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It Happened at the UN: Week Ending Nov. 15
• Stephen Schlesinger, the US historian, UN expert and a PassBlue advisory board member, is speaking at UN headquarters on ...
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The UN Footprints of Elise Stefanik
United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations is one of the world ...
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Somalia’s Recovery From Its Devastating Civil War Hits New Snags
Somalia was torn apart by civil war 30 years ago. The extent of its recovery is a minor miracle that Omar Mahmood, a senior ...
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Which 2 African States Should Get a Permanent Seat in the Security Council: Our Survey Results
The votes are in, and PassBlue is pleased to announce the winners of its informal reader survey as to which African countries ...
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Amaj Rahimi-Midani
Iranian environmental scientist and founder of <a href=" He collaborates with international organizations to carry out ...
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Who Could Be the Special Envoy for Future Generations?
At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference last month, the United Nations announced that the secretary-general will appoint an ...
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UNRWA’s ‘Darkest Hour’ Will Go Bleaker Under Trump’s Presidency
The Israeli Knesset passed two bills: one banning the agency’s work and the other cutting off contact between Israel and UNRWA. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter to the president of ...
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Hi-Tech Fixes Can End Haiti’s Plague of Water Scarcity and Food Insecurity
Although organizations like Unicef continue to support water and sanitation efforts, Haiti’s persistent instability and ...
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Thomas Hale
At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference last month, the United Nations announced that the secretary-general will appoint an Envoy for Future Generations. This is an important follow-on to September’s ...