As the COVID-19 pandemic and other world events continue to ensue, we as Vincentians must keep asking “What can be done.”

by Dr. Linda M. Sama | April 24, 2025 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The season of Easter, of Spring, of hope and renewal has finally arrived – and just in time.
by Robert W. Smith, SSVP | March 20, 2025 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
On January 1, 2025, Sandy Figueroa and I became the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s newest representatives to the UN Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH), and members of the Famvin family.
by Sister Michelle Loisel, DC | February 20, 2025 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
As we commemorate this month the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, our thoughts turn to the plight of human trafficking victims and migrants.
by Jim Claffey | January 23, 2025 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
In November 2025, two major events—the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year focusing on homelessness and the UN’s Second World Social Summit—will renew global commitments to social justice and inclusion. The Civil Society Declaration 2025 urges bold action for systemic change, emphasizing solidarity, resilience, and prioritizing human dignity over profit to address persistent inequalities and foster a better future for all.
by Grace D. Bagdon | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and other world events continue to ensue, we as Vincentians must keep asking “What can be done.”
by Reese Hagy, Institute of Global Homelessness | Apr 7, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Is homelessness increasing or decreasing? Are certain subgroups overrepresented in the population of people experiencing homelessness in a particular community?
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Mar 24, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Studies have shown that it is women and girls who are disproportionately affected by climate change.
by | Feb 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The UN CSocD priority theme for their meeting in 2020, “Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to address Homelessness” and the Vincentian Family.
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Feb 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On the morning of February 11, 2019 the 57th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) opened at the United Nations.
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 | 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.