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Sustainability vs Displacement
By Lyudmila Aleksandrova September 2017 has been a busy period not only for the United Nations, but also for several activists and NGOs...
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Oct 26, 20173 min read


The 15th Anniversary of the Hague Code of Conduct
By Lucas Musetti On Friday, October 13, the Permanent Mission of Poland to the United Nations hosted a panel to discuss the 15th...
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Oct 18, 20173 min read


Contemplating The Path of NonviolenceNY
By Joshua Krishbaum In light of the International Day of Nonviolence I wanted to introduce myself as well as the amazing organization for...
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Oct 2, 20174 min read


A Framework For Peace
By Danny Kleschick International Week of Peace, a week in which the international community can take the opportunity to re-evaluate its...
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Sep 28, 20173 min read


International Day of Peace
By Danny Kleschick Next Thursday, September 21 marks the International Day of Peace, a day dedicated to world peace and celebrating...
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Sep 14, 20173 min read


My HLPF 2017, Reflections and Recognitions
By Miguel Santa Maria Hectic and invigorating are the two choice words I would choose to describe my experience at the United Nation’s...
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Aug 4, 20173 min read


Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies and the SDGs
By Patricia Suarez At the core of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development is building peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. This is...
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Jul 28, 20174 min read


An Intern’s Perspective on the HLPF
By Sarah Chamberlain Entering the UN complex on the first day of the High Level Political Forum reminded me of my first day of college,...
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Jul 26, 20173 min read


Women, Reproductive Health, and Sustainable Development
By Patricia Suarez “Rich women abort, poor women die.” Dr. Patricia Da Silva, the International Advocacy Officer from International...
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Jul 21, 20173 min read


Reproductive Rights and the 2030 Agenda
By Sarah Chamberlain In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, “ensuring that no one is left behind” is a fundamental principle....
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Jul 17, 20173 min read


Spreading the International Day of Peace: A Grassroots Effort
By Ben D'Alessio The miniature television screen in my office building elevator tells me first-thing-in-the-morning that last night North...
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Jul 16, 20173 min read


URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Climate Change, Gender Issues, & Foreign Occupation in Danger at UN
I am calling to each and every one of you. The SILENCE has been broken! The United Nations Ministerial Declaration regarding the UN...
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Jul 14, 20172 min read


50 Years of Israeli Occupation: Moving Forward
By Daniel Roetzer “50 years of military occupation spells to every single Palestinian that we, with whatever means we possess, have to...
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Jul 14, 20173 min read


The Importance of the Intergenerational Dialogues on Sustainable Development Goals
By Ben D'Alessio The Intergenerational Dialogues on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a crucial event for accomplishing the...
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Jul 7, 20172 min read


The Straw Thing: Technology & Education for Sustainable Oceans
By Laurel Wong They entangle marine plants and animals, they cause sickness when ingested by ocean life, and they contribute to the 8...
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Jul 2, 20173 min read


Small Islands, Big Challenges: Roadblocks in the Path to a Sustainable Future
By Laurel Wong What are SIDS? Small Island Developing States have been recognized as facing special challenges in sustainable development...
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Jun 25, 20174 min read


Why We Need a Leader Like Dag Hammarskjold Now More Than Ever
By Ben D'Alessio The second Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold, is likely the most momentous figure of the modern...
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Jun 23, 20173 min read


Nadia Murad & The Fight for Justice
By Timothy Greenwald On Saturday, April 15th, Nadia Murad spoke to Public Radio International at the Brooklyn Public Library. Nadia’s...
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Apr 21, 20174 min read


Finding Brightness in Darkness The Story of One Syrian Refugee
By Tim Greenwald Thair could feel the frostbite creeping ominously through his limbs and to his fingertips and toes as he swayed...
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Apr 14, 201711 min read


A Step in Our Mission Towards Peace
By Erin Hampton We spent the day in the Baha’i UN Offices talking with other member NGOs of the Peace Thematic Cluster in the NGO Major...
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Apr 7, 20172 min read


The Solace of Music Amid Chaos
By Tim Greenwald Junction 48 is an illustrative portrayal of a Palestinian hip-hop group in the city of Lod, also known as Lydda. Lod is...
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Mar 31, 20173 min read


CSW The Interns Perspective
By Bousso Diouf, Glindys Luciano, Erin Hampton, Emily Tafaro and Aakrati Gupta Between 13 - 24 March 2017 the sixty-first session of the...
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Mar 24, 20175 min read


International Women’s Day:
By Erin Hampton March 8th was International Women’s Day, a day when women across the globe celebrate gender equality and the empowerment...
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Mar 10, 20172 min read


The Pandemic of Indifference
By Jamie Gabriel It is human nature to put greater emphasis on things we, as individuals, find significant within our own lives. In the...
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Mar 3, 20173 min read


