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United Nations SDG Goals Annual Gathering, Opening Plenary on Day Two 21-23 March 2018, Photo Credit: Neil Baynes/Flickr

21 Jul 2020 6 minute read

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Could the SDGs deliver on their promises?

We are a third of the way towards 2030, the target date for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Gary...

10 Dec 2018 12 minute read

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Paper promises: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

Why is it so easy for governments to ignore this much-feted document? TJ Coles analyzes the British case...

9 Nov 2018 6 minute read

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How the UN turned a profit from Israeli settlements

In an investigation for New Internationalist, Jack Davies reveals that UN pension funds are unwittingly...

14 Oct 2018 4 minute read

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Four #lifehacks to prevent the apocalypse

Tom Whyman gives us totally normal, practical ways we can undo the climate meltdown

Three displaced Yemeni girls stand by the shredded remains of their tents in Abs settlement, which is regularly damaged by passing sandstorms.

31 Mar 2018 12 minute read

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Who cares? Humanitarianism under threat

Hazel Healy investigates the challenges facing 21st century disaster response.

31 Mar 2018 6 minute read

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Where next for the UN?

Should we give up on multilateralism altogether? Ian Williams gives an honest appraisal of the UN.

University students from the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance resist police using water cannons during a protest in Jakarta, 1 December 2016. University students from the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance resist police using water cannons during a protest in Jakarta, 1 December 2016. West Papua petition

1 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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‘Every signature was an act of courage’

How did West Papuan campaigners build a 1.8 million-strong petition despite Indonesian repression? By Danny Chivers...

25 Apr 2017 3 minute read

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How can Saudi Arabia be elected to a UN women’s rights commission?

It’s no joke that the country could even be considered for a position to uphold women’s rights, writes Mari Marcel...

9 Jan 2017 4 minute read

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Accountability is key to peace in the Middle East

We desperately need effective bodies to promote law and due process, writes William Bell.

28 Sep 2016 4 minute read

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UN Peacekeeping: In search of a 21st century mandate

In today’s volatile world, is the UN peacekeeping mission realistic? By Kevin Childs.

1 Sep 2016 5 minute read

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How not to build peace: what's been missing from the UN process

UN peacekeeping is big business, but is it achieving its aims? asks Louisa Waugh.

1 Mar 2016 5 minute read

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Who gives a damn about democracy?

Roberto Savio argues for a revival and re-engagement, before it is too late.

23 Nov 2015 3 minute read

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How to defend the United Nations?

After weathering decades of diplomatic storms, many wonder if the international organization can still be reformed, writes...

1 Sep 2015 6 minute read

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A resilient revolution

Nonviolent activists are holding out in Syria, despite the destruction. Do not abandon them, says Daniel Adamson...

4 Aug 2015 4 minute read

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The United Nations caught between dream and reality

Is the UN designed to be ineffective and maintain the status quo? Alan Song asks.

30 Jul 2015 6 minute read

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The tragedy of young migrants in austerity-hit Greece

Undocumented refugees fleeing conflict and poverty are most vulnerable to exploitation, writes Jameela Freitas...

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