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Climate JusticeWhat Can We Do to Fight Zika?
What can we do to fight Zika? Zika was first discovered in Uganda in 1947 and was seen as a mild illness....
Global CooperationThe United Nations: A Brief Look Back at 2015 and a Look Ahead to 2016
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...
NewsLatin America Cleans Up as Renewable Energy Deals Surge
The smog-laden skyline of Mexico City may not be a poster child for air pollution much longer. Demand for clean energy is...
Global Cooperation“Plan Colombia” to Become “Peace Colombia”
While the Netflix series Narcos makes for good entertainment, the war on drugs is still all too real in Colombia. The country...
Climate JusticeBig Changes Coming In Electricity Supply: Citizen Input Needed Now
The declining costs of renewable energy, emerging information technology-related capacities for better management of electricity supply and use, and the need to...
Climate JusticeUN Environment Programme Post-Paris Update
“Later that night, I held an atlas in my lap, Ran my fingers across the whole world, And whispered… where does it...
Global CooperationWorld Interfaith Harmony Week : Steps Toward A Harmony Renaissance
The Association of World Citizens, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations, cooperates fully with the World Interfaith Harmony...
Global CooperationRobert M. Hutchins: Building on Earlier Foundations
Much of our current work for a more just and peaceful world builds on the thinking and efforts of earlier foundations. The...
Global CooperationCatholic Social Doctrine and World Parliament
The following is the introduction to an updated paper by Dr. Maja Brauer and Mr. Andreas Bummel with the German-based Committee for...
Global CooperationNorth Korea’s Nuclear Test
North Korea claims to have completed a successful test of a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday, January 6th. This test (North Korea’s first...
Climate JusticeFrom Paris to Present: Addressing Climate Change in the New Year
Last month, 196 countries reached a historic agreement to address climate change. While the agreement does not address everything—such as the affect...