Nov 9, 2022 | Featured, Ngā Ara Whetū, Politics & Society
Sharm El-Sheikh on the Red Sea coast is best known for tourism and conferences. By Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Jen Allan, Cardiff University The world’s leaders are gathering for another global climate meeting, this time in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt....
Oct 3, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Stephen Hoadley “It is clear to me that the world in the 21st century will be better off with the United Nations as its premier international institution than without it.” The United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco on 26 June 1945 and came...
Aug 11, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Ben Goldson Once capable of taking a leading role in the fight against disease, the World Health Organization has struggled to replicate its early successes in recent decades, including in its response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, following...
Jun 25, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Jason Keene In response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the world are taking emergency measures to secure and distribute necessary medical equipment to hospitals, front-line medical workers, and at-risk groups. Moreover, to respond to the...