Joint Statements

One of the methods by which JCoR speaks to shared justice concerns of our global community is through joint statements. Our coalition submits joint statements to the United Nations System and collaboratively endorses the statements of like-minded groups. 

The following statements were jointly submitted to the United Nations system by members of JCoR:


Statement for the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 
March 2024: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective English, Spanish, French, Portuguese 

Statement for the 62nd Commission on Social Development, February 2024: Fostering social development and social justice through social policies to accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication ENG  

Statement for the 67th Commission on the Status of Women, March 2023: Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls ENG

Statement for the 61st Commission on Social Development, February 2023: Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ENG

Statement for the 66th Commission on the Status of Women, March 2022: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes ENG

Statement for the 60th Commission on Social Development, February 2022: Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being, and dignity for all: eradicating poverty and hunger in all its forms and dimensions to achieve the 2030 Agenda ENG

Statement for the 65th Commission on the Status of Women, March 2021: Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls ENG

Statement for the 59th Commission on Social Development, February 2021:  Socially just transition towards sustainable development: the role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all  ENG

A Faith-Based Vision for the UN at 75 & Beyond, October 2020: Reform statement drafted by Catholic Religious NGO representatives to the UN; endorsed by over 100 faith-based organizations; and submitted to UN Secretariat offices, agencies, and Member States on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations *Read statement:  ENG  ESP  FRA  *Watch video of online launch discussion

Statement for the 64th Commission on the Status of Women, March 2020: Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action ENG

Statement for the 58th Commission on Social Development, February 2020: Affordable Housing and Social Protection Systems for All to Address Homelessness ENG

Statement for the 1st ECOSOC High-Level Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, July 2019: The Inseparability of Shortcomings and Progress toward SDGs 13 & 10 ENG

Response to call for stakeholder input into 2019 Sustainable Development Goal Summit, May 2019 ENG

Statement for the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women, March 2019: Social Protection Systems for Indigenous Women and Girls: Rural- and Urban-Specific, Inclusive Delivery Systems ENG ESP FRA

Statement for the 57th Commission on Social Development, February 2019: Addressing inequalities and challenges to social inclusion through fiscal, wage, and social protection policies ENG ESP FRA

The following statements were jointly endorsed by members of JCoR:

 

Civil Society Declaration for the 61st Session of the UN Commission for Social Development, February 2023 ENG

NGO Committee on Migration appeal to UN Member States to end child labour, February 2023 ENG

Civil Society Declaration for the 60th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development, February 2022 ENG

NGO Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) open letter to UN Member States for the annual Security Council Open Debate on WPS, September 2021  ENG  ESP  FRA  русский  عربي

Civil Society Declaration for the 59th UN Commission on Social Development, February 2021  ENG  ESP  FRA

NGO Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) open letter to UN Member States for the annual Security Council Open Debate on WPS, September 2020  ENG  ESP  FRA  русский  عربي

Civil society open letter to Heads of State on Financing for Development, September 2020  ENG  ESP  FRA

Joint NGO Committee letter on ratification of International Labor Organization Convention 190, July 2020  ENG

Amazon Faith Solidarity Action statement, August 2019 ENG ESP

Open letter to co-facilitators of UN 75th Anniversary on inclusion of civil society, May 2019 ENG    

Civil Society Letter Against Digital Trade Rules in the World Trade Organization (WTO), 1 April 2019 ENG  ESP  FRA