NGO COMMITTEE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The NGO Committee on Social Development was founded in 1998, after the Copenhagen UN World Summit for Social Development (March 1995). At the summit, Governments reached a new consensus on the need to put people at…
UN NGO WORKING GROUP TO END HOMELESSNESS
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) was officially established in November 2017 as a collaboration between the Vincentian Family and several UN NGOs. Since its founding, WGEH has grown and evolved from this small membership…
AMAZON SUBCOMMITTEE
This working group examines issues related to extractive industries in the Amazon and elevates the voices and concerns of Indigenous Peoples and the region to uphold human rights. The committee meets on the Second Tuesday of the month from 2:00-3:30…
NGO COMMITTEE ON THE WORKING GROUP ON GIRLS
Ensuring girls have a place at the table WGG is a coalition of non-governmental organizations working for girls, with girls. Our members actively participate in Committees, planning events, advocating with missions, publishing newsletters, ensuring girls have…
U.N. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FORUM
Next week the UN will host the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum. The Priority Theme this year is: Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16. The links to the week’s events are…
UN – Commission for the Status of Women CSW65 (2021)
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Sr. Durstyne Farnan, O.P. DSIC Representative at UN…