Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Human Rights Today and Always
by Lukas Wenninger | December 12, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
On December 10th, the United Nations celebrates the International Human Rights Day as an annual reminder of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
The Perspective from Geneva: Celebrating 30 Years of Child Rights
by Catherine Prendergast | November 28, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Last week was very busy with the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) being commemorated through a three-day event in Geneva.
30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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.
Urgent Call To Ban Killer Robots
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.”
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United Nations At 75: Faith Based Organizations Envision UN Reforms
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Sep 10, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The UN’s diamond anniversary, has given people globally pause to consider needed reforms at the UN; changes which would make it more effective.
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The United Nations: Talk or Action?
by Jim Claffey | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The UN invites us to an Action Week, September 18-26, a week of concentrated global action for People and the Planet.
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What is the United Nations Doing to Aid Beirut?
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.
How Do We Ensure No One is Left Behind?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 30, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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
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...
Vincentian Family at the U.N #WithRefugees
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...
Korea:Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Together
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...
Orientation for the Vincentian Family in Korea
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...
Conference Connects Global Citizenship Education With Sustainable Development Goals
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...
Concerns of Indigenous Peoples Raised at UN
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...
World Leaders have only one Choice: Humanity
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...