United Nations
Vincentian Women Creating History
by MaryAnn Dantuono | March 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
March is a month to celebrate Women’s History and the International Day of Women (March 8) and anticipate the new life in springtime.
Climate Change: Multiple Risks for Homeless Women and Girls
by MaryAnn Dantuono | March 7, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Climate change impacts homeless women and girls even more profoundly as entrenched gender inequalities increase their risks.
Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
by MaryAnn Dantuono | March 3, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) is committed to advocating at the United Nations for the alleviation and eventual elimination of homelessness.
Boot Straps and Poverty
by Jim Claffey | February 24, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Thinking about all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the UN’s ambitious 2030 Agenda for People, the Planet and Prosperity, is exhausting.
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UN declares healthy environment a human right
by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | Aug 18, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On July 28, 2022, the UN general assembly recognized the right to water and sanitation through its resolution. It...
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And the word of the day is….
by Jim Claffey | Jul 21, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Look again at the photo, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the heart of the United Nation’s Agenda for People, Prosperity and the Planet. All 193 Member States committed to this 2030 agenda and to leave no one behind in the process.
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IGH and UN-Habitat Partnership
by Reese Hagy, Institute of Global Homelessness | Jul 14, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Experts suspect that more than 100 million people are experiencing homelessness worldwide and likely over one billion are inadequately housed.
Persons Experiencing Homelessness Have Their Say at UN
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Feb 20, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Feb 13, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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
by Natalie Boone | Feb 6, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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!
by Guillermo Campuzano | Jan 30, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
Marcello, One Of The Millions Of Homeless We See Each Day
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Jan 23, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
Security Council Debate: International Cooperation, Upholding UN Charter Vital
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 16, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.”
Shape the Future of the United Nations!
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jan 9, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
Looking Ahead to 2020 and Launch of UN75
by Natalie Boone | Jan 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
2020: Let’s End Homelessness
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Dec 26, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
I had a tiny sliver of a glimpse into the world of sleeping rough, December 7, during the World’s Big Sleep Out, which occurred in Times Square, New York, and throughout the world.