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Since 1999, extreme poverty has declined while rates of young people in education and employment have risen. Without investment though, the impact of the pandemic could see this progress imperilled,
The UN's Ocean Decade demands collaborative action across disciplines, nations, communities, and generations, and its success relies on diverse voices that represent current and future ocean leaders.
The federal government needs to address the relationship between climate-related realities and the country's national security.
The U.S. is broken up into 50 states, plus territories like Puerto Rico and Guam, and a federal district, Washington, D.C. Most other countries have smaller parts too.
From his positions at the United Nations, Professor Heyns made a huge impact on the protection of the right to life and the right of peaceful assembly.
How international inspectors uncovered Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programmes.
Three crucial factors have determined the fate of Syria, including the failure of the United Nations to stop the carnage.
China is providing masks, vaccines, medical equipment and personnel to African countries ignored by the U.S. in recent years, positioning itself as an essential partner to the region.
The Chinese Communist Party sees liberal values as a threat to its rule and needs many of them to be suppressed. Its approach? Co-opt, ignore and selectively exploit global institutions.
If a country refuses, or blocks, humanitarian aid this act violates international law.
It could be argued Australia's travel caps are an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home. But the UN's Human Rights Committee is not a quick fix.
The turn towards authoritarianism, xenophobia and racism in Western democracies makes it unlikely that former Western slave-trading nations will agree to reparations in the near future.
The Paris Agreement desperately needs to be updated. Currently the big exporters take no responsibility for the emissions created when those fossil fuels are burned overseas.
In Ghana and elsewhere in Africa, NGO policies directing children’s welfare ignore indigenous knowledge on childhood, and how it can aid the sustainable implementation of interventions.
Choosing former Secretary of State John Kerry as climate envoy is the first step. To regain trust, the U.S. will also have to take concrete actions to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions.
The Green Climate Fund channels money from rich countries to help low-income countries tackle climate change and cut their emissions. But Australia stopped contributing.
The situation in Cabo Delgado is dire. The international community needs to act fast to contain it.
Outsourcing use-of-force decisions to machines violates human dignity and is incompatible with international law.
Over 820 million people around the world go to bed hungry at night, and that tide is rising. For working to reverse it, the U.N. World Food Program has received the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Frederick S Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights Law, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Course Co-ordinator, International Law Clinical Program, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
