This year, the UN Human Rights Office set up a photo
booth near the entrance to the iconic General Assembly Hall. Visitors
were invited to stop by and have their photo taken while holding up a
sign affirming their support for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people around the world.
Chief, Global Issues Section, New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
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Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'
How far have we come over the last two
decades? What goals have been achieved, and what remains to be realized?
2015 will be a year where the United Nations, concerned citizens,
non-government organizations and the media will dive into the details.
Author, 'The ABCs of Money' and 'You Vs. Wall Street'
As a Muslim woman born and raised in India, Modi as prime minister presents a dream and a conundrum.
Chair, Invest in Muslim Women
Despite the multitudes and the numerous
digital screens shining in the Hong Kong night, memory persists in
taking us back to one man. An individual who was returning from the
market and decided that the treads of a tank were not going to crush his
remaining civility. Twenty-five years later, reality is echoing his
gesture.
Award-winning Cuban blogger
Step outside your comfort zone and order one of these delicious alternatives to the California roll.
Freelance Journalist in Tokyo
So what would a Bollywood movie set on
Mars be like? Pretty much what most earth-bound Bollywood movies are
like (although to be fair, the industry has come a long way), and it
goes something like this.
Reagan shifted the power to the wealthy, and the
wealthy used that power to escape the borders of democracy by moving
production to China. And that, my friends, was that.
Fellow, Campaign for America's Future
In a report, the Senate detailed how
various contractors for the U.S. military's Transportation Command
(TRANSCOM) had been the subject of repeated and serious cyber intrusions
in a period spanning 2012 through 2013.
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Yesterday's
New York Times'
comic by Heng, titled "India's budget mission to Mars" seems in poor
taste. Qhether meant to be funny or ironic, the racial, national and
classist stereotyping is apparent.
Writer and Journalist. Mumbai-raised, Manhattan-residing. Accidental Author-Publisher-Entrepreneur. I am Guy Kawasaki's dream.
The Occupy Movement has returned and is
resurrecting itself in Hong Kong. But in this case, the "occupying" is
not associating itself with the Occupy Wall Street of recent years.
Ph.D., Associate Director for Legislative Affairs, Friends Committee on National Legislation
As China becomes increasingly more
aggressive to U.S. allies in the region, America's significant presence
in Okinawa has never been more necessary. But the devil remains in the
details of how 33 military bases across the island can be most
efficiently dispersed and leveraged.
Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund
More than 200 supporters joined PEN American Center
Monday night at a public candlelight vigil for Ilham Tohti, the Uyghur
writer and scholar who was sentenced to life in prison on September 23
in China on unfounded charges of separatism.
Global literary community protecting free expression and celebrating literature
The Asia-Pacific is about America's future and Obama
believes this must be reflected in the U.S. government's global
strategy. So, even as the threat of a more chaotic Middle East has
loomed, people from America's two political camps still want to make
sure that the strategic gravity of the country remains in Asia.
Associate Professor, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations
Current year's Eid al-Adha calls for a
conversation among Muslims and all global citizens. We intend to prompt
the global conscientiousness regarding the need to help the needy as
well as confront those committing crimes against their fellow man and
our shared earth.
Former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations
Chances are, you'll never have an eating experience like this one.
Associate Editor, HuffPost Taste
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