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Fun Facts about Ethiopia
Have an itching desire to visit Ethiopia? Want to know more about the country? Planning on attending Young Professional’s Taste of Ethiopia on Wednesday? Well here are some fun facts about Ethiopia to get you ready and prepared! The Federal … Continue reading
NO to violence against women
Around 15 to 76 percent of women around the world experience physical or sexual violence from men in their lifetime. This staggering statistic has called the attention of people, organizations, and governments around the world to take action and put … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender-based Violence, ONE billion rising, UN Women, UNiTE, violence against women, Women
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Child Soldiers: A disheartening reality
The disheartening practice of using children as child soldiers is widely practiced in sub-Saharan Africa and in parts of Asia and South America. Currently, there are about 300,000 children involved in conflicts around the world. Most of these boys and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, child soldiers, Children's Rights, conflict, Ishmael Beah, Romeo Dallaire, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, UNICEF
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Meet our Spring 2013 Interns!
A new year has started, and here at the office, we have so many new and returning interns that we would like for all of you to meet. Each intern has shared with us some quirky and interesting facts about … Continue reading
Taste of Japan
Our “Taste of” series are back! Young Professionals kicked off the new year by enjoying authentic Japanese food! On the 23rd, a group of 25 YPers came together at Itadaki Boston on Newbury Street … Continue reading
Japan: A major player in global affairs
Japan is an island nation with a peaceful nature and large economy. As such, it plays an important role in international affairs. Japan first joined the United Nations in 1956, and up until the present, it continues to support the … Continue reading
UNA-GB Intern Date
Time flies! The fall semester is almost over and it’s been fantastic with our awesome group of interns. Before the crazy weeks of finals, our interns decided to hang out and celebrate the end of the semester outside of the office. With great meals and drinks at … Continue reading
YP’s “Taste of”
December has been the month of the Young Professionals with events ranging from film screenings to restaurant visits; YP has been very busy the last few weeks! The past two Wednesdays had YPers eating delicious international cuisines from Brazil and … Continue reading
UN Day Luncheon
On Monday, December 4 UNA-GB celebrated our 13th annual UN Day Luncheon. Hurricane Sandy may have interfered with our plans to celebrate on October 29th but that could not stop the Luncheon from happening and being a fun and informational … Continue reading
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