The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are the backbone of the United Nation’s global plan for People, Prosperity and the Planet, with a target date of 2030 and the promise to leave no one behind.
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COP27: UN Conference on Climate Change
Will there be ambition, commitment and the political will to honor their commitments to implement the Paris Climate Agreement to limit global warming 1.5 degree Centigrade?
Homelessness, Human Rights, and the UN Social Development Goals
Housing is the cornerstone on which people build their lives. Without access to suitable housing, essential dimensions of life become exceedingly difficult.
World Day of Water
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.
Corona Virus Impacts UN’s Commission on Status of Women
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.
Pope Meets With Catholic NGO Representatives In Rome
Catholic nongovernmental organization representatives met with Pope Francis, December 7, during the IV World Forum of Catholic-inspired NGOs in Rome.
The UN Introduces Homelessness on the Agenda Thanks to Vincentian Advocacy
The UN has adopted the first resolution defining homelessness and asking countries to measure it.
A Roadmap for Advocacy to End Homelessness
We have a roadmap for our advocacy work ahead at the local, national and global levels.
Persons Experiencing Homelessness Have Their Say at UN
A tangible energy pervaded the United Nations in New York during the recent 58th Commission for Social Development.
Commission for Social Development Underway in New York; Addressing Homelessness
Over two years of advocacy at the United Nations are coming to fruition this week and next during the UN’s 58th Commission for Social Development.
Homelessness and Catholic Ethics, A Book Launch
We invite you to an event in which we are going to discuss Homelessness in the context of Catholic Theological Ethics.
Goodbye UN – Thank You, Famvin!
I will be leaving the UN on February 14, 2020 when the negotiations of the UN resolution on homelessness will hopefully be pretty much finished.
