Holy See Mission to the United Nations Archives

UN Secretary General Guterres to receive Path to Peace Award

Mar 11, 2020

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will receive the annual top prize for the Path to Peace Foundation.

UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official

Mar 5, 2020

A United Nations report addressing gender-based violence and discrimination connected to religious beliefs “is now attacking the very reality it is called to defend,” a Vatican representative told a U.N. meeting in Geneva.

By Carol Glatz

Pope names Italian diplomat as Vatican’s new ambassador to United Nations

Nov 16, 2019

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia has been tapped to serve as the pope’s representative to the UN.

By Christopher White

Vatican’s U.N. rep pushes for world action to eliminate nuclear weapons

Oct 28, 2019

Expressing concern that arms control treaties are “abrogated and flouted,” the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations called on global leaders to work to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

By Catholic News Service

U.N. nuncio praises nations for recognizing rights of indigenous peoples

Oct 15, 2019

The Vatican’s nuncio to the United Nations called it welcome news that several nations around the world “have taken active steps to recognize the right to autonomy or self-government of indigenous peoples.”

By Catholic News Service

Vatican rep to UN addresses violence against women, human dignity

Oct 11, 2019

Filipino Archbishop Bernardito Auza, head of the Vatican’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, called for the U.N. to uphold the dignity of women, and also to safeguard the “inherent dignity and inalienable rights” of the human person when dealing with financial issues before the international body.

By Catholic News Service