COP21 General Assembly: Turmoil in India
As part of SHUMUN XX, reporter Alyssa Tolentino covers the General Assembly within the UNESCO Committee.
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UNESCO General Assembly: Resolution Update
As part of SHUMUN XX, reporter Alyssa Tolentino covers the General Assembly within the UNESCO Committee.
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As part of SHUMUN XX, reporter Alyssa Tolentino covers the General Assembly within the UNESCO Committee.
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Focus on Social Media Mobilization: Myanmar’s genocide
Once one of the least connected countries in the world, Myanmar was eager to catch up to the ever-connected, globalized world when it emerged from decades of military rule in 2011.
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Focus on Honor Killings: Pakistan
In Pakistan, where religion is inextricably tied to culture and tradition, “honor” killings carried out in the name of a family’s reputation have become normalized and are on the rise.
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Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis
As tensions rise in the political climate of Venezuela, hyperinflation, and shortages of food and medicine are forcing its people to join in on a massive exodus.
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Focus on Child Soldiers: South Sudan
Years of conflict in and around South Sudan bred a generation made to fight, rebels and government forces have conscripted more than 17,000 children to fight.
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Yemen Blockade Threatens Famine
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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Harvey Weinstein Scandal Globalizes Sexual Assault Awareness
Conversations about harassment and male sexual predication in the workplace spurred as a result of sexual harassment allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Causing a viral movement that showed the world how widespread the problem really was.
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India Tracks Down Underage Marriages
Early October the Indian Supreme Court ruled that sexual intercourse with a wife younger than 18 is rape with or without her consent, granted the wife file a complaint within a year.
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