The United Nations 2019 Global Engagement Summit
Writer Alyssas Veltre dives into the action of the United Nations 2019 Global Engagement Summit.
Read MoreWriter Alyssas Veltre dives into the action of the United Nations 2019 Global Engagement Summit.
Read MoreAccording 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.
Read MoreThe United Nations Security Council voted in favor of the strongest sanctions against North Korea yet, following the sixth and largest nuclear test by North Korea to date.
Read MoreHaley will succeed Ambassador Samantha Power, whose achievements in the United Nations will present a challenge to her less experienced successor.
Read MoreThe civil war began three years ago when the nation’s President, Salva Kiir, accused his deputy minister, Reik Machar, of plotting a coup against him. Armed factions took to the streets to beat Machar into submission. On November 11th, the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Adam Dieng, alerted that the Sudanese media helped militias target civilians along ethnic lines. Social media sites prevalent throughout the world served as vehicles for the transmission of the media’s hate speech, thus furthering the polarization and radicalization of South Sudan’s citizenry. The ouster of Machar in July only reignited the violence.
Read MoreA U.N. brokered ceasefire took effect in Yemen late October 19 after a call from the U.S. and Britain to end violence between the government and Iran-backed Houthis, a rebel group in Yemen.
Read MoreHaiti is no stranger to the horrors of a natural disaster nor to empty promises from international aid organizations.
Read MoreAntonio Guterres, who has served as prime minister of Portugal and head of the United Nations refugee agency, held a steady lead through the selection process, despite expectations of a woman from Eastern Europe to succeed Ban Ki-moon.
Read MoreThe School of Diplomacy’s United Nations Summer Intensive Program has had nearly 700 students in 17 sessions since 2001, punctuating the School’s connections and dedication to international organizations.
Read MoreDuring 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.
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