Climate change impacts homeless women and girls even more profoundly as entrenched gender inequalities increase their risks.
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Happiness
by Jim Claffey, CM | April 18, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
Commission for Social Development
by Michelle Loisel, DC | March 21, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The climate crisis is intensifying and it’s touching every part of our lives. Global efforts to address climate change are more urgent than ever.
Who Is Missing?
by Jim Claffey and Grace D. Bagdon | February 22, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
From Global Advocacy to Action: Developing Homelessness Prevention Policies and Programs
by Julia Wagner, IGH | February 8, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Stakeholders, including the United Nations, advocate for expanding prevention strategies to avert future homelessness.
Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
by MaryAnn Dantuono | Mar 3, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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 | Feb 24, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Thinking about all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the UN’s ambitious 2030 Agenda for People, the Planet and Prosperity, is exhausting.
Bringing a Touch of Cork Sparkle to the United Nations
by Michelle Fitzgerald | Jul 4, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
I have been delighted to integrate my experience as a secondary school teacher based on the North side of Cork City, into the NGO work at the UN.
A Convention to Eliminate Violence and Harassment in the World of Work and the Future of Work
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jun 27, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Information about the Centenary Conference of ILO in Geneva which adopted a Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.
Vincentian Family at the United Nations – Grass-Roots Survey
by Edmund Keane, SSVP | Jun 20, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As part of The Grass-Roots Committee, we are assessing how grassroots people view inequalities in their particular country or area.
Happy Easter from The Vincentian Family at the UN Headquarters in New York
by Edmund Keane, SSVP | May 2, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Members of the Vincentian Family at the UN along with Catholics the world over are celebrating Easter, and preparing to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday.
UN’s Indigenous Forum Focusing On Traditional Knowledge
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Apr 25, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
This week and next, indigenous peoples are gathered at the UN to discuss traditional knowledge during the 18th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
How Will a Border Wall Effect Human Trafficking?
by Joanna Padgett Herz | Apr 11, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Former DHS agent Timothy Ballard wrote an opinion article saying that a border wall would help curtail the human trafficking of children across the border.
CSW63 – “In Violence We Forget Who We Were”
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Apr 4, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Vincentian Family representatives attended many meetings and events during CSW63, I’d like to highlight a couple for you.
New UN Report Urges Immediate Environmental Action
by Catherine Prendergast | Mar 28, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The sixth Global Environmental Outlook outlines the environment’s condition, highlights possible future trends, and reviews the effectiveness of policies.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Mar 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Some of the highlights from the opening day of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 11, 2019.