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At the UN, a New Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Is Adopted by 122 Nations

Maria Luisa Gambale
• July 7, 2017

Nuclear buildup and threat of nuclear war became a front-page item this past week, after Kim Jong Un’s declaration of a successful intercontinental ballistic missile test, confirmed on July 4 by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Such…

Categories: Disarmament, Gender Violence, Geopolitics, Nuclear Disarmament

TOPIC: WOMEN

Citing Trump Immigration Ban, a Major Group Drops Out of UN’s Annual Women’s Conference

Dulcie Leimbach
• February 11, 2017

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…

Categories: UN Agencies, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, Women

Syrian Women Are Ready to Participate in UN-Led Geneva Peace Talks

Dulcie Leimbach
• January 20, 2016

While new Syrian peace talks organized by the United Nations remain tentatively scheduled to begin on Jan. 25 in Switzerland, a substantial group of Syrian women is preparing to convene in Geneva starting that day to demand an equal…