A UN Special Rapporteur has shone a bright light on Australia’s Indigenous practices and reached some dark conclusions. Ms. Tauli-Corpuz’s end of mission statement detailed her findings that […]
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The History of Toyota is much more than Textiles, it’s a Lesson in Adaptation
On a recent trip to Japan, I visited the Toyota museum, which is located in Nagoya, East of Tokyo. Originally named ‘Toyoda’ before the dropping of a diacritical on the […]
“Women don’t matter. Girls don’t matter.”
A senior United Nations figure who specialises in reproductive health issues has lamented the lack of global funds spent on women at an event in Canberra. “Women don’t matter,” […]
World Health Day 2017
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year, provides a unique opportunity to mobilise action around a specific health topic of concern to people all over the […]
Commission on the Status of Women 61
Monday, March 13 saw the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The CSW kicked […]
Globalisation is Here to Stay, What that Means is Up to Us
A message of optimism for internationally minded professionals- democracy as we know it faces many challenges, but there is still time to rescue the direction of the international community. Jon […]
UNAA Young Professionals Launch
On 15 March, the NSW Young Professionals team was delighted to welcome thought-leaders from Sydney’s business, government, and not-for-profit sectors to the launch of their 2017 program of […]
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
This week on March 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was observed by the United Nations, governments and organisations across the globe. As societies become […]
UNAA argues for rules-based international order in paper
The United Nations Association of Australia has just released an educational special primer paper for policymakers on the critical role of the UN in the “rules-based international […]
The Life of Hammarskjold: a Saviour for Sick Times
The first in our series of guest articles, Brendan Markey-Towle tells the story of former UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold, a man as devoted to his duty as his search […]