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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by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | July 15, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
by Jim Claffey | June 24, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
by Jim Claffey | June 10, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | June 3, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The 20th session of the Indigenous Peoples Forum took place from April 19-30, 2021, with the theme: “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”, in light of the evolving COVID-19 situation.
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.
by Jim Claffey | Feb 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
by .famvin | Jan 29, 2022 | News
The Vincentian Family at the UN is working on the Civil Society Forum for the Commission on Social Development. One part of this is signing the CIVIL SOCIETY DECLARATION.
by Catherine Prendergast | Feb 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Family’s nine United Nations NGO representatives collaborate to advocate for policy change and programs which benefit the most marginalized.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jan 31, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Faith-based organizations individually and as coalitions have played significant roles in environmental protection and care of the earth.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 24, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Today, to celebrate the role education plays in peace and development, it will honor the first UN International Day of Education.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 17, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The fourth Global Report on Human Trafficking in Persons produced by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), shows a steady increase since 2010.
by Natalie Boone | Jan 10, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Global Migration has become part of societies’ daily life and portray emerging faces of a world in constant motion.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 3, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Making the UN relevant for all” is the overarching theme for new UN General Assembly (GA) President, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, of Ecuador.
by Catherine Prendergast | Dec 20, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The 2019 Commission on Social Development will feature an emerging theme which relates to how youth, older persons, and persons with disabilities are affected by conflict and both man-made and natural disasters.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Dec 13, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Gift Box is a tool primarily used to raise awareness and introduce people to the issue of human trafficking – through photographs and survivor stories.
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2018 | News, Systemic change, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family takes advantage of its NGO status at the UN to speak its truth about its experience with people suffering from unsheltered homelessness and lack of access to adequate housing.