Global CooperationCommon Oceans: The Vision of Elisabeth Mann Borgese
The people of the earth [have] agreed that the advancement of man in spiritual excellence and physical welfare is the common goal...
Rene Wadlow
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Human RightsThe Dangerous Disintegration of Yemen
Taking a page from the Soviet script of 1968 Czechoslovakia, Saudi Arabia has come to the fraternal aid of Yemeni President Rabbo...
The Cultural Heritage of Iraq and Syria: “Destroyed by human ignorance − rebuilt by human hope”
On Friday, 27 February 2015, the United Nations Security Council condemned "the deliberate destruction of irreplaceable religious and cultural artifacts housed in...
Global CooperationFinding the Path Toward World Law
We recently celebrated the birthday of Louis Sohn (born 1 March 1914), who played a key role in the development of world...
World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is on the March
The United Nations General Assembly, on the initiative of Nurbch Jeenbrev, the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the UN in New York, has...
Russell Davenport: World Citizen, Political Strategist
Progress results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to...
Global Justice11 January: Human Trafficking Awareness Day
The recent interception by the Italian Navy of two ships filled with refugees from Syria and other countries has dramatically highlighted the...
Global Cooperation18 December: International Migrants Day
Let us make migration work for the benefit of migrants and countries alike. We owe this to the millions of migrants who,...
Global Cooperation5 December: UN Day of Coordinated Action for Peace
The UN General Assembly has designated 5 December as International Volunteer Day: a celebration of the role of volunteers who promote UN...
Global CooperationComprehensive World Food Policy
October 16 is the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization's World Food Day--a yearly reminder that there are people who are constantly hungry...
Global CooperationCould the Use of Rockets be Banned in the Middle East?
The use of rockets by Islamic groups from Gaza toward Israel and the more deadly use of rockets and bombs by Israeli...
Global CooperationOur Global Neighbourhood: If Not Now, then When?
2014 marks the anniversary of the presentation in Geneva of the report of the Commission on Global Governance to an audience of...