Two weeks of vital and vibrant conversations took place at the United Nations March Commission on the Status of Women CSW68. The overall theme: *Addressed Poverty, *Strengthen Institutions, *Maximize Financing and work to *Achieve Gender Equity. According to the UN, Globally 10.3 percent of women live in extreme poverty today, and they are poorer than men. Progress […]
Over the next few months, we will be gearing up for two important meetings at the UN: The World Social Summit of 2025 and The Summit of the Future September 2024. Both are concepts delivered to the UN delegates by the Secretary General’s Office. The Summit of the Future hopes to strengthen international cooperation to […]
At the 62nd Commission for Social Development, I had the privilege to join Sister Dusty Farnan of the Dominican Leadership Conference at the Civil Society Forum. The panel, donned with highly esteemed guests was a continuous fountain of information from multiple international perspectives. These leaders in social reform and innovation spoke to the importance of […]
We are a week away from the Commission on Social Development 62. On Monday, January 29th, the Civil Society NGO will host the Bureau and UN Mission States for a breakfast to share with them our NGO Civil Society Declaration as well as the side events being held on and off-site at the UN and […]
The UN 2024 roster is full. The schedule includes the following: The 62nd session of the Commission on Social Development will take place February 5-11th in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pillar of global development.To read more about the Commission please click here. Fostering social development and […]
December 11-15, 2023, was a historic week at the UN. It celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. The more I ponder these rights, especially during this volatile time in our world with two world wars ongoing, Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Hamas, and the atrocities committed it is a reminder to us all to […]
Each month, the Justice Coalition of Religious (JCOR) at the UN sponsors a community hour on the Second Friday of the Month. December’s community hour will focus on health. The next Community Hour is December 8th at 9:00 AM EST. In the lead-up to the International Universal Health Coverage Day, we want to open up a […]
New York, New York, November 15, 2023 – Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets of the United Nations is a set of objectives that it’s been working on since 2015: its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). That’s one situation that Sister Durstyne Farnan, OP, Dominican Representative to the United Nations, hopes to rectify soon. Originally […]
In July 2023, Secretary General Antonio Gutteres shared a document entitled: “A New Agenda for Peace.” During this time of the Hamas/Israeli conflict the UN President of the October Security Council, H.E. Mr. Ronaldo Costa Filho, Brazil Ambassador held several hours of a “Peace through Dialogue” on October 20, 2023. Ambassadors to many states […]
Report by Patricia. Stringer, OP, and Sr. Dusty The students from three Dominican Academies: Mount St. Dominic Academy, Caldwell, NJ, Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, and Dominican Academy, NYC, marked the occasion of International Day of the Girl on Tuesday, October 10, with a field trip to the United Nations. “This year, at a time […]
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