Links

Augustinians celebrate 7 UN anniversary days

Access liturgies and descriptions here. 

https://www.midwestaugustinians.org/current-augustinian-actions-to-promote-christian-justice

– International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)

– International Day of Families (May 15)

– World Environment Day (June 5)

– International Day of Peace (September 21)

– World Food Day (October 16)

– United Nations Day (October 24)

– Human Rights Day (December 10)

–Liturgies on the Care of Creation (Ottawa Archdiocese)

 

UN Links (Available in various languages)

UN website: www.un.org

UN Charter: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/index.shtml

CTAUN (Committee on Teaching About the UN): http://www.ctaun.org/

UN Cyber School Bus: www.un.org/cyberschoolbus

DPI/NGO: www.un.org/dpi/ngosection

UN International Days: http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/index.html  (ESPANOL)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):  http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

YouTube video on the SDGs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgNLonYOc9s

Download the booklet “Transforming our World — a 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.   Download from here.  https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld

UN Resource Page (compiled by the NGO Carmelites) http://carmelitengo.org/un.php

Other Resources (collected by Ann Garrido at CelebrationPublications.org, March 2017)

Women
– www.halftheskymovement.org
Water
– www.crs.org/stories/every-day-world-water-day
Earth
– www.crs.org/climate-change
www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/issues/climate-change
– https://catholicottawa.ca/care-for-creation-of-god
Refugees
– www.crs.org/media-center/syrian-refugee-
crisis-7-things-you-can-do-help
www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/issues/syrian-migrant-
refugees
Trafficking
– www.unanima-international.org/what-we-
do/campaigns/stop-the-demand
www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/issues/stop-human-
trafficking
Indigenous Peoples
– http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
weshallremain
Poverty
– www.overcomingpoverty.org/toolbox
www.povertyusa.org/poverty-resources
www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-
development
Violence against Women
– www.unwomen.org/en/news/
in-focus/end-violence-against-women
Solidarity
– www.un.org/en/events/humansolidarityday/
background
www.chausa.org/prayers

Model UN (High Schools): http://www.unausa.org/global-classrooms-model-un/how-to-participate/getting-started

Model UN (Colleges/Universities): http://nmun.org/

Partner Links

International Catholic Organizations Network: http://www.icocenter.org

Caritas Internationalis: http://www.caritas.org/

Congregation of the Mission: http://www.cmdcngo.org

Congregations of St. Joseph: http://csj-unngo.org/

Dominican Leadership Conference: http://www.domlife.org/DLC

Franciscans International: http://www.franciscansinternational.org/

Passionists International: http://www.passionistsinternational.org/

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur: http://www.sndden.org

Vivat International: http://www.vivatinternational.org