The Trump Administration Will Dramatically Lower Refugee Admittance Based on a Totally False PremiseThe Trump administration is expected to lower the cap on refugees resettled to the United States to an historically low...
A UN Official (Correctly) Calls Trump’s New Travel Ban “Collective Punishment”New travel restrictions imposed by the United States hurts ordinary people for one reason only: their nationality. Jan Egeland is...
Nicaragua will sign the Paris Agreement, leaving only the US and Syria on the sidelinesSoon, the US and war-torn Syria will be the only countries uninterested in participating in the Paris Agreement. This week,...
One year after promising to tackle Anti-Biotic Resistance, the UN assesses its progressTackling future threats is never easy. Last year, the UN launched a new initiative aimed at tackling a growing problem that could...
The Number of Refugee Children Out of School is Increasing at an Alarming RateAmid all the pageantry, hoopla and media circus that is UN week in New York there is always some interesting...
Is the Trump Administration Learning to Love UN Peacekeeping?Yesterday, in an otherwise bellicose and nationalist speech, President Donald Trump did single out UN Peacekeeping as a worthy endeavor...
6 Takeaways from Donald Trump’s (extremely bellicose) speech to the United Nations General Assembly1) War is more likely than it was before his speech This was the first time that I can recall...
Don’t “Empower” Women To Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Do This InsteadWhile the political activities at the United Nations take center-stage during this General Assembly week in New York, a little...
Donald Trump’s First Meeting at the United Nations is About UN Reform. Here’s What That MeansDonald Trump’s debut at the United Nations comes one day before his speech to the General Assembly. On Monday, Trump...