by Daniel Wilken | Apr 20, 2022 | All, Democracy, FIFA, Qatar, Russia, Sports
Introduction FIFA, or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, is the lawmaking body for world soccer. It is responsible for not only creating the laws of the game on the field, dictating what qualifies as a handball or when using the newly designed...
by Isabel Triechel | Apr 20, 2022 | All, Europe, Islamic State, Refugee Law and Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
Over the course of the growth of the Islamic State (IS), almost half of recruited sympathizers were women coming from over 50 nations, globally. Once a part of IS, the roles of these women were varied – some were female fighters and others were simply wives caring for...
by Gabrielle Hangos | Apr 20, 2022 | All, Covid-19, Environment, United Nations
An overlooked, but detrimental element of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the food insecurity faced by millions throughout the United Nations (UN). Food insecurity refers to “a lack of available financial resources for food at the household level.” In 2019, it was...