Secretary of State John Kerry
- Lori Silberman Brauner
- • May 17, 2017
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In just a few weeks, the United Nations is convening a world gathering to discuss the health of the world’s oceans and seas, with member states, government and nongovernmental organizations, corporations and members of the scientific community and academia signed …
- Categories: Climate Change, SDGs, US-UN Relations
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- Barbara Crossette
- • June 4, 2016
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For the class of 2016 at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, graduation on June 2 was a special event, held in the United Nations General Assembly Hall. The speaker was Secretary of State John Kerry, who seized the …
- Categories: Education, US Foreign Relations
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- Barbara Crossette
- • June 22, 2014
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After years of lagging behind several European countries in official support for gay rights, the United States under President Barack Obama is advancing to the forefront internationally in both domestic and foreign policies. New policies in Washington, often instituted by …
- Categories: LGBT, US-UN Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • June 4, 2013
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The creation of the Arms Trade Treaty, which aims to control the international trade of conventional weapons and reduce “human suffering,” marks a solid achievement for the United Nations this year in its primary role of securing peace worldwide. And …
- Categories: Disarmament, General Assembly, Peace and Security
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