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By Michael Curtin | February 26, 2016 - 10:00am EST
This article was originally written for the Northern New Jersey Chapter of UNA-USA. It has been cross-posted with the author's permission.
Last year marked a significant time in the history of the United Nations: It celebrated its 70th anniversary. This is no small accomplishment. There are many who over the years wished the global institution out of existence, yet here it is today, still standing and performing the work [...] Read More
By Jennifer Keck | February 24, 2016 - 10:00am EST
The smog-laden skyline of Mexico City may not be a poster child for air pollution much longer. Demand for clean energy is on the rise in Latin America, particularly in Mexico, Brazil, and Chile.
Clean-energy acquisitions nearly tripled in the region last year--the highest growth rate in the world, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). An increasing demand for electricity coupled with stricter environmental policies [...] Read More
By Shelby Hettenbach | February 19, 2016 - 2:00pm EST
Last week, I attended the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission briefing titled, “Seeking Justice for Atrocities: How the International Criminal Court Could Advance Accountability in Iraq and Syria.” The panel was made up of four highly qualified people in the field of international justice. I personally was very happy to see that three out of the four were women.
The panel included Minerva Mirabal, President of [...] Read More
By Emily Ervin | February 18, 2016 - 10:00am EST
As the international community attempts to revive negotiations for the ongoing conflict in Syria, it is important to notice who is invited to the peacemaking table. Too often women, despite their participation in the war-torn society, are sidelined in the post-conflict conversation.
The United Nations’ roadmap for a peace process in Syria is trying to overcome this pattern by “encouraging the meaningful participation of [...] Read More
By Citizens for Global Solutions | February 17, 2016 - 2:00pm EST
Having returned to her native DC after almost two years working in Southeast Asia, Arielle (Ari) Weaver has joined Citizens for Global Solutions as the Outreach and Events Manager mid-January of this year. She may be our newest staff member, but this isn’t her first time working at CGS.
Arielle started her career at National Geographic, but wanting to focus more intently on advocacy and international affairs, she joined [...] Read More
By Jennifer Keck | February 17, 2016 - 10:00am EST
While the Netflix series Narcos makes for good entertainment, the war on drugs is still all too real in Colombia. The country overtook Peru as the largest producer of cocaine in 2014, despite the Colombian and U.S. governments' attempts to thwart production.
Since 1999, the U.S. has quietly carried out “Plan Colombia,” a bi-partisan effort to end the narcotics trade and build state capacity in South America's oldest [...] Read More
