gender parity at the UN
- Foteini Papagioti
- • September 30, 2020
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It has been a banner year for the long-overdue push to appoint women to the notoriously male-dominated leadership ranks of United Nations peacekeeping and political missions. Five out of six mission-leadership jobs in the first half of 2020 went to …
- Categories: Secretary-General, UN Careers, Women
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- Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela
- • December 23, 2019
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This year was a big one for China, and 2020 is likely to be much the same — if not more intense, given the range of issues involving the United States and far beyond. For our last episode of the …
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Geopolitics, Security Council, UN Special Envoys
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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • December 22, 2017
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As its people of the year, Time magazine recently named the Silence Breakers — people who have spoken against sexual harassment and launched the hashtag #MeToo into an international phenomenon with more than seven million hits on social media. Just …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Secretary-General, UN Diplomats, Women
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • December 12, 2016
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António Guterres was sworn in as the ninth United Nations secretary-general on Dec. 12 in a low-key ceremony played out in the General Assembly Hall, featuring moving tributes by ambassadors to the 10 years that Ban Ki-moon has led the …
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, US-UN Relations, Women
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- Amy Lieberman
- • December 14, 2012
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This year, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has so far appointed 55 people to high-level positions. Twelve of the appointees, nearly 22 percent, are women, filling roles like the special representative for children and armed conflict and the executive director …
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, Women
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