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.
Numerous studies have found that violence and harassment in the workplace negatively impact the physical, mental, emotional, social and economic well-being of those affected. The
The 10th Session of COP (Conference of Parties) for UNTOC (UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime) was held from 12 – 16 October 2020. Three
On the occasion of the seventy-five years of the founding of the United Nations (UN) and the signing of the UN Charter, faith-based organisations (FBOs)
In his World Refugee Day 2020 message, Pope Francis invited us to get to know migrants and refugees so that we understand their plight and
The 2020 Commission on Social Development with its focus on Global Homelessness has made history. It is the first time that Homelessness has been addressed
Civil Society calls for a Global Fund for Social Protection to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and to build a better future. “Governments worldwide need
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