The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 22nd session “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health, and climate change: a rights-based approach.” is scheduled in NY from April 17-28, 2023 .
There are more than 370 million Indigenous People in some 70 countries worldwide. Since 2000, it plays a critical role in addressing issues faced by Indigenous Peoples -ensuring their rights and concerns are considered by the UN.
The forum comprises 16 experts, 8 nominated by member governments and 8 by indigenous organizations. Its mandate was established in response to the challenges indigenous communities face in areas such as human rights, environment, development, education, and health.
La 22ª sesión del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas (UNPFII) “Pueblos indígenas, salud humana, salud planetaria y territorial y cambio climático: un enfoque basado en los derechos” está programada en Nueva York del 17 al 28 de abril de 2023.
Hay más de 370 millones de Pueblos Indígenas en unos 70 países de todo el mundo. Desde el año 2000, desempeña un papel fundamental a la hora de abordar los problemas a los que se enfrentan los pueblos indígenas, garantizando que la ONU tenga en cuenta sus derechos y preocupaciones.
El foro está compuesto por 16 expertos, 8 nombrados por los gobiernos miembros y 8 por las organizaciones indígenas. Su mandato se estableció en respuesta a los retos a los que se enfrentan las comunidades indígenas en ámbitos como los derechos humanos, el medio ambiente, el desarrollo, la educación y la salud.
Written during the first year of Vatican II, it was the first time a major Catholic Social Teaching document was addressed not just to Catholics but to “all people of good will”.
Sister Elizabeth’s reflections are published online in the Spirituality section under the appropriate liturgical season. They can be read online or downloaded.
O’Murchu set the context of our reflection and discussion by outlining the throes of change that mark our time, noting that there is a paradigm shift of global impact. In searching for a faith to sustain us today, home-coming is the key – coming home to our cosmic and planetary identity, to our spiritual story, to our people of soul, to our relational individuation, to our need for ritual, to the wisdom of the feminine ( the feminine is not exclusive to women). Most importantly, he says, it is necessary to reclaim a sense of the cosmic Christ as well as the historical Jesus, the central role of the Kingdom of God, the radical inclusiveness of Jesus, the concept of Jesus as suffering servant, the relational understanding of personhood.
During the evening, four young choristers were awarded apprenticeships, named in honor of four Mercy and Presentation Sisters. Tribute was paid to Sister Kathrine Bellamy, rsm, for her outstanding work in music and she was given the honour of presenting a member of the choir with an apprenticeship; a second one was presented in honor of Sister Mary Baptist McDermott, rsm, who was one of the first Newfoundlanders to be awarded an Associate Diploma from Trinity College of Music. Ms. Knight sees the apprenticeships as being a way of carrying on a chain of mentoring that began with the Mercy and Presentation Sisters.
On September 29, 2002, the Sacred Heart Parish, Marystown held a celebration to mark the anniversary. The event began with a celebration of the Eucharistic Liturgy during which Father Ray Earle, pastor, paid tribute to the Sisters of Mercy for seventy-five years of ministry in the parish and community. He, and the president of the Parish Council, acknowledged, in particular, their contribution to youth through their service in the schools and their presence in the wider community as well. The mayor of the town, Mr. Samuel Synard presented the sisters with a plaque on which was the image of Catherine McAuley and an expression of appreciation.