A Quest for Relevance: The United Nations’ Tryst with Youth
BY VANDINIKA SHUKLA It was an ordinary Monday afternoon when some of my colleagues and I at the United
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Women in Peacekeeping: Moving from Numbers to Leadership
BY ESTHER BRITO In 1993, women represented only 1% of all UN uniformed personnel deployed in peacekeeping missions. In 2017,
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Maternal Deaths in Africa Remain Too Common
BY CHRISTIAN ASANTE African societies have made enormous strides with respect to women’s rights and empowerment. Mother’s Day is widely
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Are Global Goals Always Good? Reflections on the first anniversary of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
BY GRANT TUDOR September 25 marks the first anniversary of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a list of global
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The 70th Anniversary of the United Nations: Lessons for Responding to the Neglected Syrian Civil War
BY ORGA CADET This week, more than 150 heads of state will convene at the UN’s headquarters in New York
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Preventing Unilateral Actions: How to Exercise Preemptive Self-defense within the Scope of International Law
BY YASIR GOKCE The United States has been employing preemptive self-defense as a justification for use of force as it
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