Workshops
JCoR offers capacity-building workshops in East and Southern Africa, India, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Join one of our regional workshops to learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals and advance advocacy initiatives in your own community.
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Engagement Guides
Whether you are planning to participate in United Nations processes and programs in-person or virtually, JCoR strives to provide the necessary resources for you to join us in advocacy efforts.
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Delegations
Our members facilitate the participation of representatives from around the world in UN conferences and fora.
Joint Action
We speak to global justice concerns through joint action: collective prayer, demonstrations, written statements, co-sponsoring events, and meeting with government delegates.
Events
JCoR organizes training for Religious representatives to the United Nations, panel discussions coinciding with major UN fora, and monthly Global Community Hours where you can share emerging justice concerns from your region of the world.
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Collective Statements
We issue joint statements on concerns of justice and peace, amplifying the voices and perspectives of the members of our global community.
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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 CSW68:

JCoR produced a guide to the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, also known as CSW68. 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.

English Flyer for April Global Community Hour

April Global Community Hour: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

We are pleased to invite you to JCoR’s Global Community Hour on Friday, 12 April 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 preparation for this year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), we are facilitating a series of gatherings focused on HLPF review themes, and this month we will continue with SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. Therefore, we are especially inviting individuals to share their experience with promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies. As usual, all voices and justice concerns are welcome in this communal space. We will convene in this manner on the second Friday of each month. A flyer with additional information can be found above, and you can click here to register. English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish interpretation will be available. Sisters, Brothers, priests, lay associates, and partners in mission are all welcome! Please contact communications@jcor2030.org with any questions. We hope you and your members will join us on Friday, 12 April 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.      

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March Global Community Hour: Climate Action

Click on the following links to access the prayer text and slides from JCoR’s March Global Community Hour.   We are pleased to invite you to JCoR’s Global Community Hour on Friday, 8 March 2024, from 7:00-8:00am (Guatemala City, Mexico City) / 8:00-9:00am (New York, Bogotá, Havana, Lima) / 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 preparation for this year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), we are facilitating a series of gatherings focused on HLPF review themes, and this month we will continue with SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Therefore, we are especially inviting individuals to share their concerns about climate change and their experience with climate action. As usual, all voices and justice concerns are welcome in this communal space. We will convene in this manner on the second Friday of each month. A flyer with additional information can be found above, and you can click here to register. English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish interpretation will be available. Sisters, Brothers, priests, lay associates, and partners in mission are all welcome! Please contact communications@jcor2030.org with any questions. We hope you and your members will join us on Friday, 8 March 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.      

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CSW68 Welcome Gathering for Delegates of Religious NGOs

JCoR is offering an online welcome gathering for CSW68. This event will be held for delegates of Religious NGOs who intend to participate in some part of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), and it will take place on Friday, 8 March 2024, from 10:00AM-11:30AM (New York time). The gathering will provide an opportunity to meet other delegates, to pray and reflect on hopes and intentions for engagement with the CSW process, and to ask questions about how to participate and follow the proceedings online. Interpretation will be provided in English, French, and Spanish Register to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtd-2oqjwuHdJ_oEVPj-4aZwvkX9zdicg6   Additional CSW68 Resources:  – JCoR’s guide to CSW68 – Curated list of CSW68 events recommended by the JCoR and our community at the United Nations in New York – JCoR’s CSW68 joint statement – List of CSW68 statements submitted by members of JCoR        

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February Global Community Hour: End hunger and achieve food security

Click here to access the prayer from JCoR’s February Global Community Hour. We are pleased to invite you to JCoR’s Global Community Hour on Friday, 9 February 2024, from 7:00-8:00am (Guatemala City, Mexico City) / 8:00-9:00am (New York, Bogotá, Havana, Lima) / 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 preparation for this year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), we are facilitating a series of gatherings focused on HLPF review themes, and this month we will continue with SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. Therefore, we are especially inviting individuals to share their experience and concerns about SDG2. As usual, all voices and justice concerns are welcome in this communal space. We will convene in this manner on the second Friday of each month. A flyer with additional information can be found above, and you can click here to register. English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish interpretation will be available. Sisters, Brothers, priests, lay associates, and partners in mission are all welcome! Please contact communications@jcor2030.org with any questions. We hope you and your members will join us on Friday, 9 February 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.      

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