Following the adoption of the Agreed Conclusions by the Commission many Member States made statements which included the phrase ‘historic’ describing the content of this response to the priority theme.
United Nations
Working in Hope
by Jim Claffey | January 6, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
We work in hope at the UN. We hope the ambassadors of the Member States listen to the concerns we raise about the major issues humankind faces today.
“Orange the World” and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
by | December 30, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime. In times of crises, the numbers rise, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent humanitarian crises, conflicts and climate disasters.
Our Charism and The Common Good
by Jim Claffey | December 2, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 6 Comments
I recently participated in a panel discussion, part of a Business Ethics Conference sponsored by DePaul University, on religious charisms and the Common Good, with Dominican & Jesuit colleagues.
Glasgow Climate Pact – COP26
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | November 18, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
COP26 climate summit was considered as the last hope for the world to take more ambitious and bold climate pledges to reduce global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius.
International Migration Review Forum
by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | May 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The first International Migration Review Forum is taking place now, at the United Nations in New York.
Migration and The First International Migration Review Forum
by Pattie Hughes, SSVP | May 5, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
There are approximately 281 million international migrants worldwide.
Give Voice To Girls
by Mary Ann Dantuono, AIC-USA | Sep 12, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Testimonies from local agencies gave voice to young girls dreams but also enabled them to speak about their fears and difficulties.
The Era of Migrations: Human Mobility and Vincentian Merciful Praxis
by Guillermo Campuzano, CM | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Today migrants are among those more abandoned, discriminated against, persecuted in our global society. Indifference on our part will make us accomplices of what is happening to them, our brothers and sisters in this unique human family.
Fire!! Fire!! Fire!!
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Aug 29, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Our beautiful Mother Earth is on fire. All around the world people are talking about the devastating fires happening right now in the Amazon rain forest. “The earths lungs.”
International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone Layer
by Catherine Prendergast | Aug 22, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Ozone Layer Day occurs just a week before UN Secretary-General António Guterres hosts the 2019 Climate Action Summit on 23 September in New York.
Message On International Day: Preserve Indigenous Languages
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Aug 8, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
At the United Nations in New York on August 9, the UN will observe International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples with a four-fold program.
Human Trafficking Addressed in Multiple Ways at the UN Recently
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Aug 1, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The issue of human trafficking has been front and center at the UN recently, with commemoration of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday, July 30
The Family Participated in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
by | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family at the UN attended and participated at the seventh session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)
Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (VIN-JPIC)
by | Jul 18, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In March 2017, the superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and his council approved the creation of the Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation.
Keeping the Connection
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Jul 11, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As Vincentians, we strive to be the voice of the voiceless. We want to know the pain and suffering first- hand, in order to bring it to the more powerful, in order to bring a more just system.