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Development indicators trending downward for world’s poorest countries
The least developed countries (LDCs) – nations categorized as requiring special attention from the international community – will fall short of goals set out...
Environmental Peacebuilding Researchers Receive Prestigious Al-Moumin Award
Shared environmental interests and cooperative action can be used to build trust, establish shared identities, and transform conflict into peace. Fifteen years ago, Ken...
World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020
The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones and other digital devices,...
Unemployment to remain high, quality jobs harder to find in 2018
While the global economy has kept up modest growth, the total number of unemployed people will likely remain high in 2018 – at above...
UN flag no longer offers ‘natural’ protection to peacekeepers
The United Nations should change the way it does business in high-security risk peacekeeping operations, as the UN flag no longer offers ‘natural’ protection...
World cannot stand idle as millions in DR Congo ‘suffer in silence’
The dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic over the past year has been further complicated by recent floods and health...
Violence against Healthcare: Social and Humanitarian Implications
Historically, medical treatment during conflict has not been taken for granted as it is nowadays. For instance, in the 16th century, soldiers were not...
Coming up for clean air in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Dayton Accords reached 22 years ago heralded an era of peace for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Yet the country is now estimated to be the...
Israel-Palestine Issue: Role of the United Nations
The declared objective of establishing the United Nations Organization was to prevent wars and conflicts among states. However, the achievement of this noble objective...
Is the U.S. Losing Its Clout?
Delegates to the UN are generally referred to as diplomats. But, in the wake of the vote condemning the U.S. decision on Jerusalem, one...