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Will UN Secretary General Achieve Gender Parity in Leadership Roles?
Has Antonio Guterres revived the organisation's “lost agenda”?
The History of the Persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Some 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August this year.
Amid Tensions With North Korea, 51 Countries Sign Ban on Nuclear Weapons Despite US Opposition
Susi Snyder discusses nuclear disarmament.
Trump Uses UN Podium to Threaten Nuclear Annihilation
Trump is raising the nuclear stakes.
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Show Me the Money: The Fight for Funding and Accountability for Women’s Rights
Aid donors, governments and the United Nations have made many commitments to gender equality.
A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be Catastrophic and Illegal
Warmonger or diplomat? Trump has a choice with North Korea.
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No Justice, No Peace for Yemeni Children
Saudi-led airstrikes prompt an urgent call for the UN to protect children in the midst of the deadly two year-long conflict in Yemen.
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As the US Threatened North Korea, 122 Countries Voted to Ban Nuclear Weapons
When it comes to the US and North Korea, it is time for diplomatic overtures to replace threats.
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Will the UN “Leave No One Behind” and Improve LGBTI Health and Well-Being?
Research on the health and well-being of LGBTQI populations is inadequate and incomplete in much of the world.
The Planet Is in Our Hands: Countering Trump’s Climate Crimes
We need a more drastic and rapid transformation of the world's energy system than what the Paris accord called for.