November 6 leading into November 17 saw almost 200 nations gathered in Bonn, Germany for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. And although President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the agreement, big name politicians are determined to stay at the table by spearheading the America’s Pledge.
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With more than 20 million Yemenis, including 11 million children, in need of urgent aid, the United Nations is calling for a lifting of the blockade implemented by Saudi Arabia, calling the deepening crisis the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
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On December 1, Seton Hall was proud to host Miroslav Lajčák, President of the 72nd session of the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA), as the next distinguished leader to speak in the School of Diplomacy’s “World Leaders Forum.”
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North Korea has played up its bad behavior by antagonizing regional neighbors with aggressive missile launches and weapons development programs. The U.S. must continue to oppose this lest other nations accept it as normal.
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Boko Haram continues to attack rural areas despite denial from the government that such attacks are occurring, and many displaced people wish to return regardless of the risks.
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It is time to leave the HRC or bring about serious reform in a short amount of time. This is not a loss in the protection of human rights, but the beginning of an era for truly protecting the rights of our fellow human beings.
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The United States-based NGO AIDS-Free World, which has operations in the Central African Republic (CAR), released a report in 2013 highlighting cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by European peacekeepers. The organization has continued to release statistics of reported abuse annually.
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The School of Diplomacy’s Morgan McMichen and Noelle Sorich are currently serving as UN Youth Representatives. Their job is to represent and to network on behalf of The School of Diplomacy as well as Seton Hall’s Center for UN Studies and Global Governance.
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During a panel on the next fifteen years of the U.N., School of Diplomacy junior Gabriela Taveras spoke about her work on campus through Seton Hall’s chapter of UNA-USA. She enthusiastically congratulated Professor Martin Edwards for organizing last year’s Sustainable Development Goals Teach-In on campus.
Read MoreOn October 27, a vote of 191 to 2 gave Cuba its widest margin of favorable votes since the resolution was undertaken by the U.N. in 1992. The second abstaining vote, aside from the United States, was Israel, who continued to vote in line with its Western ally.
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