We are present at the United Nations (UN) on behalf of our IBVM/CJ members and network of over 200,000 students, teachers, co-workers and associates, primarily women and children. We communicate the insights, experiences, needs, and perspectives of the people we live and work with, particularly those most marginalised.
One way we do this is by submitting written statements and oral statements (speaking on the floor of the UN) on behalf of those who cannot be present. This enables us to voice the concerns and lived experiences of those on the ground to the member states and observers at the UN.
In response to the crisis in Haiti that further deteriorated with the assassination of their President, Jovenel Moïse, we signed the Statement from the Haiti
The 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) was held in March and with the pandemic still happening, it was in a hybrid format
Digital technology has achieved much in connecting global communities and during the pandemic, allowed some economies to continue functioning. But lack of access excludes those
The 59th Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) was held from 8 – 17 February 2021. The priority theme is “Socially just transition towards sustainable development:
The CSocD59 including the Civil Society Forum (CSF) was the first 100% virtual commission in its history and it was a grand success! I am so
Early this year, together with a coalition of faith-based communities from around the world, we celebrated the entry into force of the Treaty on the
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