Loretto at the UN
Join Loretto at the UN and the Loretto Feminist Network (LFN) for some excellent intergenerational and inter-religious conversation at their CSW parallel event 2:30-4 pm ET on Friday, March 15, 2024. Co-sponsored with the Tzu Chi Center For Compassionate Relief, this event will be a public launch of the book “Women of Spirit, Courage and…
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In conjunction with CSW68, Loretto/BVM at the UN will co-sponsor an event with the Kila Dada Initiative (KDI) at 8:30am, March 14, 2024 (language is English). The event addresses solutions to the challenge of period poverty and features a panel of girls from Loretto Academy in El Paso, TX responding to the activism and educational…
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Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) of the Loretto Community invite you to an NGO CSW Forum virtual Parallel Event on the occasion of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women When: Friday, March 15th at 2:00pm EDT (NY) / 11:00am PDT Where: Zoom – Registration link Immigration Spotlight will take place under the auspices of the…
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Loretto at the UN has been preparing for the upcoming U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68)! CSW68 will take place 11-22 March 2024 and the themes are poverty alleviation and expanding social safety nets. If you are interested in joining our virtual delegation to CSW68, fill out this form to be added to…
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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,…
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Join 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…
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The 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…
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This 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…
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Join 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…
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Please 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…
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Join 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…
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Loretto 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…
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