VIVAT – RomeVIVAT – Rome

OMIJPICOMIJPICMeeting of regionsMeeting of regions20-25 October 200920-25 October 2009

OMI at the United Nations

Early in 2005 we were accredited to the United Nations as a non-governmental organization by the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Soon thereafter, it was decided that we would seek to be members of VIVAT INTERNATIONAL.

The start …The start …1996 : The general councils of the SVD and SSpS take up a growing concern. 1997 : SSpS-SVD JUPIC take it up in  Portugal1998 : PANAM assembly of JUPIC in Bolivia. The two congregations together began to investigate.

VIVAT: Points of VIVAT: Points of ReferenceReference

• November of 2000: Begin (SVD November of 2000: Begin (SVD & SSpS)& SSpS)

• April of 2001: VIVAT website is April of 2001: VIVAT website is created: created: www.vivatinternational.orgwww.vivatinternational.org

• July 23rd 2004: VIVAT receives July 23rd 2004: VIVAT receives official recognition by the official recognition by the Economic and Social Council of Economic and Social Council of the UN (ECOSOC).the UN (ECOSOC).

VIVAT today

OMI

CSSpCong. of the Holy

Spirit

SVDDivine Word

SSpS

Holy Spirit Sisters

MSHRMissionaries of the

Holy Rosary

CMSComboni Sisters

MCCJComboni Missionaries

ASCAdorers of the Sacred Heart

The other congregations Who expressed interest in participating (Associate)

• December 15th 2004 VIVAT is December 15th 2004 VIVAT is recognized as NGO by DPI of the recognized as NGO by DPI of the UN.UN.

• 2005, Other religious congregations 2005, Other religious congregations join VIVAT as associate members – join VIVAT as associate members – amongst them the OMI.amongst them the OMI.

• By 2007: 8 congregations are part of By 2007: 8 congregations are part of VIVAT.VIVAT.

• 2009 - Other congregations ask to 2009 - Other congregations ask to join. A 2 year moratorium is set in join. A 2 year moratorium is set in order to allow time to assure order to allow time to assure functionality of VIVAT functionality of VIVAT International.International.

VIVAT: Points of Reference (2)

We share the vision that our world and every single human being have been created good

and with dignity. We believe in the equal rights and dignity of all persons, peoples and cultures.

Thus, we commit ourselves to struggle for justice, harmony and reconciliation in the

world.

VisionVision

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Create a network of action between the members, and especially promote collaboration with the United Nations in order to obtain common objectives: peace, respect for human rights, just and harmonious relations between peoples and nations, and social, economic and ecological well-being.

OBJETIVES (2)• Transmit information in order to awaken and maintain the attention of our members.• Bring together ideas and experiences of the members in the field and transmit them to competent organizations, especially to the United Nations.•Create collaborative links with other agencies and NGOs.

THE name VIVAT comes from the latin “vivere”, which means “that they may have life”. It expresses the profound desire that all which exists may have life

That each person may have life That all creation may have life

NNAMEAME

VIVAT is a VIVAT is a MissionMission

A Christian, faith-A Christian, faith-based presence at the based presence at the

UNUN

HumanRights

VIVAT: priorities

1. Eradicationof Poverty

4. Culture of Peace 2. Women

3. SustainableDevelopment

GENERALASSEMBLY

SECRETARIAT

SECURITYCOUNCIL

INTERNACIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Trusteeship Council

Where do NGO’s have a voice and influence?

NGOs

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCILECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Main Forum for:Main Forum for:Economic affairsEconomic affairs such as: such as:commerce, transport, economic commerce, transport, economic developmentdevelopment

Social affairsSocial affairs such as: such as:population, children, housing, rights of population, children, housing, rights of women, social discrimination, drug women, social discrimination, drug trafficking,, crime, social well-being, trafficking,, crime, social well-being, youth, human development and food.youth, human development and food.

NGO committees take on an important role and bring significant contributions to the UN by collaborating in the work with ECOSOC commissions, committees and agencies.  

The formulation of political action in each sector of specific activity, through ECOSOC commissions depends largely on experiences in the field, stories of on-site visits and recommendations made by NGOs working in developing countries.

The Nature and style The Nature and style of VIVAT activitiesof VIVAT activities

• At the level of people• At a structural level

From a popular perspective:

• Working with affected persons

• Networking with other NGOs

• Being intermediaries and influencing governments in what concerns making effective commitments made at both the national and international levels, as well as at the UN.

VIVAT aims at and responds to JPIC problems at two levels:

The Nature and style of The Nature and style of VIVAT VIVAT activitiesactivities (Cont’d…)(Cont’d…)

Having an influence on government representatives to the UN

• Establishing solid political orientations

• Plan consistent programs

• Promote and establish equality of sexes

• Promote access to development for all people

• Promote peace and harmony

• Create a sustainable world

At the structural level

(Lobbying)(Lobbying)

CollaboratingCollaborating

Examples of future possibilities for VIVAT to fulfill Examples of future possibilities for VIVAT to fulfill its’ mission workits’ mission work

N. York ( UN Center)

Rome (FAO, WFP)

PARIS(UNESCO)

Geneva(Human Rights)

Nairobi(UNEP and UN-Habitat)

Addis AbabaAfrican Economic Commission

ViennaDruges, Crime, Informatics

Santiago, Chile (Comisión Economica para América Latina – CEPAL)

Proposal for CollaborationAnd communications

networks

TheUnitedNations

LocalNGOs

VINY

VIVATNational

VIVATBoard of Directors

Communications (Bulletins,

web page …)

JUPICCoordinators

VIG

VIVAT at the UN in New Yorkand Geneva

New York• Felix Jones (SVD)• Zelia Cordeiro (SSpS)• Daniel LeBlanc (OMI)• Luigi Zanotto (Comboni)

Geneva• Edward Flynn (CSSP)

Hope for the Future – Vienna• Tomas Vyhnalek (OMI)?

Areas we try to cover at the UN Women and girl-

child HIV/AIDS Social

Development Eradication of

Poverty Sustainable

Development

Indigenous People Migration Sustainable

Development Financing for

Development Human Rights Environmental

Issues

Recent efforts Working Groups:

• Violence in Guatemala• Mining (in preparation for CSD and

Indigenous Peoples’ Forum)

• WE ALSO SUPPORT JPIC AND MISSION EFFORTS THROUGH TRAINING SESSIONS (AT THE LEVEL OF VIVAT OR OF INDIVIDUAL CONGREGATIONS

STATISTICS WE ARE

• 20,166 Sisters, Brothers and Priests members of 8 religious congregations working in 126 countries or dependencies

• Those in formation are not included in the statistics, nor are the large number of men and women who collaborate in our Congregations’ JPIC mission as we lack information

• WE NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 40 REPRESENTATIVES OF RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS, AND WITH OTHER FAITH-BASED NGO’S

STATISTICSSISTERS SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (SSpS)

MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE HOLY ROSARY (MSHR)

COMBONI SISTERS (CMS)

SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE WORD (SVD)

MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE (OMI)

COMBONI MISSIONARIES (MCCJ)

CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (CSSp)

ADORERS OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST (ASC)

STATISTICS

3391 – SSPS 4427 – OMI380 – MSHR 1812 – MCCJ1454 – CMS 2860 – CSSP4570 – SVD 1272 – ASC

20,166 TOTAL

Thank youDaniel LeBlanc, OMI

RepresentingOMI – DPI NGO

VIVAT INTERNATIONAL – DPI NGO

VIVAT INTINTERNACIONAL – ECOSOC

At the UN In New York