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Podcast Episode

What does a new UN report reveal about global hunger and obesity?

Thursday, July 18, 2019

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Order from Chaos

The silo problem: Connecting the UN’s efforts to promote sustainable development and prevent violent extremism

Eric Rosand and Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini

Monday, July 15, 2019

On July 2, Callamard discussed her report in detail in an event hosted by the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. Joining Callamard were Tamara Cofman Wittes, senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy and Ted Piccone, nonresident senior fellow in Security and Strategy. United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, issued a report on Khashoggi’s murder based on a six-month investigation, including access to recordings of events inside the consulate provided by the Turkish government. Her detailed report offers both findings and recommendations to the international community to enable accountability for this murder and the violations of international law and norms it presents.

Order from Chaos

Investigating the Khashoggi murder and promoting accountability

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Shi'ite fighters ride on the back of a truck with their weapons in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - GF10000249718

Order from Chaos

Militias in the Middle East and North Africa: “It’s the governance, stupid!”

Jesse I. Kornbluth

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Reports

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Climate Change

The Paris Agreement and its future

October 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Report

Brookings experts on Trump’s UNGA speech

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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Peacekeeping & Conflict Management

Managing the new threat landscape

Bruce Jones, Charles T. Call, Daniel Toubolets, and Jason Fritz

September 2018

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Report

China’s long game on human rights at the United Nations

September 2018

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Report

Safeguarding the heavens: The United States and the future of norms of behavior in outer space

June 2018

Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

U.N. report firmly blames Saudi Arabia for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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Order from Chaos

UN envoys should be conductors, not soloists

Jeffrey Feltman

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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Future Development

The future of aid: How the global development business is evolving

Thursday, May 30, 2019

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Events

Investigating the Khashoggi murder: Insights from UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

On refugee integration and the Global Compact on Refugees: Lessons from Turkey

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Crisis in Congo: The way forward in 2017 and beyond

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Multimedia

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U.S. Foreign Policy

Peace, security, and the United Nations General Assembly

Bruce Jones and Fred Dews

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Children walk to school in Kharay, Dolkha District, some 190 km (118 miles) northeast of Kathmandu September 15, 2013. Devi Budhathoki and three of her children, Manjura, Mandira, and Niraj all suffer from Congenital Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa, a very rare disease that causes excessive body hair growth, and which is sometimes referred to as "werewolf syndrome". They are undergoing laser hair removal in order to lessen their symptoms. Picture taken September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY EDUCATION) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 07 OF 37 FOR PICTURE PACKAGE "LIVING WITH 'WEREWOLF SYNDROME'". TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'BUDHATHOKI' - RTX1522K

Global Development

Scaling to sustainability: Meeting the challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals

Jenny Perlman Robinson, John McArthur, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

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Metropolitan Revolution

Refugees don’t just come to nations; they move to cities

Robert L McKenzie

Monday, October 3, 2016

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