Brian Urquhart (1919-2021): Tribute to a United Nations Giant, a Forger of Global Peace
I had the good fortune to be at the US Mission to the United Nations from 1975-1978 when the political world was composed of the Western Bloc, Soviet Bloc and developing countries described as the Group of 77. The United States had three Permanent
Supporting Innovation in Refugee Inclusion
This article is part of a media partnership with MIT Solve and was first published here. The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated communities around the world, but refugees are among the hardest hit. Refugees around the world are quarantined inside refugee camps,
Women Worldwide Assert Their Power through Necessity
I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves. ― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Recently, the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights addressed students at the American University of Cairo: Women ruled over many
Disconnect your Life
Whether for work or lifestyle, we are constantly staring at our phones and checking our socials and email inboxes. There was a time not too long ago when an internet connection was only available on computers and the best-case scenario was