Diplomacy Professor Involved in new UN Biodiversity Treaty
Dr. Tinker affirmed that the BBNJ treaty could open the door for future environmental discussions or treaties.
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Sustaining Perfectionism: Analyzing the Presentation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the School of Diplomacy’s 2019 United Nations Intensive Seminar
Does the idealism presented in the language of the first two SDGs make them unsustainable?
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Cyclone Idai, which hit eastern Mozambique, was the worst natural disaster in southern Africa in the last two decades. The cyclone destroyed approximately half of Mozambique’s annual crops and caused numerous deaths.
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Italy Sticks to EU Budget Plan Despite Growing Concerns
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy is heading the budget talks in conjunction with his deputies, Matteo Salvini, and Luigi Di Maio, in an effort to fix Italy’s economic situation, as it has been on a slow decline.
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New Border Crossings in Divided Cyprus, First in Eight Years
Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings in the Southeastern village of Dherynia and Northwest town of Lefka for the first time in eight years. This was the latest push for peace after multiple failed United Nations negotiations last year.
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The United Nations is Broken
According to the United Nation’s Charter, the UN was established with four goals, and now more than 70 years later, the ability of the UN to achieve any of these goals is questionable at best.
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2018 Nobel Prize Awarded to Advocates Against Sexual Violence
On October 5, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced in Oslo, Norway. This year’s winners are Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nadia Murad of the Republic of Iraq.
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The Trump Administration is Justified in Withdrawing From the Ineffective UNRWA
On August 31,the State Department announced that it will no longer contribute to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which garnered strong condemnation from critics.
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Congo Rejects United Nations Aid
The current President of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, claims that his country will boycott the upcoming UN conference because there is no humanitarian crisis taking place.
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United Nations Association takes part in Global Engagement Summit
Students with the United Nations Association at Seton Hall University had the privilege of being a part of the United Nations Global Engagement Summit with other world leaders.
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