ODS 17 and "doing with others": a view from AmericaFernando Guzmán CatenaLay Claretian Lic. in Social Work Specialization in International Cooperation Whether we are a little more or a little less familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda...
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Fratelli Tutti: Global Citizens in a Christian Key. SDG17 EN
Fratelli Tutti: Global Citizens in a Christian Key Miguel Ángel Velasco cmfMember of the cmf UN teamPope Francis' speech to the United Nations General Assembly, on its 75th anniversary, represents something like the announcement of the encyclical Fratelli Tutti. In many...
A stranger on the road. Fratelli Tutti. SDG17. EN
A stranger on the road. Fratelli Tutti Julio Cesar Rioja cmfJournalistHe is a parish priest in Elda. Spain I have just finished reading the last Encyclical of Pope Francis "Fratelli Tutti" (all brothers). The first feeling is that it summarizes part of the...
What if the salt lost its taste? SDG 17 EN
What if the salt lost its taste? Miguel Ángel Velasco cmfMembre de la cmfUNteam A few days ago, I was at a Caritas celebration in one of the dioceses in Spain. All NGOs respond to COVID-19 and work more intensely than before. At Caritas, workers, volunteers,...
Reforming the UN: Faith-based Organizations EN
Reforming the UN: Faith-based Organizations Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNteam member We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. The world has changed a lot since the creation of the UN at the end of World War II. We have moved through the Cold...
The agents of change: USA, China, EU, and Russia SDG17 EN
The agents of change: USA, China, EU, and Russia Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Member of the cmfUNteam I cannot undertake an in-depth analysis of the situation in each of the areas, so I will give some guidelines that, in my opinion, are the most remarkable. Within...
Has multilateralism ever existed? SDG17 EN
The "Big Three" heads of government at Potsdam, Germany, circa 28 July 1945. From left to right: British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin (USA C-1861). Has multilateralism ever existed? Miguel Angel...
The UN celebrates its silver jubilee: 75 years. RENEWAL. EN
The UN celebrates its silver anniversary: 75 years Miguel Ángerl Velasco cmfcmfUNteam member No. It is not a mistake. We call it the "diamond wedding anniversary" if a couple celebrates their 75th wedding anniversary. But, for an organization like the UN, 75 years...
“If one day, you see…” About blind and sighted people ODS17 EN
"If one day, you see..." About blind and sighted people Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNteam Every morning I receive an email from the UN with the main news from around the world. I encourage you to subscribe to the mail; it links to the page https://news.un.org, in...
The UN and ECOSOC face a historic challenge EN
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Determined to make a better world TOGETHER. SDG 17 EN
Determined to make a better world TOGETHER. SDG 17 Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNteam member The annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) meeting continues its work with an intensity very close to other years. The sessions, interventions, special events, and...
Explaining the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Agenda 2030 EN
Explaining the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Agenda 2030 Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Member of the cmfUNteam In September 2015 the General Assembly of the United Nations approved the Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development Goals. the High-Level Political Forum...
The UN. In the midst of the shock. In the middle of the galley EN
In the midst of the shock. In the middle of the galley Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Psychologists talk about the grieving process and the progressive awareness of a significant loss. When something hits hard in the life of a person, a group, or an entire society, one enters a...
The UN has in Agenda 2030 the best response to the COVID-19 EN
The UN has in Agenda 2030 the best response to the COVID-19 Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf We celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of The United Nations. On the other hand, after a period of implementation and review of results, ECOSOC had the intention of presenting...
No time for imperialism!: UN75 EN
UN75: No time for imperialism Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNmember This year, 2020, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. In it we see many opportunities to work for a better world, but we also miss a more real impact on the...
From the ground: Caritas coordinator. Spain. EN
COVID and pain Pilar Millán Núñez-Cortés Parish Caritas Coordinator My name is Pilar and I am very lucky, like many others, to be a Caritas volunteer. In my case, for about 13 years I have participated in the welcome of the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Espino, which serves a...
Urgent: Someone has to decide! EN
Urgent!: Someone has to decide Multilateralism: 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Michelangelo Velasco cmf Doctor. Science of Education Member of the cmfUNteam Perhaps it is good to update the COVID-19 data, now that the countries of Europe are gradually overtaking it and...
The future we want EN
The future we want: Diverse, united and complementary Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Doctor of Educational Sciences Member of the cmfUNteam The future we want: Diverse, united and harmonious We are in the middle of COVID-19. Like a big earthquake, we feel that everything trembles,...
The world to come EN
The world to come I have just read another article on Africa and COVID-19, in addition to some comments I received. As always, there are many opinions regarding what will happen in Africa. Africa is finally appearing in the newspapers! But, I wish it is for a positive...
Agenda 2030: much more than multilateralism EN
UN. New York City Agenda 2030: much more than multilateralism In the last installment of this blog, we left the master pointing out to the disciple the immensity of the moon and the disciple wondering why his master was showing him the finger. Looking at the finger of the...
ODS 17 and “doing with others”: a view from America EN
ODS 17 and "doing with others": a view from AmericaFernando Guzmán CatenaLay Claretian Lic. in Social Work Specialization in International Cooperation Whether we are a little more or a little less familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda...
Fratelli Tutti: Global Citizens in a Christian Key. SDG17 EN
Fratelli Tutti: Global Citizens in a Christian Key Miguel Ángel Velasco cmfMember of the cmf UN teamPope Francis' speech to the United Nations General Assembly, on its 75th anniversary, represents something like the announcement of the encyclical Fratelli Tutti. In many...
A stranger on the road. Fratelli Tutti. SDG17. EN
A stranger on the road. Fratelli Tutti Julio Cesar Rioja cmfJournalistHe is a parish priest in Elda. Spain I have just finished reading the last Encyclical of Pope Francis "Fratelli Tutti" (all brothers). The first feeling is that it summarizes part of the...
What if the salt lost its taste? SDG 17 EN
What if the salt lost its taste? Miguel Ángel Velasco cmfMembre de la cmfUNteam A few days ago, I was at a Caritas celebration in one of the dioceses in Spain. All NGOs respond to COVID-19 and work more intensely than before. At Caritas, workers, volunteers,...
Reforming the UN: Faith-based Organizations EN
Reforming the UN: Faith-based Organizations Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNteam member We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. The world has changed a lot since the creation of the UN at the end of World War II. We have moved through the Cold...
The agents of change: USA, China, EU, and Russia SDG17 EN
The agents of change: USA, China, EU, and Russia Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Member of the cmfUNteam I cannot undertake an in-depth analysis of the situation in each of the areas, so I will give some guidelines that, in my opinion, are the most remarkable. Within...
Has multilateralism ever existed? SDG17 EN
The "Big Three" heads of government at Potsdam, Germany, circa 28 July 1945. From left to right: British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin (USA C-1861). Has multilateralism ever existed? Miguel Angel...
The UN celebrates its silver jubilee: 75 years. RENEWAL. EN
The UN celebrates its silver anniversary: 75 years Miguel Ángerl Velasco cmfcmfUNteam member No. It is not a mistake. We call it the "diamond wedding anniversary" if a couple celebrates their 75th wedding anniversary. But, for an organization like the UN, 75 years...
“If one day, you see…” About blind and sighted people ODS17 EN
"If one day, you see..." About blind and sighted people Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNteam Every morning I receive an email from the UN with the main news from around the world. I encourage you to subscribe to the mail; it links to the page https://news.un.org, in...
The UN and ECOSOC face a historic challenge EN
...
Determined to make a better world TOGETHER. SDG 17 EN
Determined to make a better world TOGETHER. SDG 17 Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNteam member The annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) meeting continues its work with an intensity very close to other years. The sessions, interventions, special events, and...
Explaining the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Agenda 2030 EN
Explaining the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Agenda 2030 Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Member of the cmfUNteam In September 2015 the General Assembly of the United Nations approved the Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development Goals. the High-Level Political Forum...
The UN. In the midst of the shock. In the middle of the galley EN
In the midst of the shock. In the middle of the galley Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Psychologists talk about the grieving process and the progressive awareness of a significant loss. When something hits hard in the life of a person, a group, or an entire society, one enters a...
The UN has in Agenda 2030 the best response to the COVID-19 EN
The UN has in Agenda 2030 the best response to the COVID-19 Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf We celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of The United Nations. On the other hand, after a period of implementation and review of results, ECOSOC had the intention of presenting...
No time for imperialism!: UN75 EN
UN75: No time for imperialism Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf cmfUNmember This year, 2020, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. In it we see many opportunities to work for a better world, but we also miss a more real impact on the...
From the ground: Caritas coordinator. Spain. EN
COVID and pain Pilar Millán Núñez-Cortés Parish Caritas Coordinator My name is Pilar and I am very lucky, like many others, to be a Caritas volunteer. In my case, for about 13 years I have participated in the welcome of the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Espino, which serves a...
Urgent: Someone has to decide! EN
Urgent!: Someone has to decide Multilateralism: 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Michelangelo Velasco cmf Doctor. Science of Education Member of the cmfUNteam Perhaps it is good to update the COVID-19 data, now that the countries of Europe are gradually overtaking it and...
The future we want EN
The future we want: Diverse, united and complementary Miguel Ángel Velasco cmf Doctor of Educational Sciences Member of the cmfUNteam The future we want: Diverse, united and harmonious We are in the middle of COVID-19. Like a big earthquake, we feel that everything trembles,...
The world to come EN
The world to come I have just read another article on Africa and COVID-19, in addition to some comments I received. As always, there are many opinions regarding what will happen in Africa. Africa is finally appearing in the newspapers! But, I wish it is for a positive...
Agenda 2030: much more than multilateralism EN
UN. New York City Agenda 2030: much more than multilateralism In the last installment of this blog, we left the master pointing out to the disciple the immensity of the moon and the disciple wondering why his master was showing him the finger. Looking at the finger of the...