President Bolsonaro wasn’t the only quasi-Trump leader that opened the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly. Whether done intentionally or not, the session also opened with populist presidents Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey. You didn’t have to listen to the other two presidents...

As one of the final acts as President of the General Assembly, Ms. Espinosa passed the gavel on to the new President, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria. Nigeria’s former UN representative banged the gavel to open his year in office as the President of the 74th session of the General...

The purpose of the Report was to evaluate the progress made towards achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda thus far and according to what was presented, it doesn’t bode well. The scientists found that the current development model doesn’t consider the synergies and tradeoffs between the different Sustainable Development Goals...

The installation was unveiled on September 8, 2019 and will run until September 10. Afterwards, the backpacks will be removed and sent to serve their true purpose – “to support children’s education.” According to the UNICEF chief, the backpacks traditionally symbolize “hope and childhood possibility.” However, for the duration of...

However, according to the Report, “The United States and China account for 75% of all patents related to blockchain technologies, 50% of global spending on the Internet of Things (loT) more than 75% of the cloud computing market.” Even more alarming is that “The United States and China account for...

Greta Thunberg made landfall Wednesday, August 28th, in Manhattan’s North Cove Harbor. The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist decided to undertake the daring voyage after choosing to attend the Climate Summit, but refusing to do so by plane. Instead she decided to sail a 60-ft racing yacht, named the Malizia...

As inspiring as these stories are, humanitarians are in dire need of support and protection. World Humanitarian Day was designated on August 19 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution five years after the terrorist bombing of UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. The day commemorates those 22 humanitarian...

Aside from its accessibility and inclusivity, education is fighting to stay relevant as the world experiences its fourth industrial revolution. The Secretary-General recognized this issue in his message as well, calling it a “learning crisis.” The UN chief explained that “schools are not equipping young people with the skills they...

UN Envoy Salamé informed the council that since the onset of the war in Libya, the fighting has left 1,100 dead, including 106 civilians. Salamé explained that, “Forces on both sides have failed to uphold their obligations under international law,” reminding the council of the recent airstrike on the Tajoura...