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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • April 30, 2018
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In the world of fake news, the United Nations has been a prime target since it opened its doors in 1945. These days, spending just a few minutes on Facebook and Twitter, two sites located at the epicenter of…
- Categories: Geopolitics, Journalists
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- Susan Manuel
- • November 9, 2017
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The population it serves can misunderstand a United Nations peacekeeping mandate. In the host country, with people’s lives, infrastructure and administrative systems often rendered dysfunctional by conflict, the population expects peacekeepers to restore order, build roads and other essentials,…
- Categories: Caribbean, Gender Violence, Geopolitics, Secretary-General, UN Peacekeeping
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- Lori Silberman Brauner
- • March 15, 2016
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Hailing from various corners of the world, five activists gathered in New York recently to assess the progress of women’s rights globally — presenting a mixed picture of gains in Africa but threats to women’s rights through new programs…
- Categories: Africa, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Latin America, Women
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • July 11, 2015
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Enjoying your summer but still looking for something good to read? There are lots of reading choices, of course, starting with all those backed up New Yorker magazines, McKinsey reports and NPR’s Summer Romance List. Or you can get a…
- Categories: BOOKS
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • May 24, 2013
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Burma’s major moves toward liberalization and release from the vise of its military grip signal huge strides toward democracy, yet nothing in this long-isolated, mineral-endowed country is assured. Even as the nation branches out from its dependence on China…
- Categories: Asia, Development, Human Rights
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