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E-Newsletter No. 91
July to November 2022 |
In this Issue |
High-Level Political Forum 2022 by Paul Rahmat SVD VIVAT Intervention at the United Nations: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority Transforming Education Summit by Paul Rahmat SVD Action for People and Planet by Paul Rahmat SVD 10th Year of the International Day of the Girl by Marides Santos SSpS COP27 - Climate Change Conference 41st session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Mexico: Adorers at the Border… service and accompaniment, education and advocacy by Dani Brought ASC Ghana: SOAR Fights Plastic Waste and Poverty Crises by Katie Yohe CSC Argentina: Social inclusion project and model of a new economy by Victor Hirch SVD USA: The Holy Spirit Life Learning Center by Rosa Da Costa Menezes SSpS Sr. Anne Marie Quigg - newly elected General Coordinator of the Comboni Missionary Sisters UN General Assembly DeclarationAccess to Clean and Healthy Environment a Universal Human Right UN International Days 2023 UN Events
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Global Action |
| High-Level Political Forum 2022The United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) was held in New York from 5-18 July 2022. The HLPF is the main UN platform for sustainable development. It has a central role in the follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). All UN Member States and representatives from civil society organizations participate in the HLPF, which meets under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)… Read more… |
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| Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a PriorityMaxwell Wullar SVD, an intern at VIVAT International-New York Office from July to September 2022, made an intervention at the session of the Special High-Level Dialogue on July 20. The President of the General Assembly and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) jointly convened "The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System". Watch the video here. |
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| Transforming Education SummitThe United Nations convened Transforming Education Summit during the 77 sessions of the U.N General Assembly. In preparing for the Summit, a wide range of national and regional consultations was made in which more than 100 countries got involved, and then the Pre‐Summit was organized at UNESCO in Paris on 28‐30 June 2022. The Education Summit is a key element of Our Common Agenda launched by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in 2021… Read more… |
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| Action for People and PlanetClimate activists and civil societies organization protested at the IMF and World Bank headquarters offices in Washington D.C, demanding debt cancellation, climate, and colonial reparations, and end support for all new oil, gas, and coal extraction projects. In 2015, under the Paris Agreement, 196 countries were committed to keeping the world's average temperature below 2°C before the industrial revolution and preferably below 1.5°C… Read more… |
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| 10th Year of the International Day of the GirlThe Working Group on Girls’ IDG+10: Minding the Girls’ Rights Gap 11 Days of Action 2022 Campaign: Honoring Girls Advocacy. The Working Group on Girls, International Day of the Girl (IDG) Summit brings thousands of girls and girl-serving organizations together to celebrate the International Day of the Girl. Collectively, we leverage our resources to build a dynamic virtual platform that advances the movement for girls’ human rights… Read more… |
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| COP27 - Climate Change Conference Photo and Video GalleryVIVAT participated in COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6-18 November 2022. The delegates were Paul Rahmat SVD, Paola Moggi CMS, and Alberto Parise MCCJ. They will write about their experience, which we will publish in the next issue of VIVAT E-Newsletter. View the COP27 photos here and videos on Facebook. |
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National Responses |
Mexico: Adorers at the Border… service and accompaniment, education and advocacyIt has been three weeks since I began the journey of migrant accompaniment with the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, AZ/MX. And each day here, I am more settled and unsettled… as I get used to the rhythm of the days and the services and learn more of the hardships and the injustices of those caught in the migration, detention, deportation, and broken system immigration web. Read more… |
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Ghana: SOAR Fights Plastic Waste and Poverty CrisesSisters of the Holy Cross in Ghana, West Africa, is continuing to make a huge dent in plastic waste collection and environmental education through Organizing and Advancing Recycling programs (SOAR). Anyone visiting the West African country can see the detrimental impact of the inundation of plastics on the oceans and rivers and throughout towns and cities. The burning of plastic waste pollutes the air. Plastic waste clogs sewers, triggering flooding and the rise of water-borne diseases. ... Read more… |
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Argentina: Social inclusion project and model of a new economyFather Bishop Jorge Novak SVD, Servant of God, founded the Children’s Homes Madre Teresa de Calcutta in Quilmes Diocese, Buenos Aires. For several years, Brother Victor Hirch SVD has been in charge of the Children’s homes and is concerned about the social inclusion of young people who leave home; he decided to start, together with others, the social enterprise PROCOSO SRL... Read more… |
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USA: The Holy Spirit Life Learning CenterThe Holy Spirit Life Learning Center is a ministry of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit in the Paraclete Province of the United States who belongs to VIVAT USA. Our Center is located in Chicago, Illinois. Since we started the Center in 2012, we have provided a welcoming space for all individuals to feel supported, grow in self-confidence, and develop life skills for better living and new friendships. Most of our clients are Hispanic women and children living in our area... Read more… |
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Information |
| Sr. Anne Marie Quigg - newly elected General Coordinator of the Comboni Missionary SistersBorn in Scotland, she professed vows in 1984 as a Comboni Missionary Sister. Since then, she has spent her missionary life in Sudan, Egypt, and the Middle East, mainly in education and school administration. From 2010 to 2016, she served as general councilor of the congregation. After a course in spiritual direction, she has continued her ministry in Europe, assuming the leadership role in 2019. On October 19, 2022, she was elected General coordinator of the Comboni Missionary Sisters. |
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| UN General Assembly Declaration: Access to Clean and Healthy Environment a Universal Human RightWith 161 votes in favor and eight abstentions*, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a universal human right. Based on a similar text adopted last year by the Human Rights Council, the resolution calls upon States, international organizations, and business enterprises to scale up efforts to ensure a healthy environment for all… Read more… |
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Board of Trustees
Paulus Budi Kleden SVD, Miriam Altenhofen SSpS, Alain Mayama CSSp, Nadia Coppa ASC, Francisca Onyibor MSHR, Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso OMI, Anne Marie Quigg CMS, Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie MCCJ, Nathalie Lafforgue LSA, Neusa de Fatima Mariano MSCS Executive Secretary
Gretta Maria Fernandes, SSpS Executive Board
Paul Daisuke Narui SVD, Daniel LeBlanc OMI,
Petronela Boonen SSpS, Rani Padayattil, ASC VIVAT Team
New York: Paulus Rahmat SVD, Maria Lourdes Santos SSpS and Daniel LeBlanc OMI
Geneva: Andrzej Owca CSSp VIVAT E-Newsletter Editorial Team
Editing: Marides Santos SSpS and Paul Rahmat SVD
Proofreading: English - Priscilla Burke SSpS; Spanish - Carlos Ferrada Montero SVD |
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