THE CARMELITE NGO -
a project of the
members of the Carmelite Family around the world
The Carmelite NGO, associated with the
Department of Public Information of the United Nations, is
comprised of the men and women from around the world who are
members of the Carmelite religious Order or its affiliated
Congregations and Institutes within the Catholic Church. It is
at the service of the people they serve.
June 20,
2009 - New York City (USA)
Church of the Holy Trinity - 316 E. 88th Street
1PM - 6PM
people's voices on the crisis
- testimonials from grassroots human rights and
environmental activists
thematic panels:
Gender Rights
Rights of Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities
Decent Work and Economic Security
Social Rights and Social Security
Environmental Sustainability
The spiritual challenge of the
ecological crisis draws us back to our religious traditions, to reflect
on and celebrate the natural world in its most profound sense of mystery
as a manifestation and experience of the sacred.
On June 5, the Carmelite NGO hosted its second Day of Prayer with
a focus on the environment.
The celebrations were many and varied.
We are interested in hearing how you, your community, or your
organization celebrated this day.
Drop us an email.
November 25-28, 2008 - Doha, Qatar Doha Civil Society Forum of the
Financing for Development Review Conference
Investing in
People Centered Development
The Doha Civil Society Organization Forum
will be held in Doha, Qatar from 25 November to 27 November 2008 just
prior to the Doha International Review Conference on Financing for
Development. This forum offers a unique opportunity for NGOs to carry their engagement
in the financing for development forward. As this is a "focus area" for
the Carmelite NGO, we will have representation there among the 371
representatives.
Ask where the United
Nations is located and most people will answer "New York." In fact the United
Nations is a system of offices and departments located throughout the world.
The map which is linked below shows the major offices of this huge
organization. Now if they would only develop a listing of all the
abbreviations used in the organization! However, click on any of the
abbreviations and the homepage of that UN organization will open for you.
Papal Message for World Day of Peace
- January 1, 2009
Fighting Poverty to Build Peace
In his
2009 Message for World Day of Peace, Pope Benedict XVI asks nations to combat
poverty by including the poor, making them active partners in development.
Population control policies are "irrational," the ideologies that want
redistribution of wealth are "illusory," the current financial system and its
disastrous techniques are "based upon very short-term thinking." The education
of the poor and sharing are the path of the Church's mission, and of peace.
Our new quarterly publication, CarmeNGO, contains information about the Carmelite NGO and the work of the
Carmelites worldwide. The publication is available by postal service as well
as online.
Check it out for
yourself. (Requires Acrobat
Reader:
Free Download)
The
men and women of the Carmelite Family-- men and women of the Carmelite
Order and its affiliated Congregations and Institutes-- sponsor the
Carmelite NGO. The Carmelite NGO, through its affiliation with the United
Nations, provides access to the resources of that organization as well as
allows the members of the United Nations to benefit from the various
ministries of the Carmelites worldwide.
The Carmelite NGO was affiliated to
the United Nations in December 2001. We are currently under consideration
for ECOSOC status.
A bi-weekly e-newsletter designed to inform the
reader of new articles and features on the NGLS (Non Governmental Liaison
Service) website as well as providing a snapshot of recent and upcoming UN and
NGLS activities.
Target for 2015: Halve the proportion of people living on less than a
dollar a day and those who suffer from hunger.
Education
Achieve universal primary education
Target for 2015: Ensure that all boys and girls complete primary school.
Human Rights
An essential element
in the protection of human rights is a widespread knowledge and understanding
among people of what their rights are and how they can be defended.
Religion
In November 1981, governments signed a Declaration on the
Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion
or Belief. That document included the right to "establish and maintain" places
of worship; to "write, issue and disseminate" religious publications; to
"observe days of rest and to celebrate holidays"; and to "establish and maintain
communications with individuals and communities in matters of religion and
belief at the national and international levels."
Women
Promote gender equality and empower women
Target for 2005 and 2015: Eliminate gender disparities
in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by
2015.
Financing for Development
+ Develop further an
open trading and financial system that includes a commitment to good governance,
development and poverty reduction-- nationality and internationally.
+ Address the least developed countries' special needs, and the special needs of
landlocked and small island developing states.
+ Deal comprehensively with developing countries' debt problems.
+ Develop decent and productive work for youth.
+ In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable
essential drugs in developing countries.
+ In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new
technologies-- especially information and communications technologies.
Over the course of three
days 2,000+ representatives of NGOs, grass-roots organizations, UN
system, private sector, academia, media, philanthropists, youth and
other constituencies will gather in Paris - city of the signature of the
UDHR in 1948 - to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United
Declaration of Human Rights by examining its application in the context
of current realities and emerging issues worldwide.
The Department of Public Information of the United Nations held the 2007 DPI/NGO Conference
on September 5-7, 2007. The theme, Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All,
promoted discussion on various aspects of this worldwide situation. The conference is held at the
UN Headquarters in New York City.
The Carmelite NGO has
participated in the Annual DPI/NGO Conferences since 2001.
These meetings are supplemented with meetings of the Carmelite NGO at which
time the year's program is developed.
