Friday 26 April 2024 marks the 240th anniversary of the death of Venerable Nano Nagle. The IPA Spirituality and Charism Animator, Lancia Rodrigues PBVM, has prepared a beautiful reflection, entitled ‘Lamps...
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We advocate on issues such as education, health and violence.
We respond to the cry of the earth, to protect people and planet.
We support communities with culturally appropriate engagement.
We are the International Presentation Association (IPA), an association of Catholic religious congregations of Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of Presentation People and of friends and associates. Together, we work for personal and systematic change for People and Earth.
We are inspired by Venerable Nano Nagle, who founded our congregation and who saw that justice flowed from spirituality.
Our Vision is a world in which the oneness and sacredness of all life is honoured
“Our mission is to speak and act in partnership with others for global justice from a contemplative stance in a spirit of oneness with the whole of creation.” – Mission Statement
“The International Presentation Association believes in and respects the dignity of all. In our advocacy we will honour and advance the rights of women and children, indigenous and tribal people, and our planet Earth.” – Our Call to Action (8th IPA Assembly)
The twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will take place in-person from 15-26 April 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
This year’s theme is “Enhancing Indigenous People’s right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth.”
Friday 26 April 2024 marks the 240th anniversary of the death of Venerable Nano Nagle. The IPA Spirituality and Charism Animator, Lancia Rodrigues PBVM, has prepared a beautiful reflection, entitled ‘Lamps...
Read MoreThe IPA Strategy document, 'IPA Strategy 2024-2026 Unity in Action & Advocacy' was launched online on 19-20 February 2024. You can download the new strategy here. Thank you to...
Read MoreThe Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will take place from 16 to 18 April 2024 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. For more information, visit the...
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The International Presentation Association was born in 1988, as a new form of global consciousness, so that Nano Nagle’s global legacy can live on today.
We deliver the global advocacy mission of the Presentation Sisters and Presentation People today. Because we are an association of over 1,400 religious sisters and Presentation People, we have a presence in over 19 countries. Click on the map to learn more.
The International Presentation Association (IPA) was accredited with the United Nation’s Department of Public Information (DPI) in 1997 and we received consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2000.
ECOSOC gives rights to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like the IPA, so that we can both observe and contribute to its work.
We use this consultative status to influence policies at the United Nations, on behalf of people and Earth made poor. Together with other likeminded NGOs and religious organisations, such as Edmund Rice International, we advocate for systemic justice at the UN.
We are represented at the UN by Dr Despoina Afroditi Milaki. She is based in New York and works on our priority issues. She is involved in five NGO Committees and working groups: the NGO Committees on Stop Trafficking in Persons, Status of Women, Social Development, Migration, and the Working Group on Girls.
Click on the images in the boxes below to visit the UN working group sites, or click the button below to learn more about our work at the UN.
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