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New Rochelle, NY, January 22, 2001 - Michael W. Hovey, an Iona College campus minister and coordinator of Peace and Justice Education, has been appointed to represent Pax Christi International at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Pax Christi, the international Catholic peace movement, holds consultative status at the U. N. as a non-governmental organization (NGO) and participates in conferences and committee work in the areas of peace and security, human rights and humanitarian affairs. As a Pax Christi NGO representative, he will be responsible for the area of human rights and disarmament issues, coalition building and providing testimony before U. N. committees.

Earlier in his career, Hovey served as an NGO representative for the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers during the First U. N. Special Session on Disarmament, and also for Pax Christi International in 1993, when he participated in the 49th session of the U. N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland. A member of Pax Christi since the mid-'70s, he was elected to the organization's National Council from 1987-1993. His doctoral thesis deals with the role played by NGOs at the United Nations in the recognition and promotion of human rights.

For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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