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2024 UN Study Tour to Geneva Wrap Up!

The UN Study Tour to Geneva was a huge success. With over 20 tailored events participants were treated to a variety of international and diplomatic exchanges.  Led by Carlise Richardson and coordinated by Sally Northfield, the group experienced unique insights into foreign relations. Highlights included: > meeting with the UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection […]

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 […]

Visit from the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy

We were honoured to host a press conference for UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Ana Brian Nougrères, concluding her tour of Australia. The tour examined Australia’s position on privacy issues in relation to personal data protection, including health data, sharing of data across borders, cybersecurity, surveillance, oversight mechanisms and remedies, artificial intelligence […]

International Internship with Monash University

We completed a partnership with Monash University TeaMWork to deliver an international virtual internship program 🌎 Students came together from Monash Melbourne, Monash Malaysia and the University of Warwick, UK, to discuss innovative solutions to enable the transition to circular economies. Representing the Netherlands, Chile, China and Kenya, students compiled country reports including case studies, […]

The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity

By Assumpta Massoi, Hisae Kawamori and Abdelmonem Makki What happens when you blend creativity, cultural heritage and economic growth? Up pops the vibrant world of an orange economy, also known as the creative economy. But, what exactly is it, and how does it foster peace, accelerate sustainable development and empower communities? UN News/Hisae Kawamori | The […]

UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia

© The Wall Street Journal | Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists.   On Friday, Mr. Gershkovich was handed a 16-year prison sentence on […]