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What are you most excited about for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games? I’m excited that following the absence of spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games due to the pandemic, we will have spectators and packed crowds back for Paris 2024. This will bring out the...
Dr. Sally Anne Corcoran served the UN from 1994 to 2011 in the human rights, political, legal and gender areas. An Irish Research Council Scholar, she received her PhD in Law from the University of Galway in 2022. Her book Gender Equality in UN Peacekeeping Fact or...
Amongst the red buses, swarms of people and endless pigeons, London is home to some truly iconic sights well worth a visit this summer. Although it might be notoriously unpredictable weather-wise, there is fortunately a lot that you can do under shelter and plenty to...
At just 21 years old, Swiss para swimmer Nora Meister is used to competing in international elite events. We caught up with her before she begins her campaign in Paris in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle races, and in the 100m backstroke event. How did you first get...
Please tell us about your career in science and your motivations to pursue a career in this field? My career is slightly unusual in that I have combined two things: being a scientist and a writer. I always wanted to be both, but growing up in Calcutta, India, there...
Back in 1947, the idea for the United Nations to issue its own stamps was brought about by Argentina. The wheels were in motion by 20 November 1947, whereby the General Assembly passed a resolution that meant the Secretary-General was asked to investigate the creation...
Taking the reins of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the beginning of this year, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has pledged to face the challenges impacting the shipping industry and find ways to keep the IMO’s head above water as they move forward as a unit of...
What inspired you to become an author after such successful military and UN careers? My first four years of UN civil service were intense, beginning in late 1999. I served initially as the Chief Security Officer for UNAMSIL, the peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone in...
The Strategic Action Plan on Addressing Racism and Promoting Dignity for All (SAP) at the United Nations Secretariat, outlines a mission to combat racism within the organization. The Anti-Racism Office oversees, coordinates, and monitors the SAP’s implementation by...
After a long career at the UN, Ute Kollies, former Head of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), divulges some of her expertise and knowledge about the field, and her career which saw her become Deputy Regional Director for West Africa and Head...
