Complex sentence: In 2015, Sister Lucy was invited to attend the Clinton Global Initiative and in May 2017, Maher was granted a "special consultative status" with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC).
Split into simpler sentences: In 2015, Sister Lucy was invited to attend the Clinton Global Initiative. In May 2017, Maher was granted a "special consultative status" with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC).