The UN Chronicle team would like to share with you the following selection of recently published articles:
By Thierry Rostan, Global Coordinator, Alternative Development/Sustainable Livelihood, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
This article covers the evolution and state of alternative development interventions, which seek to replace drug crops or income while also addressing the root causes of communities' dependence on the illicit economy.
Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights
By Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; and Director, Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights and the Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic
In this article, the author reflects on the legal architecture for dealing with crimes against humanity and urges the international community to challenge those who would discriminate against groups and commit atrocities and genocide in the service of extremist populism and nationalism.
The Crisis of Global Displacement in a Time of Insecurity
By Bob Rae, President of the 2025 session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
With deep insecurity in many parts of the world leading to burgeoning numbers of displaced people, this article conveys the complexity of this global crisis and explains the need for new approaches in dealing with it.
Who Is Protecting Antarctica¡¯s Environment?
By Alessandro Antonello, Associate Professor of Environmental History at the University of Tasmania, Australia, and author of?The Greening of Antarctica: Assembling an International Environment?(Oxford University Press, 2019)
This article examines the Antarctic Treaty System and how the United Nations has helped address Antarctica's climate and geopolitical challenges.
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