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.