United Nations
Calling All Youth Ages 18 -35
by Margaret O'Dwyer | July 27, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Join us on our Advocacy initiative at the United Nations to END HOMELESSNESS!
The Road Ahead: COVID-19 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | July 16, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
We have a window of opportunity to re-imagine our world to find transformative pathways; for we cannot go back to business as usual.
UN’s High Level Forum To Focus On Accelerating SDG Achievement
by Margaret O'Dwyer | July 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The United Nations’ High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will focus on accelerating the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Equality, now with COVID-19 – Part II
by Natalie Boone | June 25, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
In a two-part series, we highlight reports in two different hemispheres that focus on women in the COVID-infected world. Part II.
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Sustainable Development Goals, 5 and 6
by Jim Claffey | Apr 8, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY In one of their songs, the Eagles rock group sings “things in this life change very slowly if...
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Oxen and Cell Phones
by Jim Claffey | Mar 18, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Cell phones, once a luxury, are now almost a necessity. For the impoverished, especially in rural areas, they can make all the difference for one’s life and health.
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The 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The report of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on the priority theme shines a light on the global trends, persistent barriers and opportunities women face in their struggles for effective participation and decision-making in public life.
United Nations Observes International Day of Peace
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Sep 21, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The United Nations in New York is bustling with world leaders, their entourages, and security teams as the 72nd UN General Assembly is underway. Fittingly, as vital issues are hashed out in conference rooms and assembly halls today, the world observes International...
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul exhibits at the UN – Geneva
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 15, 2017 | Announcements, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, and the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul are organizing an exhibition of photos from 18 to 23 September, at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, on the...
The Commodification of Housing
by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC | Sep 14, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Housing has lost its social function and is seen instead as a vehicle for wealth and asset growth.” [Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing] We’re becoming all too familiar with these scenarios: families forced out of cities by upward spiraling...
Conclusion of the Consecrated Life Continental Seminar to Stop Trafficking in Persons
by Guillermo Campuzano, CM | Aug 24, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
From August 17-20, I had the opportunity to participate, together with 17 Daughters of Charity (DCs) from all provinces of the Americas, in the seminar to stop human trafficking in Bogota, Colombia. Those gathered at the seminar included women, men, consecrated, and...
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...