An Historic Day at the UN Mythili Sampathkumar April 22, 2016A world record will be set for global agreements today. An expected 165 governments are set to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change at UN Headquarters here in New York. (The previous record was set by the...
At CSW, A Discussion to End to the Harassment of Women Online Mythili Sampathkumar March 25, 2016In a January 2015 report by UN Women and the UN Broadband Commission, nearly three-quarters of women who were online reported they experienced some sort of online violence, hate speech, or harassment. The numbe...
The UN Stamp Collection Just Became a Little More Progressive Mythili Sampathkumar February 5, 2016The UN Stamp Collection just got a little bit more progressive. At UN headquarters yesterday, the United Nations Postal Administration launched the UN's first series of postage stamps to promote and celebrate ...
Can the USA Protect Israel on the Sidelines of the Human Rights Council? Mythili Sampathkumar February 3, 2016For the first time in six years, the USA will not have a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. That's not by choice: the USA was term-limited from seeking another consecutive term with a vote on the council....
The UN is trying to make it easy for you to diversify your portfolio away from fossil fuels Mythili Sampathkumar January 29, 2016Earlier this week, the UN played host to the something called the 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk. The theme of the meeting was straightforward: the institutional investors of the world - pension funds, b...
After Tragedy, a Successful UN Test Case in Peru for Reproductive Rights Mythili Sampathkumar January 22, 2016Fifteen years ago in Lima, Peru a 17-year-old girl, K.L., was told her unborn fetus had anencephaly. The birth defect meant the baby would be born without a forebrain and carrying to term would put K.L.’s life ...
Can Gordon Brown Save a Generation of Syrian Children? Mythili Sampathkumar January 13, 2016Gordon Brown's impact on British politics was fairly limited. He served as UK Prime Minister for just three years, from 2007 to 2010, and between two giants of contemporary British politics: Tony Blair and Davi...
How Climate Negotiators Got to Yes (With an Assist from Nelson Mandela) Mythili Sampathkumar December 13, 2015(Paris, France) After several long days, nights, and weekends, we have a historic global climate agreement! The mood the past two weeks of all parties here in the tent city in Le Bourget has been uncharacterist...
Will Climate Refugees Be Included in the Outcome of the Paris Climate Talks? Mythili Sampathkumar December 8, 2015(PARIS) - There are few other issues in the larger financial and political discussions at COP 21 that highlight the human aspect of climate change than the issue of climate refugees. According to the Norwegia...
