Peace is under threat. In 1945, the United Nations was founded to ‘save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.’ But the steady progress that has been made towards building, keeping and...
Humanity today, in all its fragility, is searching for an effective and safe vaccine against COVID-19. It is our best hope of putting a stop to this painful global pandemic. We are calling on Health...
By Felicia Vacarelu, Communications Specialist, UN Global Pulse. Study by Katherine Hoffmann Pham and Miguel Luengo-Oroz Ships are an important means of transportation for both people and goods,...
After several years at a crossroads, United Nations peace operations took a definitive turn in 2019, shifting away from large, multidimensional, "conflict management" operations toward models that...
The United Nations (UN) was founded to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Now, 75 years later, will we reaffirm our commitment to collective action, centered on a vision of a...
Summary and recommendations As the world faces a significant upward trend in conflict—including a tripling of civil wars since 2007 and conflict increasingly prevalent in middle-income...
by Kumi Naidoo and Jennifer Morgan The human rights and environmental communities must seek responses to the climate crisis together Kumi Naidoo is secretary general of Amnesty International and...
By Paige Arthur and Céline Monnier The United Nations acknowledges that prevention is first and foremost a national priority. Indeed, governments routinely undertake efforts to reduce the risks of...
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2019 Contact: James Devitt 212.998.6808james.devitt@nyu.edu JUSTICE SYSTEMS FAIL TO HELP 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE RESOLVE THEIR JUSTICE PROBLEMS, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS...
Prepared by NYU Marron Institute in collaboration with 100 Resilient Cities Introduction Planning for Urban Growth is Planning for Urban Resilience Urban Resilience is the ‘capacity of individuals,...