VIVAT New York is an active member of many NGO Committees, Task Forces, and Working Groups. One such group in which VIVAT is a participant is the NGO Comminttee on UNICEF Working Group on Girls [leer…]
A First Hand Perspective Through VIVAT International I had the privilege of taking part in the Ninth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Previously I had no experience of the UN, nor of [leer…]
Over the past few decades, the issue of global warming has become a pervasive topic in the discourse among policymakers worldwide. However, climate change talks may be a helpful forum for voicing concerns and [leer…]
As one of the last of the annual commissions held during the spring at United Nations headquarters in New York, the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was just as much of a success as the [leer…]
Este es el primer paso en el trabajo conjunto como ONG. Esperamos reunirnos nuevamente dentro de pocos años. Mientras más trabajamos juntos, más potente será nuestra voz a favor del pobre y desplazado. [leer…]
Missionary Oblates, VIVAT Member, JPIC Office Call to Action to Help Combat Human Trafficking in Association with 2010 world Cup events in South Africa In just two months, close to one million visitors will travel [leer…]
VIVAT addresses Gender in Relation to Mining at the Commission on the Status of Women.
The Working Group on Mining hopes to bring to light the egregious negative impacts of mining in relation to women, indigenous peoples, and the environment to the international arena. With these hopes, VIVAT and the Working Group plans on holding two more parallel events during the remaining Commissions and Forums later this year on indigenous peoples’ rights and on sustainable development. [leer…]
The earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas in January 2010 killed more than 200,000 people, injured 300,000 and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere before the earthquake, is struggling to recover. [leer…]
By Benigilda Ladia,SSpS In Ethiopia, women are still considered less important in many aspects of life than their male counterparts. In addressing this pressing issue, the SSpS of Ethiopia focuses their ministry in promoting the [leer…]
The Commission on Social Development (CSocD), one of several commissions for the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), convened for its 48th session from February 3 to February 12, 2010, at the UN Secretariat in [leer…]
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