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Loretto at the UN
Loretto Community is an NGO (non-governmental organization) accredited with consultative status at the United Nations. The Loretto at the UN office works to disseminate information to the Loretto Community about issues being addressed at the United Nations and around the world. The NGO office also leverages the knowledge base of the Loretto Community for effective advocacy work with U.N. Member States and U.N. agencies. Having an office at the United Nations allows Loretto to advocate for human rights, Earth rights and a social-justice-oriented framework for creating international policy.
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Loretto Magazine – Summer 2026
Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Beth Blissman CoL A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL Thank you for your steadfast support of Loretto. Your generous gifts of friendship, prayers, encouragement, time, talent and financial support this past year…
Loretto at the UN: Students encounter the global stage
Loretto at the UN, established in 1991, and now in partnership with the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, offers unique opportunities for students and recent college grads to experience the workings of the UN. Along the way,…
Loretto Spotlight Video – Beth Blissman CoL
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most over this past decade is welcoming over two dozen interns and/or Loretto Volunteers to join me in the work of our office. Beth Blissman CoL For 35 years, Loretto at the UN has…
Planting Seeds of Justice and Equity: Fresh Thoughts from CSW70
Long before it was even warm enough to plant snow peas, Loretto/BVM at the UN intern, Grace Broome, and I were busy nourishing the soil of transformative learning. We checked off details like obtaining United Nations grounds passes; negotiating hotel…
Remembering Alice Kitchen CoL: Cities for CEDAW Role Model
In our work at the United Nations, we have long been blessed with an impressive intergenerational team of activists and advocates. Last fall we unexpectedly lost one of our key wisdom figures, Loretto Comember Alice Kitchen. So this spring is…
Intergenerational Delegation to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development – Register by June 5!
Join our Intergenerational Delegation to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 8-15 July 2026 Loretto at the UN invites you to attend the UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 8-15 July 2026 as part of an Intergenerational Team.…
Catholic sisters call US-Israeli strikes on Iran illegal, immoral
Published by Global Sisters Report, March 5, 2026 Sisters and lay representatives of sisters’ congregations, as well as leaders of Catholic peace organizations, are condemning in the strongest possible terms the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, calling it illegal,…
UN Commission on the Status of Women #70; CSW70 – Virtual delegation sign-up
The seventieth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, as well as virtually, from 9 to 20 March 2026. Loretto/BVM at the UN office invites anyone interested to follow…
Today! Alice Kitchen: Cities for CEDAW Role Model for Justice
Join us on Zoom at 4:30 pm EDT, March 11, as Loretto/BVM at the UN will be honoring the legacy of Loretto co-member Alice Kitchen with a parallel event, “Alice Kitchen: Cities for CEDAW Role Model for Justice.” Loretto at…
Loretto at the UN Finds Hope in COP30 Process on International Human Rights Day
Last month we invited our friends far and wide to join us as members of an informal Loretto/BVM+ virtual delegation to the United Nations annual climate talks (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. We had over 75 people sign up, and many took…
80 years of the United Nations: Its Evolution and Hope for the Future
The United Nations (UN) turns 80 this year! On Friday, September 19, 10-11am EDT, join members of the Loretto / BVM at the UN Advisory Committee, our Community Partners and Friends to hear the latest developments, converse with Gen Z…
An interview with Loretto at the UN intern Hannah Reyes
By Sophie Connors2025-26 Loretto at the UN intern A 2024 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy (SMA), Hannah Reyes proudly shares that she was educated by Loretto for 13 years, starting in kindergarten. Hannah spent this past summer interning at the…