Month: October 2024

World Food Day with Global Voices delegation

We’re so excited to be partnering with Global Voices as we take a delegation of fellows to the World Food Forum in Rome, with our very own Carlisle Richardson. World Food Day is on Oct 16th and marks the ‘right to foods for a better life’ and a better future for all.  ‘Foods’ stands for […]

Explainer: How UN peacekeepers meet the challenge of escalating conflict in Lebanon

© UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz | UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh along the Blue Line in southwestern Lebanon. (file) By Daniel Dickinson 8 October 2024 The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by […]

Explainer: The journey of a UN Security Council resolution

UN Photo/Loey Felipe | Security Council members and delegates huddle for a discussion after emerging from closed consultations following a meeting on the situation in the Middle East in December 2023. (file) By Eileen Travers How does a Security Council resolution get adopted? The 15-member Council is charged with taking action, through resolutions and decisions, on […]

Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development

UN Photo/Loey Felipe | A wide view of the General Assembly Hall during the opening of the Summit of the Future. By Vibhu Mishra 22 September 2024  World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations. The Pact […]

UNAAV in Rome at the World Food Forum

We’re excited to announce that the UNAAV is partnering with Global Voices to bring a delegation of young fellows to the World Food Forum in Rome in October! We are thrilled to introduce Lucinda G., Laura Carniel, Danai Jedrzejczyk, and Malachai Clements as this year’s outstanding fellows. We’re inspired by their potential and are excited […]