Geneva Conventions

Why Poland Could Master Mideast Issues in the UN Security Council

August 6, 2019

Even though many people think of August as vacation time, Joanna Wronecka, Poland’s ambassador to the United Nations, is not taking off anytime soon, as she is presiding over the Security Council for the month. As the Security Council is going to tackle issues affecting the Middle East and other parts of the world, …

Child Soldiers, Middle East, Security Council Presidency

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How’s He Doing? António Guterres’s First Month as UN Secretary-General

February 5, 2017

by Dulcie Leimbach

Thirty-two days in office as United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres spoke extensively to the media for the first time at UN headquarters, on Feb. 1. Indicative of the chaos gripping many parts of the world as a result of new White House actions, Guterres might be forgiven for waiting a month to address the …

Migration, Peace and Security, Refugees, Secretary-General, UN Peacekeeping, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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GEOPOLITICS

Take a Look: Global Refugee Law and US Areas Affected Most by Trump Ban

January 31, 2017

by Barbara Crossette

The public furor and enormous protests by many thousands of Americans nationwide have led experts to try to explain where the decisions made by Donald Trump fall short of legality in both national and international law. From Hollywood to the world of sports to the corridors of the United States Congress, people are saying …

Cities, Geopolitics, Human Rights, Middle East, Migration, Refugees, Syria, US Foreign Relations

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WORLDVIEWS

Does Donald Trump Even Know the Rules of War?

July 28, 2016

by Dr. Catherine Mullaly

Donald Trump, who has branded himself as the “law and order” candidate, is now the official Republican nominee for president of the United States, commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world and a White House beholding to national and international law and order. But what could a businessman possibly know …

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US Policy Denies Emergency Abortion Globally for War Rape Victims

July 30, 2015

by Barbara Crossette

In 1973, Jesse Helms, a newly elected United States senator and an ideologue contemptuous of the United Nations, dismissive of international treaties and completely devoid of compassion for the world’s poor, put his name on an amendment to the landmark 1961 United States Foreign Assistance Act banning any use of US funds to support …

Gender-Based Violence, Women

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WORLDVIEWS

To Better Prosecute Sexual Violence Crimes, Look to World War II

May 28, 2014

by Shanti Sattler

LONDON — Crimes of sexual violence consistently result from large-scale conflict and war around the world. Rape and enforced prostitution, among other gender-based crimes, are used as a tool to enhance violence and domination and to spread fear among civilians. Whether systematic or isolated in nature, such acts leave devastating physical and psychosocial wounds …

Gender-Based Violence, WORLDVIEWS

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WORLDVIEWS

Protecting Civilians: How It Works

December 10, 2012

by Hugh Breakey - Charles Sampford - Ramesh Thakur

CANBERRA, Australia — A steady rise has been occurring in the last two centuries in the proportion of civilians killed in armed conflict, either from direct violence or conflict-related hunger and disease. The international community has responded to the calls to protect innocent victims by developing two parallel principles, the protection of civilians and …

Responsibility to Protect, WORLDVIEWS

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Geneva Conventions

Why Poland Could Master Mideast Issues in the UN Security Council

How’s He Doing? António Guterres’s First Month as UN Secretary-General

Take a Look: Global Refugee Law and US Areas Affected Most by Trump Ban

Does Donald Trump Even Know the Rules of War?

US Policy Denies Emergency Abortion Globally for War Rape Victims

To Better Prosecute Sexual Violence Crimes, Look to World War II

Protecting Civilians: How It Works

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