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BLUE SMOKE: A new monthly newsletter, from PassBlue and UNA–UK, which shines a spotlight on senior appointments at the UN

LONDON — In seeking justice and accountability for alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, Karim Kahn, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, urged United Nations member states to stay focused on “the suffering of humanity” and to “cling to the law.” “We can’t be complacent and …
The International Criminal Court has just issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, for the alleged crime of unlawfully deporting and transferring Ukrainian children from the occupied territories of the country …
Recently, I attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA. It is the first such hearing in the United States Senate since 1984, and this year marks the 100th anniversary since the ERA was …
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
This week, we focus on countries with enduring humanitarian disasters, plus big news from the International Criminal Court on Russia. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most …
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For decades the United States, the primary architect of international drug control policy, led the global fight against illicit drugs, exercising its influence through the Vienna-based Commission on Narcotic …
Iran’s crackdown on women’s rights protests that erupted in September, and the Taliban recently banning women from working in nongovernmental organizations or from attending university have served as a …
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Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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