MCC UN Office

We are the voice of the Mennonite Central Committee at the United Nations, representing our global partners, including Anabaptist churches around the world.

[MCC UN Office @mcc_un]

While we miss this view, our office is still working hard to carry on our advocacy work at the @UN. In this special edition of our newsletter we ask: “How can the transnational power of the global body of Christ be mobilized for such a time as this?” Link: https://t.co/RN8b0GxEIA

[UNPFII @UN4Indigenous]

.#UNPFII to postpone 2020 Session (13-24 April) due to COVID-19 until a later date, to be determined. To see letter from Chairperson @ANuorgam to @UNECOSOC 👉 https://t.co/wDro28yg6w #WeAreIndigenous

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

"In following Jesus, we serve in ways that build up, nurture, and encourage rather than destroy. Our opposition to war is not cowardice but an expression of Christ’s forgiving love as shown on the cross.”

#mccpeace @mccwashington

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[MCC Washington Ofc. @mccwashington]

Stop the administration from hurting families, men, women, and children stuck at the border by blocking the human right to asylum. Call your member of Congress to co-sponsor the Asylum Seeker Protection Act. Tell them it is time to #RestoreAsylumNOW!

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

As MCC celebrates its centennial year, we want to hear from you! Check out how you can share your MCC story.

#mcc100years #mccpeace

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[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

"You are welcome here!" @anitalouise, director for @MCCOttawa reflects on the complexities of #forcedmigration in the Middle East, and the incredible hospitality of communities to welcome those in need, despite facing conflict themselves.

#mccpeace

https://t.co/Cklc6JR9RM

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

MCC turned 100 this year! We continue to be grateful for the outpouring of support we've seen from our constituents and partners. Thank you.

#mccpeace #mcc100years

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

LIVE NOW: @UNCoISyria press conference on report #children’s rights in #Syria: “They have erased the dreams of my children”

UN Web TV: https://t.co/iQh2sl7CzH
Report: https://t.co/wJ5ir3q9bS
Press Release: https://t.co/OXuW32UP3S

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

Pinheiro @UNCoISyria Chair: “#Children continue to be brutally scarred in the #Syria #conflict - they have been killed and maimed, recruited to participate in hostilities, detained and tortured, and have been subject to #SGBV. This is a tragedy!”
https://t.co/iQh2sl7CzH @UNGeneva

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

A century ago, MCC was formed to help Mennonites and others facing starvation in southern Russia (present-day Ukraine). Answering Christ’s call to care for those facing war and disaster remains an important facet of MCC.

#mcc100years #mccpeace

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[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

As MCC celebrates its centennial year, we want to hear from you! Check out how you can share your MCC story.

#mcc100years #mccpeace

https://t.co/RWTNrF2gIy

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

We could not do this work without the generous support of people like you. Thank you for making a difference.

#mccpeace #Haiti #agroforestry

[MCC UN Office @mcc_un]

"Everyone Counts". Today began the #RefugeeForum in Geneva. Watch the press conference here:

https://t.co/KLAH9YOyvz

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

The stage is set for the Global #RefugeeForum, taking place this 16-18 December in Geneva. We need bold, new measures to:

✅ Ease pressure on hosts
✅ Boost refugee self-reliance
✅ Find solutions

Big or small, every action counts. https://t.co/VkWBylBnEy

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

A Christmas Story Among the Displaced. Read more: https://t.co/rVcdMGi77O

#mccpeace #ccmpaz #displaced #migrants #Mexico #Guatemala

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

“We have learned that they will say no, but we can keep going,” said Constante. “And we don’t have to stop just because someone says no.”

#mccpeace #cliamtechange #ElSalvador @MCCOttawa #Fridaysforfuture

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[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

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Meet this sweet kitty who lives at the @mcc_fts in #Winnipeg, Manitoba.

#mccpeace #pollythesixtoedkitten #kitten #mccthriftshop

[Mennonite Central Committee @mccpeace]

Dreaming of your next adventure? Join us for an MCC learning tour to eastern Bolivia. Come celebrate 60 years of peace and development work in the region May 2-9, 2020.

#mccpeace #mcclearningtour #traveling

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[Peace & Justice Office MCC Canada @MCCOttawa]

Maintaining #hope, working 4 #peace & breaking down walls #Palestine & #Israel "Peace is a long-haul calling, & life-long vocation, & needs us all to challenge all the barriers that keep us from seeing each other as fully human." #SeparationWall @mccorg
https://t.co/hRR60z84OI

[UN Development @UNDP]

LIVE FROM BOGOTA, COLOMBIA! Join @ASteiner, @HDRUNDP's @pedrotconceicao, @Laura_Ch & more for the global launch of our 2019 #HumanDevelopment Report happening now: https://t.co/KNXlpt3oeF

#HDR2019 https://t.co/O8UEA0rG8Q