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Tag Archives: United Nations
Insects: An Untapped Food Resource
The UN encourages us to embrace the insect-eating ways of our less squeamish friends in different nations for the sake of food security. Insects are actually of great nutritional value because they are high in protein and fats. Continue reading »
Business / Commentary / Environment / Food / Health / Poverty
The Famine in Somalia Shouldn’t Have Happened
And it definitely didn’t need to get as bad as it did for us to pay attention. Continue reading »
Business / Commentary / Education / Youth
25 Is the New 18: Yet Another Post on Millennials, the Economy and Climbing Career Ladders
Interning after graduating is definitely an unexpected learning experience, mostly because I didn’t think that I would be at this spot in life post-graduation. But we all need a swift kick in the pants every now and then, and this economy seems to be doing that to a lot of graduates. Continue reading »
Commentary / Environment / Health / Law
Who Polices the United Nations?
In the latest installment of Haiti vs. the United Nations, Haiti asked the U.N. to give compensation to the victims of the cholera epidemic – and the U.N. said no. Continue reading »
To Stop Use of Child Soldiers, We Need to Look at the Arms Trade: Amnesty International
Today (February 12) is the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers.
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Why Female Genital Mutilation Still Exists
The reasons are interlocking social and economic issues.
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Using Social Media to Track Rape
The Women Under Siege Project’s most recent endeavor collects real-time information on rapes and sexual assaults as the Syrian conflict progresses.
