The 59th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development was held from February 8-17, 2021
United Nations
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.
Sustainable Development Goals, 1 and 2
by Jim Claffey | Feb 11, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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.
Education Day to Focus on Recovery from COVID-19
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family is committed to education. Education, to our Founders, was a pathway out of poverty.
Focusing on SDG 3 in Chiapas, Mexico
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 20, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
By Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC, along with the Daughters of Charity and Medical Coordinator of San Carlos Hospital, Altamirano, Chiapas, Mexico The UN thrives on good examples of how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being achieved in various parts of the...
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
by Guillermo Campuzano | Jul 13, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world” The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is the central platform of the United Nations for the follow-up and review of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and The Sustainable...
UN Hearing Focuses on Strengthening Global Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 6, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. One way to fight human trafficking is to strengthen international efforts. Notably, this September, world leaders will revise the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons when they gather for the...
The Oceans
by Catherine Prendergast | Jun 29, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
We continue to call for the protection of our common home. This month has welcomed the high-level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: conserve and sustainably use...
Child Labor
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jun 22, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Imagine a world free of child labor! The number of children worldwide caught up in child labor is astounding - 168 million. These numbers are not a reflection of the reality; those who work in the informal sectors like domestic work, agriculture or illegal mining are...
We Celebrate Four Hundred Years of the Vincentian Charism
by Ed Keane | Jun 15, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Last Sunday, the Church celebrated the Feast of Pentecost reminding us of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The Holy Spirit filled the Apostles with grace and inspired them to do miraculous things. Some 400 years ago in a small French town Saint...
The Vincentian Family at the UN 34th Session of the Human Rights Council
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 12, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Representatives of the Vincentian Family at the United Nations in Geneva (Daughters of Charity and Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) took part in the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2017. The session focused particularly on the situation in Syria,...
Vincentian Family at the U.N: Migration
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jun 8, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
UNITED NATIONS SEEKS INPUT ON GLOBAL MIGRATION COMPACT Vincentian Family members have a great deal to say to the world about migration issues. What would you include in an international agreement related to migration? The United Nations is gathering various opinions...
A Worthwhile Book to Read Spotlighting the Syrian Refugee Crisis
by Natalie Boone | Jun 1, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Recently author Melissa Fleming spoke to UN News about her book, “A Hope More Powerful than the Sea.” Ms. Fleming is a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees. She travels to war zones to illuminate the realities of people who have become refugees. In...