United Nations
Homelessness is on the rise
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.
Sustainable Development Goal 13
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.
Sustainable Development Goals, 11 and 12
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.
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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.
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.
Key Missing!
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
Help Create a Better Future by Signing the Civil Society Declaration
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.
Vincentian Family UN NGO Representatives Collaborate
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.
Care of the Earth and Role of Faith-Based Organizations
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.
Today (January 24) Is First UN International Day Of Education
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.
UNODC Launches Human Trafficking Report
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.
UNESCO / NGO Forum on Migration
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.
Making The UN Relevant Is Theme Of New UN General Assembly President
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.
UN Commission to Consider Impact of Conflict/Disasters Upon Three Groups
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.
GIFT BOX – A Project to Fight Human Trafficking
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.
Vincentian Family Speaks Its Truth at the UN
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.