The Indigenous in New Zealand have fared better than First Nations in Canada in terms of self-determination. Why? It’s about a lot more than geography, land mass and language.
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Anglophones have long complained that their language and culture are marginalised. They say if this doesn’t change, they must be granted independence.
A grassroots movement with its genesis in Melbourne has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
There are methods to avoid madness.
Development officials have been cautiously optimistic that we were on our way to eradicating hunger. But a recent report by the UN shows a surge in global hunger due to conflict and climate change.
Raising the status of the African languages to that of official languages in South Africa post-1994 led to an explosion of translation and interpreting work in local and foreign languages.
The UN’s latest plan for Libya needs to provide a peace dividend that is felt by the people, not just pay lip service to liberal democracy
What happens when outsiders step in with good intentions? As the crisis in Guatemala shows, it’s complicated.
Most Americans don’t want the United States to be the world’s policeman. Do the experts agree?
President Trump’s fiery speech at the United Nations received a mostly subdued response from world leaders and others. Is there a risk we’re becoming complacent?
The persecution of the Rohingya goes back to 1948, the year when Myanmar achieved independence from the British.
America’s indigenous tribes put themselves on the map in 1977. Now they’ve got Donald Trump to contend with.
The president threatened North Korea and decried the decimation of the American middle class – but didn’t have much praise for the work of the United Nations.
At a time of increasing threat of nuclear war, a historic treaty to ban nuclear weapons might provide a much-needed panacea.
Mediation is common in Africa but there hasn’t been enough emphasis on how it affects the outcome of peace negotiations.
China could win unprecedented global credibility by emerging as the champion of an international effort that fixes the North Korea problem once and for all. Does it have the moxie?
An expert in urban leadership reports from the UN General Assembly’s high-level conference.
The UN has finally created a specific role to uphold LGBT rights, but its first mandate-holder is resigning after just a year.
The international community has been trying to stop North Korea from developing long-range missiles for decades. So what went wrong?
As North Korea ups the missile ante, it’s time for Canada to take a meaningful stand against China’s continued sly backing of its atrocious ally.
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