Invisible Victims - The Lack of Recognition on Violence Against Older Women
Social media has changed the way people access and receive information all over the world, and this has caused many positive side...
A Glance at Mediators Beyond Borders International
Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) works to “build local skills for peace and promote [conflict] mediation worldwide” by...
Age Demands Action: The Imperative Need of an International Convention on the Rights of Old People
The Open Ended Working Group on Ageing, established by the General Secretariat of the United Nations in 2010 via resolution 65/182 [1],...
The Shortcomings of SDGs and Possible Solutions
In the year 2000, the United Nations realized the need to better protect the Earth from both old and new challenges. There 8 Millennium...
UN Member States Review their Progress on Cities
At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015, all 193 UN member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
The 9th session of the Open Ended Working Group on Ageing: Outcome Document
The 9th session of the open-ended working group on ageing took place at the United Nations from July 23rd to July 26th, 2018 [1]. The...
What to Look Out for After HLPF 2018: Secretary-General António Guterres’ Closing Remarks
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres gave his closing remarks at the end of the High...
The 2018 Preparatory Committee
This week, we at Nonviolence International New York will be participating in the UN Preparatory Committee and we wanted to explain a bit...
Examining Synergies Between the UN POA, ATT and SDGs
As part of First Committee discussions, and in preparation for the 2018 Program of Action Review Conference, the permanent mission of...
Re-Examining the PoA
The United Nations First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is currently underway at the UN headquarters in New York....
