Self-governance and international treaties
A comment on OpenForum’s August 10th post on the US ratification of the Convention of the Rights of the Child …Continue Reading
Tag Archives: UN
Paul Farmer appointed as UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti
On August 11, Bill Clinton announced his appointment of Paul Farmer as the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti. Clinton, …Continue Reading
Why won’t the US agree to human rights treaties?
On July 30, US ambassador Susan Rice signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), joining …Continue Reading
Youth in combat: Rehabilitation of child soldiers
A former child soldier from Uganda, Grace Akallo, recently spoke at the UN Security Council about her experiences being abducted, …Continue Reading
What role should pharmaceutical companies play in improving global health?
A recent editorial by the Lancet asserts that pharmaceutical companies have the responsibility to improve access to health, and that …Continue Reading
Pharmaceutical Actually Listens to U.N.?
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, has announced in its annual corporate responsibility report that it will donate more …Continue Reading
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“Airborne” Highlights MDR-, XDR- TB Cases Airborne: A Journey into the Challenges and Solutions to Stopping MDR-TB and XDR-TB is …Continue Reading