, and promoting the right to housing are a few of the areas in which we continue to work.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Aug 20, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The explosions on August 4 in Beirut profoundly impacted the Vincentian Family. We have experienced the worst effects.
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Aug 13, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On August 23, what will you do to honor the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition?
by Jim Claffey | Aug 6, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In June of this year, after two years of non-stop deliberations and networking, the United Nations officially adopted a resolution on homelessness.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 23, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jun 16, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 9, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 2, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The road to the UN Conference in Gyeongju-KOREA, to participate in the Conference on Education for Global Citizenship stopped for a couple of days in Seoul with a training orientation to the Vincentian Family of this beautiful country. The theme that was developed was...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 26, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
"A United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) Conference is scheduled May 30-June 1 in Gyeongju, South Korea," says Sr. Catherine Prendergast, D.C., of the Vincentian Family delegation at the U.N. “We need new skills for new times – to foster greater...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | May 19, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Margaret O'Dwyer, DC writes, "Over 1,000 people gathered at the UN last week for the 15th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, focusing on the theme, "Conflict, peace, and resolution." It was an apropos focus, as the world’s 370 million Indigenous Peoples face...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 12, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Sister Teresa Kotturan writes, Around the world over 100 million people are facing floods, droughts, rising sea levels, earthquakes, violence and wars every day. People are left with impossible choices. We have a moral and shared responsibility to act. There is need...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 5, 2016 | News, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In our Vincentian Family office at the UN we are creating opportunities for different members of the family to come and experience the kind of work we do here. One important group target for us is the young members of our family. This year we had already students from...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 28, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Sr. Catherine Prendergast writes, "I thought I would take the approach of adding the voice of a young person to our sharing." So here's Michael O'Driscoll... When you pass through the gates of that Iconic building...