Tag: United Nations

Queen’s alum recognized by United Nations

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On Nov. 28, The Equality Effect CEO and Queen’s alum Fiona Sampson celebrated her organization’s historic United Nations (UN) recognition at a Toronto reception.  The Equality Effect (E2) is a non-profit charity that uses international human rights law to achieve justice for women and girls around...

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Queen’s professor honoured with Order of Canada

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On Canada Day this year, Professor John McGarry wore a small lapel pin, emblazoned with a snowflake and a Canadian flag, to a friend’s barbeque. Only recipients of the nation’s highest honour may wear one, yet “nobody noticed the pin at all” the professor joked. On June 30, the Order of Canada announced...

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Damaging decisions

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Miriam Bart, ArtSci ’15 Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has effectively damaged Canada’s peacekeeping reputation by pulling the country into another war. The Prime Minister has achieved this by distancing Canada from the United Nations (UN) and making decisions without sufficient understanding...

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Canadian climate neglected

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Elena Routledge, Sci ’16 Climate change was a hot topic in September, with politicians and celebrities alike focusing on issues of sustainability, and global protests highlighting a need for action. At last week’s United Nations Climate Summit in New York City, actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio...

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Worlds collide

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By Rachel Herscovici Features Editor Model United Nations can be just as much about Middle-earth as it can be about real international issues. The Council of Elrond, a Lord of the Rings-themed committee, is one of several that are a part of the upcoming Queen’s Model United Nations Invitational conference...

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