Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty

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A photo taken March 5, 2019, shows Villa 31, a populous and marginalized neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. World Day of the Poor is observed Nov. 17. (CNS/Reuters/Magali Druscovich)

The United Nations calls its 17 Sustainable Development Goals "the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all." With a target of achieving them by 2030, the goals are all interconnected and address the global challenges we face.

Goal 1 is "No Poverty." As the UN puts it: "Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality."

This series highlights some of the work sisters are doing around the world to eradicate poverty.

Deceased Indian priest's legacy highlights model for countercultural witness to poverty

Feb 11, 2022

By Sujata Jena

My happiness does not depend on what I possess — as I used to think — and that happiness never ends. Simplicity is bliss. Poverty is necessary to live our vocation meaningfully and authentically.

Even at Christmas, it's not calm and bright for everyone

Dec 22, 2021

By Margaret Gonsalves

Kindly keep your physical eyes closed and inner eyes wide open. Decorations may sparkle this time of year, but pain and injustice abound. This pandemic Advent has brought a new light of interconnectedness and solidarity among people of goodwill who fearlessly advocate for peace and betterment of all.

Q & A with Silvia Gutierrez, helping people who live in their cars in Los Angeles

Oct 26, 2021

By Soli Salgado

Led by Immaculate Heart Community member Silvia Gutierrez, Safe Parking LA aims to convert Los Angeles County's underutilized parking lots for city residents experiencing homelessness with vehicles.

Medical Mission Sisters' Deepalaya farm is an oasis in Madhya Pradesh

Oct 14, 2021

By Celine Paramundayil

At the community Deepalaya ("house of light"), founded in 2006 in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India, the Medical Mission Sisters cultivate food, welcome all creatures (except mosquitos) and care for Mother Earth.

Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty

Feature Series page

Deceased Indian priest's legacy highlights model for countercultural witness to poverty

Even at Christmas, it's not calm and bright for everyone

Q & A with Silvia Gutierrez, helping people who live in their cars in Los Angeles

Medical Mission Sisters' Deepalaya farm is an oasis in Madhya Pradesh

Serving the poor among the poor, and blooming in religious life

Leviticus Fund leverages 'faith capital' for poverty-fighting projects

Helping others survive poverty in Angola

Millions of renters owe billions of dollars. Sisters are doing what they can to help

Sisters versus homelessness: a look back on a year of focus

My dream: farewell to poverty and its causes

Q & A with Sr. Helen Amos: 'To be homeless is a health issue'

Demolition, family strife push boys to the streets of Nairobi

A Place to Call Home: Sisters address inadequate housing worldwide

Survey tracks inequality, amid UN effort to end poverty by 2030

Advocates work to stop human trafficking's causes like poverty, exploitation of human rights

Ideas incubator brings success to new poverty-disruption programs in Cleveland

Congregations push UN to confront homelessness

Nuns on the Bus 2018: Hello to Mar-a-Lago, goodbye to the bus

At UN development meetings, sisters present pathways to eradicate poverty

Poor Jesus and the vow of poverty

Poverty and drought: When a sister goes among the people in India, lives change

What our nation needs: A faithful budget rooted in economic justice