The treaty emerged from member states frustrated with the slow pace of nuclear disarmament.
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Best place to be a woman? Look to Scandinavia
The good news is that “trends in women’s empowerment are heading in the right direction globally. Some 59 countries recorded significant progress since the first edition while only one country (Yemen) experienced major deterioration.”
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U.N. Panel: Violence based on religious grounds must end.
The European Union and representatives from seven countries denounced the worldwide persecution of Christians on Sept. 27 at the United Nations.
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Greta Thunberg and the trouble with changing the world
The phrase always seems to come at the end of a sentence—change the world, period. Change the world how?
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Pope Francis implores global community to do more on climate change
The pope said that the nations of the world have a duty to fight against climate change, adding that despite a weak response so far, a “window of opportunity is still open.”
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The problems with Mike Pompeo’s Commission of Unalienable Rights
If the Secretary of State’s new commission is intended neither to review U.S. human rights policy nor examine today’s debates over abortion and same-sex marriage, what, then, might it be doing?
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Former U.S. ambassador to Vatican to chair new commission on human rights
The commission will be chaired by Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon.
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Iraq says it deserves more global support in rebuilding
Iraq’s sacrifices fighting the Islamic State group have earned the country greater support in its reconstruction efforts from the international community, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said Saturday.
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Vatican pushes back about work conditions at U.N. mission
The Vatican is pushing back against whistleblower reports about problematic work conditions at its U.N. mission in New York under its former ambassador.
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Faith leaders at the United Nations: we must change our approach to refugees
“Refugee protection has been politicized…and refugees have been denigrated in our public debate.”