
Loretto at the UN
The largest Interfaith gathering in the world, the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR) will be happening this week (14-18 Aug) in Chicago, IL, USA. This year’s theme is: “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights.” Loretto at the UN will be there! Loretto’s NGO Representative to the United Nations, Beth Blissman CoL,…
Read MoreJoin hosts Loretto at the UN, We Love Reading, Daughters of Charity, and Academy of Mt. St. Ursula at the Education in the digital age: “We Love Reading” Intergenerational Dialogue parallel event during the NGO Forum of the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The event will feature keynote speaker Rana…
Read MoreThe UN Climate Talks (COP27) are coming up soon (6 to 18 November 2022), as governments convene in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. You can follow the conference virtually with the Loretto / BVM delegation. Just fill out this quick 5-question form to sign up. We will follow the conference virtually, and provide an orientation, several optional…
Read MoreThis year is the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nuclear war was avoided then. We need to avoid it now in the Ukraine and for future generations. Loretto at the UN joins with the United Religions Initiative (URI)’s Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and invite you to join in daily…
Read MoreJoin the Coordinators and Consultants of the Loretto Feminist Network for a dialogue presentation for the U.N. Council on Status of Women on Friday, March 18th at 3pm ET. We will be talking about story telling across generations and how stories can can bring continuity to the work we do. More information about the presentation…
Read MorePlease join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Loretto at the UN – and the Loretto Earth Network – at the Commission on the Status of Women 66, whose theme concerns gender equity in the climate context. We are offering this free gathering as a chance to connect with potential collaborators as we move…
Read MoreJoin us at the UN NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 66th Forum where the LACC (Loretto Latin America/Caribbean Committee) will host the event, “Climate Change as a Root Cause of Migration: Exploring Contributing Factors and Interlinkages.” The event is virtually hosted at the Exhibition Booth of Loretto at the UN and Justice…
Read MoreLoretto at the UN and the Working Group on Girls invites you to the 8th Annual Girl Speak Out: “Closing the Digital Divide to Accelerate Opportunity” When: Monday, October 11, 10am-12pm EST What: Join us as we seek to place girls’ voices front and center. To share their experiences, to listen to a diversity of…
Read MoreJoin Loretto at the UN on Twitter as we take part in some online activism via the #11DaysofAction leading up to the International Day of the Girl (#IDG2021)! Who: @LorettoattheUN and @LorettoYouthUN will be tweeting with Society of the Sacred Heart @RSCJatUN and @Intern_RSCJatUN When: October 5th at 11 am EST What: We will be…
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