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The Psychological Effects of Naturalizing Violence in Television
Review of YouTube's Momo Chavez video on how TV encourages gun violence.
Harita Vyas
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Positive Peace and Peacebuilding: Definitions and Strategies for Sustainable Peace
Summary of Johan Galtung's ideas about Positive Peace and Social Entropy.
Benjamin Ramey
Jul 6, 202211 min read


Growing Up to be Something Your Father Hates
Describes political polarization in the American household.
Sarah Jacobsen
Jul 4, 20221 min read


The Trauma of War (Part 2): Surviving an Explosion
Discussion of direct physical and psychological impact of explosions during combat.
Sakshi Agarwal
Jul 1, 20221 min read


The Trauma of War (Part 1): What A Bullet Does To The Body
The impact of gun violence on the human body.
Sakshi Agarwal
Jun 29, 20221 min read


Would you trust a loved one with bullets in their drawer? Statistics on Gun Violence
Discussion how guns make conflict more deadly.
Nadeen Yousef
Jun 27, 20221 min read


SDG 15 | Life on Land | #SDG
Discussion of SDG 15 - on the importance of wise land usage and environmental protection.
Zachary Richmond
Jun 4, 20221 min read


SDG 12 | Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
SDG 12 seeks sustainable consumption globally for survival of climate change
Amelia Kirshbaum
Jun 2, 20221 min read


SDG 11 | Sustainable Cities and Communities
Discussion of SDG 11 which seeks to solve the social and environmental problems of rapid urbanization.
Mary Martha Wiggers
May 31, 20221 min read


SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for All
Explores SDG 7 - the UN effort to mitigate humanity's need for energy with the need to protect the environment where humanity lives.
Pamela Guerrero
May 28, 20221 min read


SDG 6 | Clean Water for All
Summarizes SDG 6 and the global efforts to implement it.
NVINY Creative Team
May 26, 20221 min read


Connecting the Culture of Peace to Technical Peacebuilding, David Kirshbaum
A discussion by David Kirshbaum about the connections between the UN Culture of Peace Program and Technical Peacebuilding.
Aya Taqi
May 24, 20221 min read


Managing Social Entropy for the Sake of Peace and Prosperity
Managing Social and Physical Entropy as a key to lasting peace and development

David Kirshbaum
May 13, 20222 min read


Interview with Sofia Ramyar | Gender Equality, Peace, and Change
Ms. Ramyar summarizes gender activism and progress pre-Taliban
NVINY Creative Team
May 11, 20221 min read


How The Rohingya’s Origins Were Erased
Summary of the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people by the government of Myanmar.
Samin Huq
May 9, 20221 min read


The Importance of NGO Major Group
This blog describes the role of civil society at the United Nations with special focus on the Sustainable Development High Level Process.
Yuting Xiao
May 6, 20221 min read
The Difference Between Trump and the Titans of the Republican Party
Summarizes how Donald Trump is not a traditional Republican politician.
Evan Brady
May 4, 202210 min read


Age Demands Action: the Imperative Need of an International Convention on the Rights of Old People
Discusses the UN efforts to protect the rights of the elderly.
Maria Luiza Graciano
May 2, 20221 min read


Mister Rogers’ World and Peacebuilding
Describes how Mr. Fred Rogers was a modern American Peacebuilder.
Gulzada Mitalova
Apr 29, 20221 min read


Why is Culture of Peace important?
Summarizes the UN Declaration for and Programme of Action for a Culture of Peace.
Gulzada Mitalova
Apr 27, 20221 min read


Peacebuilding and Civil Society with Andre Kamenshikov
Meeting with Andre Kamenshikov about Peacebuilding in Eastern Europe and the work of GPPAC.
NVINY Creative Team
Apr 25, 20221 min read


Implementation of PEACE Methods In Modern Justice Systems
Explores the effort to ban torture as an interrogation tactic.
Harita Vyas
Apr 22, 20221 min read


An Introduction to Peacebuilding and Religion
The role religion can play in Peacebuilding can be positive or negative.
Maria Rene Alegria
Apr 20, 20221 min read


Are You News Literate?
Summarizes the definition and importance of news literacy.
Brian van Oosterum
Apr 18, 20224 min read


