António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, embodies that ideal, making human dignity a cornerstone of his work leading the United Nations as it faces some of the most pressing challenges confronting the world today. Guterres recently came to The New School to deliver an address, “Women and Power,” discussing how gender inequality and discrimination against women and girls hurts us all. His remarks were followed by a Q&A session with ABC News journali

Photo Credits: Society & Diplomatic Review On February 28th, Ambassador Darja Bavdaž Kuret of Slovenia to the United Nations hosted a reception on the occasion of the Slovene Cultural Holiday. Among those who attended was Slovenian actress Gaia Visnar and Katja Šulc, a Slovenian vocalist who serenaded traditional Slovenian songs to the guests. Prešeren Day, in Slovene: Prešernov dan, full name Prešeren Day, the Slovene Cultural Holiday is a public holiday celebrated in Sloven

Photo Credits: Society & Diplomatic Review Women’s International Forum with the cosponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations with the support of American Documentary POV hosted a private film screening of the award winning documentary film "The Silence of Others". The event took place at the United Natio

Ambassador Vasily Alekseevich Nebenzya chief of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations invited UN Representatives, diplomats and special guests to the LAMPA International Film Festival on the occasion of World Day of Social Justice at the Ex-Press at United Nations Headquarters. The event commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. The production of socially oriented films is one of the most popular modern and promising areas in ci

Photo Credits: Society & Diplomatic Review Women's International Forum hosted a private off-the-record conversation with Dame Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations where she announced her departure of her post at the United Nations. It was learned that Great Britain named Karen Pierce the new Ambassador to the United States- and the first woman to hold the post. Pierce is currently Britain's Ambassador to the United

Photo Credits: Society & Diplomatic Review The Consul General of the State of Qatar to New York, H.E. Nasser Allenquawi in partnership with H.E. Mohamed Saeedan Alhamad, the Qatar cultural attaché invited New York diplomats, Qatari diplomats, and friends of Qatar to a cultural evening at The Plaza Hotel on October 18th, 2019. Qatari Cultural Night was a wonderful opportunity for guests to learn more about the rich traditions of Qatari culture featuring the country's culture,

Regions of the Russian Federation focused on the Sustainable Development Goals and their fulfillment. Russian dignitaries assembled for a key conference at the United Nations evidencing the country’s success with the various Russian regions of the country and the important changes in relating to their efforts re the environment, technology, and education to further their effort of their nation’s target in complying with the SDGs. High ranking officials and affiliated colleagu