As Urban October continues, we’re working hard to listen to the voices of persons who are “experts;” who have actually experienced homelessness, and include them in events.
United Nations
Persons Experiencing Homelessness Have Their Say at UN
by Margaret O'Dwyer | February 20, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
A tangible energy pervaded the United Nations in New York during the recent 58th Commission for Social Development.
Commission for Social Development Underway in New York; Addressing Homelessness
by Margaret O'Dwyer | February 13, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Over two years of advocacy at the United Nations are coming to fruition this week and next during the UN’s 58th Commission for Social Development.
Homelessness and Catholic Ethics, A Book Launch
by Natalie Boone | February 6, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
We invite you to an event in which we are going to discuss Homelessness in the context of Catholic Theological Ethics.
Goodbye UN – Thank You, Famvin!
by Guillermo Campuzano | January 30, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 6 Comments
I will be leaving the UN on February 14, 2020 when the negotiations of the UN resolution on homelessness will hopefully be pretty much finished.
Who’s the Boss
by Jim Claffey | Oct 8, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A number of years ago, my sister, a critical care nurse, wrote a piece for a local newspaper about care for homebound patients called “Who’s the Boss”
Speaking Truth to Power
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Pope Francis and St. Vincent spoke truth to power. What guidelines might be helpful consider in speaking truth to power?
The Remembrance of the Holocaust
by Catherine Prendergast | Jan 26, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
For a personal story about a Holocaust survivor, click the video below: Surely, one who might have seen movies such as Sophie’s Choice, Schindler’s List, or Life Is Beautiful would be saying to herself about the...
NGO Representatives Collaborate on UN Side Event
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
One of the most effective ways our Vincentian Family NGOs can effect change at the UN is through sponsorship of side events. The UN is bombarded with concerns about global issues. Far more effective than repetitive complaints are creative solutions, which can be...
2016 Global Report on Trafficking: A Brief Summary
by Natalie Boone | Jan 12, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On December 21, 2016 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented a high-level launch of the 2016 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. This report is published every two years and offers good data on the trends of the activity and results of...
The United Nations and Peace
by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC | Jan 5, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
This is a season in which we long for peace. During his traditional Christmas Day blessing, a little over a week ago, Pope Francis prayed for peace in major hotspots around the world. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on New Year’s Eve called for this...
A United Nations Twelve Days of Christmas
by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC | Dec 29, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” was composed in 1780. It refers to the 12 days starting with Christmas and ending on the Feast of the Epiphany. I wondered what it might be like if there were a version for the UN…considering events in 2016 and what we might...
UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Dec 22, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Vincentian Family members around the world who are involved in any sort of ministry to achieve gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls, either directly or indirectly, have a lot to learn from the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of...
The Vincentian Family and Advent Hope
by Ed Keane | Dec 15, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Greetings from the members of our Vincentian Family Team working at United Nations Headquarters in New York. We're about half way through the Liturgical Season of Advent—a time when the Church prepares us to celebrate the Incarnation of Jesus, and also invites us to...
Celebration of Human Rights and AIC 400th Anniversary Year Begins
by Natalie Boone | Dec 8, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
CELEBRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Human Rights Day and the International Declaration of Human Rights AIC 400th ANNIVERSARY YEAR BEGINS December 10th marks the anniversary of the proclamation of the International Declaration of Human Rights (DHR) by the UN General Assembly...
The Central Importance of Goal 10 in the UN 2030 Agenda
by Guillermo Campuzano | Dec 1, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
How Can the Vincentian Family Embrace the Global Utopia, the Agenda of the Common Good? “REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES” (SDG 10) If we, the Vincentian Family, want to meaningfully contribute to the global agenda, we need to embrace the challenge of the...