As we head into this year’s UN High Level Political Forum, with our interns, advocacy objectives, and a desire to be present and effective in this major UN gathering, the Temple of Understanding is grateful for the outstanding work of JCoR, the Justice Coalition of Religious. They offer a comprehensive and effective guide for understanding and advocacy at the HLPF.
It is through our collaborations that our values and impacts can be enhanced; the TOU is a member of the CRNGO, the climate committee of the Religious NGOs, where this guide was shared at the monthly meeting.
JCoR, present themselves as follows:
“We are a group of 23 non-governmental organizations that are accredited to collectively represent over 200 congregations of Roman Catholic women and men Religious at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. For centuries, congregations of Religious have served those who have been rendered poor, vulnerable, oppressed, and marginalized by existing global systems. Through our membership in JCoR, we have united with our sister and brother organizations to enhance collaboration among our members–at UN Headquarters and around the world–in our common mission: to improve quality of life for people living in poverty and to enhance our stewardship of the natural environment.
The primary aim of our collaboration is to strengthen the capacity of our members to address the root causes of unsustainable development.
We work toward this goal by coordinating national, regional, and global efforts of Religious to call on local and national leaders for a just, equitable, and rights-based implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN’s Agenda for 2015-2030.”
by Grove Harris, M.Div.