Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs
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JOHANNESBURG — Naledi Pandor, a six-time cabinet member who has served numerous presidents, has a storied career in South Africa’s public service. But in piloting her country’s confusing foreign policy over Russia’s full-throttle invasion of Ukraine, Pandor may be
Lana Nusseibeh, UAE's ambassador to the UN
The world needs the United Arab Emirates’ oil moguls to get involved in striving for “peace and security,” in a globe where climate change
A new review of the United Nations’ gender architecture appears ready to weaken the organization’s ability to achieve gender equality, particularly at the country
The world needs the United Arab Emirates’ oil moguls to get involved in striving for “peace and security,” in a globe where climate change
A new review of the United Nations’ gender architecture appears ready to weaken the organization’s ability to achieve gender equality, particularly at the country
A new monthly newsletter, from PassBlue and UNA–UK, which shines a spotlight on senior appointments at the UN
Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs
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The United Nations is likely to reappoint the head of its Office of Counterterrorism, who has been leading the entity since its inception in 2017. In one of his …
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Karbowska sprang into action. She has since been working in overdrive to provide funding and humanitarian assistance to thousands of Ukrainian …
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Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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