Ryan Villarreal

Ryan Villarreal is a news curator for Facebook. Previously, he was a videographer for Columbia University, where he was a production coordinator and assistant editor for an online education project. He has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree in literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

50-50: Bridging the UN’s Gender Gap [Video]

September 10, 2015

by Ryan Villarreal

As Colombia leads a group of dozens of nations to promote a woman as the next United Nations secretary-general, when Ban Ki-moon leaves office at the end of 2016, these same voices are also demanding gender equality inside the UN, especially at senior and high-policymaking levels. It’s not surprising that women who work at …

Secretary-General, Women

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Russ Feingold on Congo: First, End the Conflict

April 6, 2014

by Ryan Villarreal

Last year marked major progress toward finding a peaceful resolution for the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s achingly long conflict, rooted in decades of civil war, regional incursions, ethnic tensions and resource pilfering. Throughout the many years, women have borne the brunt of the fighting, caught in the crossfire between rival militias and governments …

Africa, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights

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Unraveling Sexual Violence in Costa Rica and Throughout Latin America

January 8, 2014

by Ryan Villarreal

For the past three decades, Costa Rica has carried out progressive steps to reduce violence against women, a major inhibitor of human and economic development in the country and throughout Latin America. While the issue has garnered more attention among the general public in recent years, it remains intertwined in the fabric of Latin …

Gender-Based Violence, Latin America, UN Agencies, Women

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Ryan Villarreal

50-50: Bridging the UN’s Gender Gap [Video]

Russ Feingold on Congo: First, End the Conflict

Unraveling Sexual Violence in Costa Rica and Throughout Latin America

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