We all know that the world as we know it was designed by men for men—including the internet.
“Growing resistance to human rights is happening digitally,” said Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir of Iceland.
Author: Dulcie Leimbach
Dulcie Leimbach is the founder of PassBlue—for which she edits and writes, primarily about the United Nations and peacekeeping. Previously, she was an editor for the Coalition for the UN Convention Against Corruption, publications director of the United Nations Association of the USA and an editorial consultant to various UN agencies; she was also an editor at The New York Times for more than 20 years.
Trump to Withhold Funding to World Health Organization
Donald Trump announced on April 14 that he was withholding funding to the World Health Organization, pending a “60 to 90 day” review of its handling of the coronavirus crisis and seeming bias toward China, where the COVID-19 outbreak originated in late December 2019.
The UN Just Watered-Down Women’s Rights Worldwide—and the U.S. Insisted on It
The latest battle over words at the UN drew global attention to the Trump administration’s attempts to wrestle full control over women’s bodies and minds—in the U.S. and across the world.