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)
*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…
Come Learn with Us: Haiti Webinar
On 8 November 2023 JCoR hosted a webinar on Haiti featuring Nixon Boumba. The content of this educational session covered the historical context of Haiti and illuminated how it informs Haiti’s ongoing struggle to secure a just and peaceful democracy. Nixon Boumba is a social justice activist who uses the human right framework to achieve social change in Haiti. For the last two decades, Boumba has devoted himself to being an organizer and a part of the student movement, the paysans movement, women and feminist movements, and the movement to access basic services in the slum areas particularly in Port-au-Prince. Since the earthquake, Boumba worked with mining organizers, the land rights and reform movement, the anti-corruption movement, and the movement around the mega-project in the country. For the last 6 years, Boumba has worked as a capacity-builder for the LGBTI movement. Boumba has a Bachelor’s in Sociology and is doing a Master’s degree in history at the state University in…
JCoR Workshop for Religious in Zimbabwe (June/July 2023)
JCoR-Zimbabwe is offering a peacebuilding workshop from 29 June to 1 July 2023 in Mutare. This workshop will be a gathering to follow-up on the JCoR-CMRS workshop held last October in Gweru, and it will focus on Sustainable Development Goal 16: peace, justice, and strong institutions. It will also be an opportunity to organize ourselves to support healthy participation of Zimbabweans in our upcoming national elections, to contribute to the maintenance of a peaceful environment in our localities throughout the process, and to prepare those who are interested to assist in election monitoring. We aim to have each member congregation of CMRS represented among the participants.
Programme for Religious NGO Digital Delegates to the HLPF
Click on the following links to view the programme in English, Français, and Español Participants: Religious Sisters, Brothers, priests, associates, and partners in mission who are based in, or have significant personal experience in, countries who will present VNR reports to the 2023 HLPF Goals for participants: Build understanding of the role of the Religious voice in the UN system and global efforts toward just, sustainable development Establish or deepen understanding of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the related High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) and Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) on progress toward achieving them Get support from UN representatives of Religious NGOs toward participation in your national and global conversations on SDG progress Meet and learn from other women and men Religious and their partners who are seeking to implement and monitor SDGs in your region and other parts of the world Format: Series of…
RUN Education Session: New Human Rights Council Resolutions
This educational presentation was given by Sandra Epal-Ratjen of Franciscans International for the representatives of Catholic Religious NGOs to the United Nations in November 2021.
Faith Without Borders: Contributions of Catholic Religious Congregations to the 2030 Agenda
“Faith Without Borders: Partnerships of Governments and Catholic Organizations to Reduce Inequalities for the Post-COVID Era in Spain and Beyond” This panel discussion will feature leaders from the UN system and Spanish government, Spanish civil society, and the global community of Catholic Religious who will offer their perspectives on the role of Religious NGOs in the achievement of the SDGs, through both monitoring (advocacy initiatives) and implementation (good works among populations who have been the most marginalised). ___________________________________________________________________ “Fe sin fronteras: Alianzas de gobiernos y organizationes católicas para reducir las desigualdades” Este panel de discusión contará con líderes del sistema de la ONU y el gobierno español, la sociedad civil española, y la comunidad global de religiosos católicos que ofrecerán sus perspectivas sobre el papel de las ONG religiosas en el logro de los ODS, a través de ambos seguimiento (iniciativas de incidencia) e implementación (buenas obras entre las poblaciones…
Dignity at the heart of the SDGs in a Post-COVID Era: Listening to Youth, Older Persons, Refugees, and Indigenous Peoples
Our interactive panel will represent voices from the field, their experiences, and challenges to re-build a healthier, more equitable, and peaceful world in a post COVID era in which the fundamental dignity of each person is realized. We will hear from individuals living in four of this year’s VNR countries: Colombia, Japan, Mexico, and Spain. They will present some of the challenges they face in achieving the promise held in the SDG’s to leave no one behind and reach the furthest behind. Additionally, they will offer best practices and offer suggestions for a sustainable way forward. ___________________________________________________ Nuestro panel interactivo representará voces del campo, sus experiencias y desafíos para reconstruir un mundo más saludable, equitativo y pacífico en una era post COVID en la que la dignidad fundamental de cada la persona se realiza. Escucharemos a personas que viven en cuatro de los países VNR de este año: Colombia, Japón,…
Hearing Haiti
Join JCoR in supporting a people-centered, rights-based, process of recovery and transformation Hearing Haiti: An opportunity to listen to voices from Haiti – an important step toward supporting a people-centered, rights-based, Haitian-led process of recovery and transformation On 24 June 2021, representatives of UN Member States and JCoR’s member organizations and civil society partners were invited to hear the experiences and insights of Haitians and their allies within Haiti during this time of political and economic tensions and public health strain, which have combined to form an unprecedented, existential crisis in the country. Here, we share the testimony that was given during the hearing.
Faith Speaks to UN75: an online conversation among faith and diplomatic leaders on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations
An online discussion among faith & diplomatic leaders on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations: At a time of great disruptions in the world, the UN is marking its 75th anniversary. The COVID-19 global health crisis with severe economic and social impacts creates increased challenges for the UN. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have a history of serving people and are among the first responders in times of global crisis including the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic. Our communities and partners on the ground ensure that basic needs are met for all people, regardless of religion, in the communities in which we live and serve. We reach out communities that are often the most vulnerable and are left behind. Faith-based actors fill the service gaps usually without government assistance. FBOs continually engage in projects on the ground that specifically further the objectives of the UN Charter, implement the Sustainable…
A Faith-Based Vision for the UN at 75 and Beyond
On 15 September 2020, a team of non-governmental organizations who represent Catholic congregations of women and men Religious at the United Nations jointly launched a statement calling for key reforms to the UN System on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding. The video below features comments on the statement from Azza Karam, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace International, and Joop Theunissen of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The statement discussed herein is available in: English Spanish French Recording of the launch conversation:
Justice at the heart of global transformation
