The Diplomatic Envoy

November 2020

November 2020School of Diplomacy News

Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Speaks on Middle East Peace Plan

On November 19, the School of Diplomacy held a discussion on the Middle East Peace Plan with Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN. Ambassador Mansour delivered remarks about the Palestinian perspective on the conflict in the Middle East and answered questions from attendees.

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SHUNA Holds Inaugural “HallMUN 2020” College Conference

Seton Hall University’s Model United Nations team hosted its first-ever college-level Model UN conference, known as HallMUN, on the weekend of November 13, 2020. SHUNA, the Seton Hall United Nations Association, organized the three-day virtual conference, making it the first nationwide to be held online.

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Leader of Ethiopian Tigray Region Fires Missiles at Eritrean City

The leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray region confirmed the firing of missiles at Eritrea’s capital city of Asmara, reports the Associated Press. This event marks an escalation in the violent conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the government of the Tigray region, which has seemingly become an international armed conflict.

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Algerian Constitutional Referendum Fails to Satisfy Protestors

On November 2, Algerians approved a referendum to reform the constitution, despite record-low turnout, Al Jazeera reports. The bill was passed with approximately two-thirds of the vote. However, less than a quarter of registered voters casted ballots, and fewer than 15 percent of eligible voters voted in favor of the referendum.

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Wins Parliament Amid Genocide Accusations

The National League for Democracy party (NLD), backed by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, won a majority in Myanmar’s parliament in this year’s election. According to CNN, the NLD scored 396 out of 473 seats, beating the military-backed opposition party by a significant margin.

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