Tag: United Nations
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My Annual Volunteer Trip
Since 2001, the weekend before Thanksgiving has meant American Model United Nations. For five years as a college student, I had the opportunity to represent nations such as Peru, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Greece as it deliberated topics from international peace and security to humanitarian and financial issues. Since 2006, I’ve been a volunteer staff…
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Happy Birthday UNICEF
63 years ago today, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) was created by the general assembly to provide food, clothing and health care to the children victims of World War Two. Seven years later the UNGA extended the mandate indefinitely with the goal: …to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic…