Interested in connecting with the ideas on the forefront of global change? One of the best ways is to follow …
On February 14, people exchange cards, candies, gifts, and flowers with their special “valentine.” But this year, let’s make the …
On Monday, September 28, U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders will convene at the United Nations to announce …
On January 20, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his fourth and final Inaugural address as war raged across Europe …
Last October, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed a High-Level Panel on UN Peace Operations to evaluate the role of …
Today is a big day for UN Peacekeeping and the people of the Central African Republic (CAR). After months of …
Nearly 20,000 supporters from across the United States asked President Obama to request more funding for UN Peacekeeping in his FY’15 budget – and he listened!
How much do you know about the brave men and women under the blue helmets who risk their lives to restore peace to some of the world’s most dangerous places?
The countdown is on: President Obama will release next year’s budget request to Congress in less than two weeks – and considering Congress recently voted to slash UN Peacekeeping funding for FY14, we’ve got some serious ground to make up.
Well, this is certainly not how I wanted to start 2014: This week, Congress sent President Obama a final spending bill for the rest of the year that underfunds United Nations peacekeeping by 12 percent, cuts funds for vital missions like South Sudan, and zeroes out funding for the newest UN mission in Mali.
