Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Institute Leadership
Loreto Sisters | Mary Ward Sisters
Happy 2019 from the NGO Office, New York. We pray for blessings on your life and work and on ours during
this year. Enjoy Update from the United Nations No 35 and explore the content in the links which aims at deepening and expanding our knowledge of the many dimensions of our work with the United Nations. Continue reading “UN Update January 2019.”
We are happy to offer edition No 34 of UN Update and to celebrate one year of IBVM and CJ collaboration at the United Nations. Read about aspects of the United Nations such as the General Assembly, its present President and how it works when our Heads of State and Government go back home. Meet our Youth Representatives. Cynthia CJ had wonderful education and awareness raising opportunities in India in September and October. See the Mary Ward Family interfaith contributions to the Parliament of World Religions held in Toronto. Note recent steps taken on Human Trafficking at the United Nations and please pay attention to the proposal made by our own Network to Stop Human Trafficking. ” Demystifying the other” provides us with insights that are essential to bring tolerance and peace to our world. And, read about the inter-faith advocacy on behalf of Asylum seekers. Let this be an opportunity to consider yourself a part of the United Nations and of the efforts of the Mary Ward Family through the NGO Office and our worldwide network.
Review of 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda 2018
Our NGO was happy to have 9 representatives present for the Review of the Sustainable Development Goals and
National Voluntary Reviews, at the High- Level Political Forum held in New York from 9 –18 July 2018. Continue reading “UN Update no. 33”
Welcome to UN Update No 32 where you will find lots of information and stories. Three years after a ground-breaking commitment, we ask: Why bother with the Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs)? We were part of national and regional meetings to review the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs). Continue reading “United Nations Update no. 32”
Here comes Update No. 29. Read is as we make history! Take note of the meaningful words of UN Sec. General and UN President of General Assembly on United Nations Day 2017. Continue reading “IBVM at UN Update 29”
In the September edition of UN Update the UN General Assembly is ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. Continue reading “UN Update September 2017”
We are one year into the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Our Youth Representatives has a message for us. Some keep on looking at ways to end war. Others remind us of our Human Rights. How are our cities doing? Members of our network show us what they are doing about their city and about Human Trafficking. One member received an award for her work on Human Trafficking recently. We show our concern on the situation of women and girls and we are happy to share as our country prepared to address climate change.
UN Update English
Here is a new UN Update. It has lots of information about our recent activities in New York and in our network around the world. You will find links to videos and documents.