United Nations
IGH Announces Its Newest Vanguard City, São Paulo, Brazil
by Lydia Stazen | August 17, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
On August 7, in São Paulo, Brazil, representatives of the Ruff Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) were delighted to sign the formal Vanguard City partnership agreement…
For Future Generations!
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC | July 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations were adopted in early 2023 and supported by almost sixty leading experts in legal and human rights from different parts of the world.
High-Level Forum (HLPF) reviewing the Implementation of the SDGs coming soon!
by Michelle Loisel, DC | July 6, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The High-Level Forum (HLPF) to prepare the to review the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is around the corner – July 10 – 19, 2023
Creativity, a Vincentian Challenge
by Jim Claffey | June 8, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 Comments
One evening in the early 1970s, Michael Pachovas and a few friends wheeled themselves to a curb in Berkeley, Calif., poured cement into the form of a crude ramp, and rolled off into the night.
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A Polycrisis Within a Polycrisis
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC | Oct 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
There has been remarkable activity at the UN this fall.
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We are in the Season of Creation
by Michelle Loisel, DC | Sep 28, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Season of Creation begins September first on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and ends October 4 Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Behind at Halftime
by Jim Claffey | Aug 31, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
If this were a sporting event, the coach would be screaming.
UN declares healthy environment a human right
by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | Aug 18, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On July 28, 2022, the UN general assembly recognized the right to water and sanitation through its resolution. It stated that clean drinking water and sanitation “are essential to the realization of all human rights”. Every person on the planet has the right to live...
And the word of the day is….
by Jim Claffey | Jul 21, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Look again at the photo, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the heart of the United Nation’s Agenda for People, Prosperity and the Planet. All 193 Member States committed to this 2030 agenda and to leave no one behind in the process.
IGH and UN-Habitat Partnership
by Reese Hagy, Institute of Global Homelessness | Jul 14, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Experts suspect that more than 100 million people are experiencing homelessness worldwide and likely over one billion are inadequately housed.
Save our Ocean, Protect our Future
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jun 23, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
World leaders, scientists, and more will be gathering in Lisbon, Portugal to from June 27 – July 1, 2022 to deliberate on “scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation” to “conserve and sustainably us the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
The 66th Commission on the Status of Women – The Process of Arriving at Agreed Conclusions
by Natalie Boone | Jun 16, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Following the adoption of the Agreed Conclusions by the Commission many Member States made statements which included the phrase ‘historic’ describing the content of this response to the priority theme.
International Migration Review Forum
by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | May 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The first International Migration Review Forum is taking place now, at the United Nations in New York.
Migration and The First International Migration Review Forum
by Pattie Hughes, SSVP | May 5, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
There are approximately 281 million international migrants worldwide.
Health: Leaving No One Behind
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.”
Measurement of Homelessness
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?