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Perspectives 75 Years Later, Time for the Vision and Commitment of Another ‘Charter Moment’ New York \| 25 Jun 2020 What happened in the Herbst Theatre auditorium in San Francisco 75 years ago today was not a...	Perspectives Beyond measure: The heart of humanity’s crisis By Daniel Perell New York \| 19 Jun 2020 Humanity today is facing numerous deep-seated and intersecting crises. From overt and covert...
Perspectives Building trust and the relationships that sustain society: from commitments to actions By Bani Dugal New York \| 12 Jun 2020 With an ever widening array of compounding and cascading challenges, humanity is being called to...	Perspectives The Heart of Copenhagen: 25 Years of Social Development and the Path Ahead By Daniel Perell New York \| 10 Feb 2020 Twenty-five years ago, the World Summit on Social Development took place at the height of optimism...
Perspectives Perspective \| To Address Climate Change, Ensure Coherence Between Principle and Action By Daniel Perell New York \| 20 Sep 2019 As thousands gather for the Climate Summit at the United Nations, we are confronted with the basic...	Perspectives Perspective \| New Narratives in the Quest for Equality: Elites and Everyone Else By Daniel Perell New York \| 21 Aug 2019 As the international community focuses increasing attention on global inequality, a central...
Perspectives Perspective \| 70 years of UDHR: Have human rights mechanisms protected the Baha’i community in Iran? By Diane Ala’i Geneva \| 22 Mar 2019 With the UN Human Rights Council holding its 40th session shortly after the Universal Declaration...	Perspectives Perspective \| It’s time for a new conversation on power By Saphira Rameshfar New York \| 22 Mar 2019 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) -- the largest UN gathering on gender equality -- is a...
Perspectives Perspective \| The Joint Responsibility of Expanding Human Fraternity By Bani Dugal This perspective piece is adapted from remarks delivered at the... New York \| 1 Mar 2019 As societies around the globe strain and fray along lines of ethnicity, class, and similar...	Perspectives Perspective \| Beyond the Constituency- Seeing Ourselves in the Advancement of All New York \| 7 Jan 2019 By Daniel Perell The body politic has been likened to the human body: its advancement as a whole is...
Perspectives Perspective \| Education in an Age of Transition New York \| 4 Sep 2018 By Daniel Perell Humans knew not to fall from high off the ground long before they knew the law of...	Perspectives Women, Faith, and Human Rights New York \| 2 Oct 2017 When we consider the relationship between women, faith, and human rights, our minds may consider a...
Perspectives In efforts to eradicate poverty, we all depend on each other The following Perspective is adapted from a speech delivered by Daniel Perell, in his... United Nations \| 1 Feb 2017 Excellencies, ladies and gentleman: Why are we here today? Why is the Commission considering “...	Perspectives Reforming the Multilateral System: Without Trust, Nothing Else Matters New York \| 10 Jan 2017 Many today are wondering whether the United Nations and the international system are up to the...
Perspectives Perspective: Building a Global Community One Generation of Youth at a Time New York \| 8 Nov 2016 Since adopting the Paris climate agreement last year, the international community has begun...	Perspectives Perspective: Understanding Why: The Purpose of Development New York \| 26 Oct 2016 In the six years that I’ve worked for an NGO at the United Nations, I have often found myself...
Perspectives Perspective: Ensuring substantive collaboration with civil society in implementing Agenda 2030 New York \| 28 Sep 2016 The meaningful involvement of civil society in the creation of Agenda 2030, adopted by the General...	Perspectives Why Rural Communities Matter in the New Urban Agenda New York \| 18 Jul 2016 With HABITAT III on the horizon, attention is increasingly turning to cities. “Urban centers have...
Perspectives The Human Side of Learning: Why Expertise Isn’t Enough New York \| 12 Jul 2016 I recently attended a conference in which a variety of speakers tackled a pressing contemporary...	Perspectives Want a UN Fit for Purpose? Focus on the Process of Policy Making New York \| 14 Jun 2016 Discussions on making the UN “fit for purpose” often boil down to a question of policy – finding “...

Perspectives 75 Years Later, Time for the Vision and Commitment of Another ‘Charter Moment’ New York \| 25 Jun 2020 What happened in the Herbst Theatre auditorium in San Francisco 75 years ago today was not a...	Perspectives Beyond measure: The heart of humanity’s crisis By Daniel Perell New York \| 19 Jun 2020 Humanity today is facing numerous deep-seated and intersecting crises. From overt and covert...
Perspectives Building trust and the relationships that sustain society: from commitments to actions By Bani Dugal New York \| 12 Jun 2020 With an ever widening array of compounding and cascading challenges, humanity is being called to...	Perspectives The Heart of Copenhagen: 25 Years of Social Development and the Path Ahead By Daniel Perell New York \| 10 Feb 2020 Twenty-five years ago, the World Summit on Social Development took place at the height of optimism...
Perspectives Perspective \| To Address Climate Change, Ensure Coherence Between Principle and Action By Daniel Perell New York \| 20 Sep 2019 As thousands gather for the Climate Summit at the United Nations, we are confronted with the basic...	Perspectives Perspective \| New Narratives in the Quest for Equality: Elites and Everyone Else By Daniel Perell New York \| 21 Aug 2019 As the international community focuses increasing attention on global inequality, a central...
Perspectives Perspective \| 70 years of UDHR: Have human rights mechanisms protected the Baha’i community in Iran? By Diane Ala’i Geneva \| 22 Mar 2019 With the UN Human Rights Council holding its 40th session shortly after the Universal Declaration...	Perspectives Perspective \| It’s time for a new conversation on power By Saphira Rameshfar New York \| 22 Mar 2019 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) -- the largest UN gathering on gender equality -- is a...
Perspectives Perspective \| The Joint Responsibility of Expanding Human Fraternity By Bani Dugal This perspective piece is adapted from remarks delivered at the... New York \| 1 Mar 2019 As societies around the globe strain and fray along lines of ethnicity, class, and similar...	Perspectives Perspective \| Beyond the Constituency- Seeing Ourselves in the Advancement of All New York \| 7 Jan 2019 By Daniel Perell The body politic has been likened to the human body: its advancement as a whole is...
Perspectives Perspective \| Education in an Age of Transition New York \| 4 Sep 2018 By Daniel Perell Humans knew not to fall from high off the ground long before they knew the law of...	Perspectives Women, Faith, and Human Rights New York \| 2 Oct 2017 When we consider the relationship between women, faith, and human rights, our minds may consider a...
Perspectives In efforts to eradicate poverty, we all depend on each other The following Perspective is adapted from a speech delivered by Daniel Perell, in his... United Nations \| 1 Feb 2017 Excellencies, ladies and gentleman: Why are we here today? Why is the Commission considering “...	Perspectives Reforming the Multilateral System: Without Trust, Nothing Else Matters New York \| 10 Jan 2017 Many today are wondering whether the United Nations and the international system are up to the...
Perspectives Perspective: Building a Global Community One Generation of Youth at a Time New York \| 8 Nov 2016 Since adopting the Paris climate agreement last year, the international community has begun...	Perspectives Perspective: Understanding Why: The Purpose of Development New York \| 26 Oct 2016 In the six years that I’ve worked for an NGO at the United Nations, I have often found myself...
Perspectives Perspective: Ensuring substantive collaboration with civil society in implementing Agenda 2030 New York \| 28 Sep 2016 The meaningful involvement of civil society in the creation of Agenda 2030, adopted by the General...	Perspectives Why Rural Communities Matter in the New Urban Agenda New York \| 18 Jul 2016 With HABITAT III on the horizon, attention is increasingly turning to cities. “Urban centers have...
Perspectives The Human Side of Learning: Why Expertise Isn’t Enough New York \| 12 Jul 2016 I recently attended a conference in which a variety of speakers tackled a pressing contemporary...	Perspectives Want a UN Fit for Purpose? Focus on the Process of Policy Making New York \| 14 Jun 2016 Discussions on making the UN “fit for purpose” often boil down to a question of policy – finding “...

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