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Participants at the "Migrant Workers: An Asia-Pacific Experience,"

Conference Focuses on Migrant Workers in Asia

By: Sr. Justine Gitanjali Senapati

Participants gathered from September 9-11, 2018 at the Don Bosco Provincial House in New Delhi, India to discuss the joys, hopes, and aspirations, along with the sorrow and anguish, of the world’s 250 million migrants — 19 million of whom are internally displaced (IDP) in Asia alone. (more…)

Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen) addresses the closing session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. (United Nations)

2018 High-Level Political Forum

Last month members of the Congregations of St. Joseph NGO (CSJ UN NGO) joined 2,200 participants at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations in New York. The HLPF meets annually and is the UN’s platform to review progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. (more…)

A Visit to the Canadian Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph

By: Justine Gitanjali Senapati, CSJ

I fulfilled a long-awaited desire when I was invited by Sr. Loretta Manzara, the Executive Director of the Canadian Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph to visit Canada during the third week of May 2018. The entire visit was well planned and I was accompanied by Sr. Loretta. The visit was short but very fruitful and inspiring to me. I was touched by the zeal of our sisters. There are many places in Canada where the sisters minister, but I only had time to visit London, Hamilton, and Toronto. (more…)