Jessica Neuwirth
- Barbara Crossette
- • September 12, 2022
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Nations of the world have taken giant steps in recent decades to build international structures and strengthen institutions to deal with mass human-rights abusers. At almost every stage, Navi Pillay, a South African lawyer, was there, advancing the rights of …
- Categories: Africa, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Women as Changemakers
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • October 8, 2021
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A new vaccine for malaria; the Security Council goes to the Sahel; the Human Rights Council’s actions, criticized and praised. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is gathered from UN …
- Categories: Africa, Asia, General Assembly, Health and Population, Myanmar, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN
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- Barbara Crossette
- • October 6, 2021
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- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Women as Changemakers
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- Fiona Shukri
- • July 13, 2020
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Six months into her job as the United States ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, Kelley Currie has done little to demonstrate that she can restore American leadership on women’s rights while reporting to an ideologically driven administration known for its …
- Categories: Covid-19, Gender Violence, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • February 11, 2017
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The annual meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York every March, may be in trouble because of uncertainty and fear about the Trump administration’s attempt to ban immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. …
- Categories: UN Agencies, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, Women