We are a group of 23 non-governmental organizations that are accredited to collectively represent over 200 congregations of Roman Catholic women and men Religious at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. For centuries, congregations of Religious have served those who have been rendered poor, vulnerable, oppressed, and marginalized by existing global systems. Through our membership in JCoR, we have united with our sister and brother organizations to enhance collaboration among our members–at UN Headquarters and around the world–in our common mission: to improve quality of life for people living in poverty and to enhance our stewardship of the natural environment.
The primary aim of our collaboration is to strengthen the capacity of our members to address the root causes of unsustainable development.
We work toward this goal by coordinating national, regional, and global efforts of Religious to call on local and national leaders for a just, equitable, and rights-based implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN’s Agenda for 2015-2030.
Guide to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly:
JCoR produced a guide to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, also known as the UNGA79. Click on the following link to access our UN Conference Guides page to read the guide (available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and learn more about this event and how you can participate.
Upcoming and Recent Events
Visit our events page for a complete list of our upcoming activities, where you can also access resources and recordings of past events. Check out our Google calendar to view forthcoming regional events and Global Community Hours.
October Global Community Hour: Caring for Mental Health
We are pleased to invite you to JCoR’s Global Community Hour on Friday, 11 October 2024, from 7:00-8:00am (Guatemala City, Mexico City) / 8:00-9:00am (Bogotá, Lima) / 9:00-10:00am (New York, Havana) / 10:00-11:00am (Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires) / 3:00-4:00pm (Central Africa time) / 6:30-7:30pm (India Standard time). This meeting is part of a series of monthly online gatherings for Religious from around the globe to come together in prayer for our world and to shine a light on the most pressing justice issues emerging in your respective nations and regions. In recognition of World Mental Health Day, the theme for our October gathering will be caring for mental health. Therefore, we are especially inviting individuals to share their experience with supporting mental health in their communities. As usual, all voices and justice concerns are welcome in this communal space. Sisters, Brothers, priests, lay associates, and partners in mission are all welcome! English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish interpretation will be available. Click here to register. Please contact communications@jcor2030.org with any questions. We will convene in this manner on the second Friday of each month. We hope you and your members will join us on Friday, 11 October and for future “Global Community Hour” gatherings! Click on the following links to view the Global Community Hour flyer in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Summit of the Future: an Education Session for & by Religious NGOs at the United Nations
Join us for an education session on the upcoming Summit of the Future! Date & Time: Tuesday, 17 September, from 10am to 11:30am (New York City Time) Participate in person: Basement meeting room of the Salvation Army (221 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022) Participate virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuf-6urTsvG9dMtXwVI20vXcLRg5jhiBuM Resource persons for this session will include: Sr. Beatriz Martinez Garcia, SSND (School Sisters of Notre Dame) Sr. Durstyne Farnan, OP (Dominican Leadership Conference) Sr. Jean Quinn, DW (UNANIMA International) Liana Almony (UNANIMA International) Fr. Rohan Dominic, CMF (Proclade Internazionale Onlus) Teresa Blumenstein (Justice Coalition of Religious)
September Global Community Hour: Cultivating Peace
Click on the following links to access the poem (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) and prayer (in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) from September’s Global Community Hour. We are pleased to invite you to JCoR’s Global Community Hour on Friday, 13 September 2024, from 7:00-8:00am (Guatemala City, Mexico City) / 8:00-9:00am (Bogotá, Lima) / 9:00-10:00am (New York, Havana) / 10:00-11:00am (Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires) / 3:00-4:00pm (Central Africa time) / 6:30-7:30pm (India Standard time). This meeting is part of a series of monthly online gatherings for Religious from around the globe to come together in prayer for our world and to shine a light on the most pressing justice issues emerging in your respective nations and regions. Each year on September 21st, we celebrate the International Day of Peace, and this year the United Nations will mark this occasion with a focus on the theme of “cultivating a culture of peace.” For this reason, cultivating peace will similarly serve as the theme for JCoR’s September Global Community Hour. We invite individuals to join us and share their experience with cultivating cultures of peace. As usual, all voices and justice concerns are welcome in this communal space. Sisters, Brothers, priests, lay associates, and partners in mission are all welcome! English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish interpretation will be available. Click here to register. Please contact communications@jcor2030.org with any questions. We will convene in this manner on the second Friday of each month. We hope you and your members will join us on Friday, 13 September and for future “Global Community Hour” gatherings! Click on the following links to view the Global Community Hour flyer in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
*Stop Illegal U.S. Arms to Haiti* Advocacy Days
This is a call to all U.S. citizens who are concerned about the ongoing suffering of Haitians due to the gang violence that continues to devastate the country and impede efforts to move toward the democratic election of new national leadership. A coalition of over 40 faith-based groups and their partners have come together to co-sponsor this initiative to lobby members of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to take stronger measures to prevent the illegal flow of weapons and ammunition from the United States to Haiti. This page offers all the materials you need to join the cause. Organizing Partners: OUR POSITION: Key Messages of this Coalition to elected officials in the USA Summary of four pieces of pending legislation on weapons trafficking whose passage we support Administrative Remedies to Arms Trafficking to Haiti that we are calling on the Biden administration to take OUR CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL U.S. CITIZENS: Lobby with us (in person or virtually) on September 25th and 26th: logistical details for participation itinerary & packing guidance map of Capitol Hill (gathering at Zone 2) Advocacy Tips for meetings with elected officials Share updates on our advocacy actions with the press Press release for September 25, 2024 Press release for September 26, 2024 Write to your congressional representatives and president with one of these template letters: Quixote Center’s template & online emailing portal Sisters of Mercy’s template & online emailing portal Coalition letter to Print and snail-mail to a Senator Coalition letter to Print and snail-mail to a House Representative Coalition letter to copy and paste into email to Senators & House Representative Call the offices of your congressional representatives: Find phone numbers for your representatives here: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials Script for a phone call to your Senators and House Representative Post our messages and calls to action on social media: Download samples or copy and paste from below OUR INVITATIONS TO FURTHER ACTION: Donate to support financial needs of those traveling to Washington, DC to lobby in person: Go to: www.scnj.org Top Right: click “Donate” button “Designation”: click on arrow Select first option: “LOBBY DAY DC” Watch recording of our initiative-launch webinar (July 30, 2024): English: Spanish: Haitian Creole: Media Inquiries: Contact Kim Lamberty (kim@quixote.org) or Angela Howard-McParland (amcparland@sistersofmercy.org)
