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 […]
© 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 […]
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 […]
By Eileen Travers It’s the season to take on global challenges, from forging a healthier planet to putting the brakes on nuclear weapons, as world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters in New York in mid-September for the General Assembly’s annual High-Level Week to chart a path towards a better, safer, greener future for all. As […]
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas | A view of the Eduardo Kobra mural at UN Headquarters. By Conor Lennon Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being billed as once in a […]
UN Photo/Kiara Worth | UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum opening ceremony in Tonga. The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest of the world needs to step up with more support, the UN […]