Why the UN Needs to Double its Efforts on LGBTQI Rights
by Sushant Naidu In December 2016, Earle Courtenay Rattray, the Jamaican Ambassador to the UN, mentioned that he would receive
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Leaving No One Behind: A Partnership between the United Nations and Faith-Based Organizations
By Roger Alfani In 1994, authors of the book edited by Douglas Johnson and Cynthia Sampson, Religion, the Missing Dimension
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The WHO and Zika: Not Making the Same Mistakes
Since 2014, more than 11,000 people have died from Ebola. Over the course of about 21 months, it spread quickly
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Venezuela: Cheap Gas Makes for an Easy Fire
While drivers across the globe celebrate the rapid decline in gas prices, the repercussions for exporting nations are worrisome. Saudi
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Now That She’s Won the Election, Dilma Faces Difficult Choices
Having narrowly won the Brazilian presidential election on October 26, Dilma Rousseff uttered a remark that is somewhat unusual for
Read MoreAuthoritarian Tendencies in Venezuela and What the US Can Do About Them
by Brian Sherry This month the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, asked the Venezuelan Congress to give him emergency powers
Read MoreNew Trade Agreements Seek to Bolster Economy, But at What Cost?
By Laura Toledo Two weeks ago, in a rare show of bipartisan accord, Congress finally passed free trade agreements (FTAs)
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