Anna Bianca Roach
Anna Bianca Roach is a Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism Fellow who focuses on climate reporting. She has worked in Canada, Armenia and the United States and is a native speaker of English, French and Italian. She has an M.S. in investigating reporting from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in conflict studies from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. She has written for OpenDemocracy, The Washington Post and Deutsche Welle.
- Anna Bianca Roach
- • March 5, 2022
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Russia’s war on Ukraine escalates as at least one million people have fled. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other…
- Categories: Peace and Security, This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • February 25, 2022
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This week, alas, a heavy spotlight on Ukraine. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, read how…
- Categories: Peace and Security, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • February 18, 2022
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Artillery shelling blasts eastern Ukraine; what’s the Collective Security Treaty Organization?; the UN boss jets to Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered…
- Categories: Human Rights, Peace and Security, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • February 11, 2022
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An assassination attempt on Libya’s interim prime minister; investigating the UN’s climate finance apparatus; the Guernica tapestry returns to the Security Council. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is…
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Secretary-General, This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • February 7, 2022
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The United Nations Development Program is still facing calls for accountability regarding the reported mismanagement of a project that aimed to mitigate climate change and was funded by a primary entity in the UN system. The project ran from…
- Categories: Climate Change, Development
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • February 4, 2022
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Tensions mount over Ukraine; Congo issues a verdict on the murder of two UN experts; the UN secretary-general attends the Winter Olympics. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is…
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • January 28, 2022
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A coup in West Africa; a recap of Biden’s first year at the UN; a US-Russia showdown coming to the Security Council. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is…
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • January 21, 2022
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A volcano erupts in Tonga; Ukraine-Russia-US on edge; UN rights experts say Afghan women are being erased from public life. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from…
- Categories: This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • January 14, 2022
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Kazakh military dons UN “blue helmets”; US warns Russia at the UN of consequences from any military aggression in Ukraine; nationalism rises in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing…
- Categories: This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • January 7, 2022
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Violence erupts in Kazakhstan; Sudan’s prime minister resigns; Norway takes the presidency of the Security Council. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue…
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • December 17, 2021
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The Security Council vetoes a resolution linking conflict to climate change; Afghan girls return to middle school; the Wagner paramilitary group may deploy in Mali. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization….
- Categories: Africa, Asia, This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • December 10, 2021
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UN human rights chief reiterates calls to end arbitrary detentions in Myanmar; seven peacekeepers killed in Mali; how is reform of the UN development system going? You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the…
- Categories: This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • December 3, 2021
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Man wields shotgun in front of the UN headquarters; Omicron variant leads to ostracizing southern Africa; French forces shoot protesters in Niger. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is…
- Categories: This Week @UN
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • November 30, 2021
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President Joe Biden has nominated Geeta Rao Gupta as the next ambassador at large for global women’s issues at the United States State Department. Gupta is a senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation, a nonprofit group based in…
- Categories: US Foreign Relations, Women
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • November 26, 2021
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UN envoy for Libya resigns; older women’s rights forgotten by the General Assembly; UN staff’s dependents to leave Ethiopia. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is gathered from UN…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Libya, This Week @UN, UN Special Envoys
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