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Equitable Geographic Representation in the United Nations: An Assessment of the State of the International Character of the United Nations’ Workforce

March 11, 2020March 16, 2020 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Article 101, Equality, Equitable Representation, Hiring Practices, UN Charter, UN Employees, UN reform, United Nations

by Harold Kent Heredia The first article of the 21st Volume of the Journal of Diplomacy provides a narrative of

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Wrapping Up on 2019 – The Year of Return for the African Diaspora

December 30, 2019December 31, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Abolition, africa, Diaspora, Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, Mathieu Kireka, Nat Amarteifio, Project Joseph, Slave Trade, Slavery, United Nations, Year of Return

Photo description: New Ghanaian citizens pose for a photo with President Nana Akufo-Addo. (Photo credit: Office of the President, Ghana)

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Costa Rica Bids for the United Nations Human Rights Council

October 11, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Brazil, Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rica, environment, Epsy Campbell, Human Rights, Human Rights Council, Latin America, UNHRC, United Nations, Venezuela

By Sushant Naidu Costa Rica announced its bid for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week, two years

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The Importance of Gender Parity in the UN’s Efforts on International Peace and Security

August 9, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments africa, Equality, Gender, gender parity, peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, United Nations, Women

by Nahla Valji and Pablo Castillo As part of the 20th volume of the Journal of Diplomacy, Valji and Castillo open

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Engaging, and Disengaging, on Xinjiang

June 16, 2019June 17, 2019 Kendra Brock 0 Comments China, Equality, Human Rights, ICC, United Nations, Uyghur, Xinjiang

The ongoing visit of UN undersecretary general for counterterrorism Vladimir Voronkov to China’s Xinjiang region, and the invitation to UN

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Overview of Secretary-General Guterres’ 2019 Priorities: Yay or Nay?

January 30, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments global governance, International Law, Secretary-General, United Nations

by Sheryl Steadman  Last week at the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented his priorities for 2019 before the General

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Reflecting on 70 Years of the Genocide Convention: Is It Effective?

December 22, 2018 Meagan Torello 1 Comment genocide, Genocide Convention, Human Rights, justice, peacebuilding, prevention, Rohingya, U.S. foreign Policy, United Nations

by Maliheh Bitaraf On December 9, 2018, the United Nations commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention

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Why the UN Needs to Double its Efforts on LGBTQI Rights

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Meagan Torello 1 Comment Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Samantha Power, United Nations, United States

by Sushant Naidu  In December 2016, Earle Courtenay Rattray, the Jamaican Ambassador to the UN, mentioned that he would receive

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The UN Isn’t Failing

October 19, 2018 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Human Rights, International Security, security, Security Council, UN reform, UNGA, United Nations

by Michael Galloway Claims that the United Nations is failing are short-sighted and misunderstand both its purpose and its methods

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Leaving No One Behind: A Partnership between the United Nations and Faith-Based Organizations

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Conflict, faith, FBOs, NGOs, partnership, Religion, SDGs, United Nations

By Roger Alfani In 1994, authors of the book edited by Douglas Johnson and Cynthia Sampson, Religion, the Missing Dimension

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