The Indigenous Peoples Forum was another historic event at the UN. Around 4,000 people attended in person. This gathering was an important convergence of Indigenous people from the Global Community. Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim*, (CHAD), Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee – IPACC was elected chair of the Indigenous Peoples Forum for 2024-2025. She is charming, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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