Category: Transnational Advocacy Networks
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Civil War in Yemen: Humanitarian Concerns, the Path to Peace, and Ramifications of Ongoing War
As the worlds attention remains fixated on Ukraine, there is another equally disturbing humanitarian crisis currently unfolding in Yemen. Recently, Angelina Jolie who serves as a special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) traveled to Yemen to raise awareness for the ongoing civil war that continues to plague the country. The conflict within […]
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Controversial 2022 Winter Olympics End
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games recently ended. The Winter Games were held in Beijing and represent the second time in six months that the Olympics have taken place – after the Summer 2020 Games in Tokyo were postponed because of the pandemic. There were several factors that made the Beijing Games controversial, such as a […]
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Major Issues Confront Leaders at G20
World leaders of the largest economies recently met at the G20 summit in Rome. There were several issues that confronted the 19 nations along with the European Union present at the two-day meeting. Some of the items that were discussed at the G20 dealt with climate change, COVID, Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and supply chain […]
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Taliban Seizes Control of Afghanistan
Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power, the Islamist regime has regained control of the war-torn country. In August, the last American forces left Afghanistan causing a power vacuum which allowed the Taliban to consolidate power, retake the country, and form a government. In the fall of 2001, the […]
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Pope Francis Visits Iraq
Pope Francis recently visited Iraq. The four-day papal stay was historic in nature as it represents the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has ever visited the country, which is predominantly Muslim. There were numerous security and safety concerns regarding the 84-year-old pontiffs visit. Some of these include the ongoing global pandemic, which […]
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Ethiopia on the Brink of Civil War
On November 4, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deployed troops to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, in response to an army base being attacked by members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The fighting over the last several weeks has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands of people, creating a humanitarian and refugee crisis. There […]
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May Day Celebrations and Protests
Around the world, May 1 is recognized as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day. According to Vox, “Workers across the world have been spending May 1 this way for more than a century. Socialists in Europe picked the day to honor laborers killed in the Chicago Haymarket riot of 1886. Workers in the city had […]