In this op-ed, Sofia Navarrete Zur critically examines the shadow pandemic of domestic violence in light of Covid-19 and Mexico’s lockdown measures. On March 8th, 2020, Mexico’s largest ever women’s march took place on International Women’s Day. The following morning, […]
In this op-ed, Lydia Caldana reflects upon the unique burdens that Gen Z faces as our climate crisis intersects with reckless socio-political and economic practices of previous generations. If the classic comic book Spider-Man was right in saying “with great […]
We live in a fantastically complex age in which we must analyze and challenge the very foundations of modernity. Our ultimate authorities invest a majority of its funds in the military and do little to support the safety and life […]
While the United States (US) sanctions regime continues to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report this month on the human rights situation unfolding in Venezuela. What could have been […]
“Children of war,” a term that appears on numerous glossy magazine covers, an intriguing subject for after party discussions, while decorating the white washed walls of elite circles encompasses insurmountable tragedy and violence. War looms large in the South with […]
CW: This article contains accounts of human trafficking, sexual assault, and violence against women and children. On the pristine beaches of Trinidad and Tobago, you can find tourists, fishermen, and camps. Yet, surrounded by the cascading leaves of coconut trees, […]
More than a third of UN member states continue to criminalize homosexuality, including seven nations where consensual gay sex is punishable by death. In February 2019, the Trump administration vowed to end this discrimination globally. The media responded with […]
CW: The following post includes accounts of sexual assault and violence. “Every time the interpreter saw me, he said do not be afraid of them…they won’t do anything to you…. he invited me to come by him…he wanted me to […]
In 2018 the Global Compact on Refugees followed the adoption of the New York Declaration for refugees and migrants under the Resolution A/RES/71/1 in October 2016. The Compact emphasized the need for more significant support for refugees and their host- […]
A Forum for Dialogue through the United Nations What do you do when something is illegal but necessary? Who do you look to when your country is quite literally, being ripped in two? As the self-determination vote in Catalonia became […]
Imagine you awake one morning to find that your internet is down in your apartment, “No problem,” you think. You switch to your cellular service on your phone. Your phone isn’t working either. You try to turn on your TV. […]
UNSS, New York, July 2018 In support of the 20th anniversary of The Guiding principles on Internal Displacement, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched the campaign #InvisibleCitizens, to humanize and draw global attention […]
