/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3764/all en /newsroom/channels/news/uns-new-agenda-protection-international-peace-institute-357329 <p>May 13, 2024 | The United Nations (UN) recently released its Agenda for Protection, a comprehensive document aiming to enhance protection as a collective responsibility across various UN components. It addresses previous shortcomings highlighted by inquiries into UN responses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. However, it faces challenges due to geopolitical dynamics undermining multilateral action and UN entities’ limited roles in ongoing conflicts. </p> Tue, 14 May 2024 17:56:44 +0000 admin 310498 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-federal-budget-2022-338976 <p>The federal Liberals unveil their latest budget that aims to balance promises made in the 2021 election campaign, in the pact with the NDP, and recently to Canada's global defence allies. The 2022 budget released Thursday includes more than $31 billion in new spending over the next five years. It’s targeted at speeding the flow of goods through the country’s supply chains, boosting housing supply and jolting businesses out of an anemic period of investment. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8742169/liberals-2022-federal-budget-billions-new-spending/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:45:28 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288081 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-international-day-awareness-food-loss-and-waste-september-29-324949 <p>This year represents the first ever observance of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste. The COVID-19 pandemic continues generating significant challenges to food security in many countries. These challenges include disruptions in supply chains, quarantine measures, and the closure of much of the hospitality industry and schools. All these measures have resulted in a loss of markets for producers and distributors, making the situation even more challenging. (<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-food-waste-day">United Nations</a>)</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:14:27 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 241523 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-violence-myanmar-270125 <p>“The United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, has appealed to Myanmar to end the violence that has led more than 120,000 Rohingya people to flee in the last two weeks, which he warned was ‘creating a situation that can destabilise the region’.” (<em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/05/more-than-120000-rohingya-flee-myanmar-violence-un-says">The Guardian</a></em>)</p> <div> <p><strong><a href="/politicalscience/faculty/kuhonta">Erik Kuhonta</a>, Political Science, ���ϲ����� University</strong></p></div> Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:05:48 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32254 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-experts-un-world-refugee-day-june-20-237130 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:38:20 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 20888 at /newsroom