Sr. Margaret Scott, acj was recently named the Secretary/Treasurer for the Executive Committee of UNANIMA International, an NGO at the United Nations, based in New York. UNANIMA is an organization made up of 22 congregations of Roman Catholic Sisters. These sisters work in approximately 80 different countries and they advocate on behalf of women and children living in poverty, immigrants and refugees, and the environment. The sisters bring their constituents’ voices and concerns to the United Nations.
Sr. Margaret has been involved with the UNANIMA Committee to Stop Human Trafficking as well as the NGO Committee on Migration and the UN Conference on Indigenous Peoples. As Secretary/Treasurer, Sr. Margaret will work with the President, Vice-President and Executive Director of UNANIMA to energize and evaluate the sisters’ work at the UN.
For more information about UNANIMA, please visit www.unanima-international.org.