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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • July 23, 2020
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the middle of a recent Zoom meeting with colleagues, I commented about the presence of United Nations flags on international borders, like the ones that flew, some until recently, on certain bridge border crossings between Ontario, …
- Categories: Covid-19, US Foreign Relations
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • June 17, 2020
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An almost empty General Assembly Hall, masks of all types and colors and diplomats rejoicing to see their colleagues that they probably have seen only on their computer screens for months marked this year’s General Assembly elections at the United …
- Categories: Covid-19, General Assembly, Security Council, US-UN Relations
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • May 4, 2020
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CHICOUTIMI, Canada — The Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Marc-André Blanchard, told a Canadian newspaper in March “now is not the time to campaign for a Security Council seat,” as world diplomacy is being disrupted by the coronavirus and …
- Categories: Covid-19, General Assembly, Security Council
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • September 25, 2019
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a point of bringing Canada back to the international stage at the United Nations to win a coveted nonpermanent seat on the Security Council for the 2021-22 term. But amid Trudeau’s re-election campaign and …
- Categories: General Assembly, Security Council
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- Barbara Crossette
- • March 11, 2019
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GOSIER, Guadeloupe — The Caribbean islands, though culturally and linguistically diverse and differing government systems, are coming together to confront the climate changes that threaten their rich tropical environment and the livelihoods of their people. Seas are warming and acidifying, …
- Categories: Caribbean, Climate Change
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • September 23, 2018
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MONTREAL —Â When he took office in 2015, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised, among other things, to bring Canada back as a leader on the world’s stage. “Canada is back,” he said after signing the Paris accord on climate change, …
- Categories: General Assembly, Geopolitics
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • February 12, 2018
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After years of civil war, Somalia is beginning to build democratic institutions with support from the West, even as horrific violence repeatedly strikes the capital, Mogadishu. Help from foreign countries and regional groups — such as the European Union, Italy …
- Categories: Caribbean, Governance, Latin America, Women
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- Julie Vanderperre
- • November 13, 2017
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The one sure announcement to emerge from the annual United Nations peacekeeping defense ministerial conference this week will be the adoption of the Vancouver Principles, a set of rules aimed primarily at preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers. …
- Categories: Child Soldiers, UN Peacekeeping
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- Julie Vanderperre
- • April 20, 2017
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Although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged in a splashy way right after his 2015 election to “renew Canada’s commitment to United Nations peace operations,” the country’s contribution to peacekeeping remains at an all-time low. Since Trudeau’s seemingly impetuous campaign promise …
- Categories: Africa, Geopolitics, Security Council, UN Peacekeeping, US-UN Relations
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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • March 17, 2016
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“Because it’s 2015,” Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada and self-proclaimed feminist, said simply, using the vernacular of his generation to reinforce his position on gender equality as he spoke at the United Nations recently during an “armchair conversation.” …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Women
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- Divya Kaeley
- • June 10, 2015
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WINNIPEG, Canada — Every new immigrant to Canada has to live through the three stages of acculturation, which for most people is not easy. First comes the thrill and joy of exploring a new land, then feelings of marginalization and …
- Categories: Health and Population, Migration, Refugees, Women
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- Lorraine Boissoneault
- • February 7, 2013
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The sounds of drums and chanting outside the United Nations in New York battled to be heard over traffic recently. In a continuation of rallies and demonstrations held in front of the UN earlier in January, seven Native American protestors …
- Categories: General Assembly, Human Rights
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