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  • 5 Realities Of Human Trafficking

    A look into the staggering statistics of human trafficking--the victims, the effects, the costs, and the industry as a whole.

  • 9 Disastrous Effects Of Climate Change

    Climate change is an immediate and important issue that must be addressed by all nations multilaterally. The United States and other major polluters must lead a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or we will risk going beyond a point of no return--if we have not done so already. These are some of the effects that will likely worsen if climate change is not curbed.

  • MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT: THE POTENTIAL CURE TO EBOLA

    As the Ebola virus continues to spread in West Africa, nations like Sierra Leone and Liberia struggle to contain it. With a lack of resources and overwhelmed hospitals, the role that the global world plays will prove critical to the fight against Ebola.

  • Who's Afraid Of International Law?

    Treaties are common sense tools that get things done. They make international air travel safe and ensure global mail and phone communications work. They outlaw deadly weapons and ozone-destroying chemicals. Treaties fight illegal drugs, and promote basic values such as ending child labor or the use of child soldiers. The Chemical Weapons Convention, ratified in 1997, is helping to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons. However, the Senate has fallen victim to several groups who are fearful of international law as something "foreign" and "unAmerican" despite many treaties being based on U.S. experience and law. These groups undermine the U.S.’s influence on global problem solving and put our nation in an uncomfortable and often embarrassing situation. For example, the U.S. is the only nation in the world with a functioning government that has not ratified the Rights of the Child Convention and is one of only seven nations, including Iran, Sudan, and Somalia that has not adopted the Women’s Equality Treaty (CEDAW).

  • 10 Ridiculous Arguments Against Women's Rights

    The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), better known as The Women's Equality Treaty, is the leading international treaty in terms of promoting equality between the sexes. Despite its role as the leader of democracy and equality around the world, the United States stands as one of only seven nations that have not ratified the treaty. Why, you may ask? Because of ridiculous arguments from the opposition, such as these.

  • 10 Ways That World Federalists Plan To Unite the World

    World federalists are globally minded citizens who believe global institutions should work together to enable us to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve crises that cannot be solved one country at a time. These institutions would be based on international law that is democratic and accountable to the world's citizens. They would be set up to work only on global issues while respecting the diversity and autonomy of our national and local communities.

  • Our Men And Women In Blue

    United Nations peacekeepers represent the 2nd largest deployed military force in the world, second only to the United States. On May 29th, the world recognizes their service and sacrifices on International Day of Peacekeepers. But where are these men and women serving the cause of peace and what do they do? The following slides introduce you to these soldiers, volunteered from their national services, in the 16 missions currently underway.

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