Our Special Consultative Status with the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) comes with the privilege of allowing the Sisters of Mercy at the UN to submit formal statements to the UN Commissions.

This is one of our avenues to give voice to our members on the ground and present recommendations on our Mercy Global concerns: Human Trafficking and Mining Abuse, Poverty and Unsustainable Development.

Mercy Statement Developed from Grassroots Experience

For the several past months, Sisters of Mercy from the working group on opposing trafficking prepared the statement for presentation to the UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD) in February 2014. The statement is now posted on the UN commission website for your consideration.

Advanced into the Arena of the UN

Read the Statement on Addressing the root causes of poverty to prevent human trafficking.

Go to the NGO STatements list on the UN CSocD Commission website
Scroll down to:'Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, E/CN.5/2014/NGO/17'
Select English to read the Statement in English
Select Spanish to read the Statement in Spanish

Note: We are not linking directly to the Statements as security settings/ cookies prevent some readers being able to open the documents when hyperlinked

Available for Mercy Advocacy

Using the website links above, please feel free to share and use this statement in your community and ministries worldwide. Moreover, for those who are in contact with government officials nationally, regionally and locally we encourage you to use this statement as a tool for advocacy.

Messages to: Aine O'Connor rsm - MGA Coordinator at the UN