The NGO Representatives Jim Claffey, C.M., Mary Ann Dantuono, AIC, Patricia Hughes SSVDP, Michelle Loisel DC, welcomed members of the Vincentian Family leadership at the UN. These leaders included Vicar General, Rev. Gregory Banagna, C.M.; International President of the AIC, Tayde de Callatay; and Vice President and liaison to the Vincentian Family, Guillermina Vergara. We tookContinue reading “Gathering of Vincentian Leadership at the UN”
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Indigenous Peoples Health, Planet, Climate: A Rights Based Approach
The twenty-second session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) took place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 17-28 April 2023. The priority theme for this year was: “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach.” The Permanent Forum discussed issues relating to the priority theme, theContinue reading “Indigenous Peoples Health, Planet, Climate: A Rights Based Approach”
CSocD 61 and CSW67
It is certainly a busy time around the UN, as more and more work is moving back to an in-person format and we are all learning how to do hybrid meetings. In February, the Commission on Social Development, at their annual meeting, addressed the theme of “full and productive employment and decent work” to overcome inequality. AlthoughContinue reading “CSocD 61 and CSW67”
Our Planet is Still in the Emergency Room
At the opening of the Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the UN Secretary General António Guterres called for a historic pact between developed and developing countries to combine capacities, and pivot the world towards reducing carbon emissions, transforming energy systems and avoiding a climate catastrophe. “Humanity has a choice: cooperate orContinue reading “Our Planet is Still in the Emergency Room”