Climate and Security - Security Council Debate, 23 February 2021 The high-level open debate on the theme of “Maintenance of international peace and security: Climate and security” will allow to discuss the role of the Security Council, Member States and the UN in addressing future threats to international peace and security posed by climate change, including through sustained and systematic consideration of related conflict risk, peacebuilding approaches and support for adapt

Off the Record Conversation with Ambassador Nikki Haley Hosted by The Buckley Program, Wednesday, February 17 New Haven, CT – The William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale hosted a virtual webinar with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2019) Nikki Haley. “I hope that he uses his voice as a force for good,” Haley said of Trump. “I hope that he uses it in a way where his energy and momentum really catapult new faces, new voices, but also kind of keeps those fighters of

PC: Society & Diplomatic Review By: Denise Ellison According to Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, there are but three eligibility requirements for candidates seeking the Office of the President: being a natural born citizen, attaining the age of 35 and having resided in the U.S for fourteen years. Really? Is that all? We are talking about eligibility requirements for the leader of the free world—the President of the United States! Clearly, our founding fathers c

Women and Girls in Science: 6th International Day On February 11 2021, the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly held at the United Nations Headquarters virtually. With great momentum and interest to accelerate progress in achieving the 2030 Development Agenda and its 17 Global Goals, the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly theme will be Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society, with a special focus on the value of t

UN Security Council on Myanmar State of Emergency - Stakeout (4 Feb 2021) Ambassador Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February 2021 read a press statement following the Council’s closed consultations on Myanmar. The members of the Security Council expressed deep concern at the declaration of the state of emergency imposed in Myanmar by the military on 1 February and th