Editor: One of the events involving Sisters of Mercy at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 62) was televised  on UN WebTv on 13 March.

Lynda Dearlove rsm MBE (GB Institute) and Angela Reed rsm were panellists at a side event Preventing Human Trafficking among Rural Women and Girls: Integrating Inherent Dignity into a Human Rights Model

The event was jointly sponsored by Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, Mercy International Association Mercy Global Action, Society of the Sacred Heart, The Arise Foundation, Women@TheWell, Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, UNANIMA and the National Board of Catholic Women (UK).

Mercy International Association together with the Holy See Mission  sponsored Ms Mely Lenario, a  rural woman and survivor advocate from the Philippines to share her story of resilience on this panel.

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Messages to: Lynda Dearlove rsm MBE and Angela Reed rsm