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A Call for Immediate Action: The Urgency of Ceasefire in Gaza
Written by Emma Selin Geren Bang Abstract This research article explores the legal implications surrounding United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2728, which called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza […]
In the News: May 2024
Curated by the Research Team of the Peace and Security Group UNAA Queensland. The articles below do not represent the views of UNAA or UNAA Queensland. News ‘The goal is […]
In the News: March 2024
PNG Massacre At least 49 killed in massacre in PNG highlands. In short: PNG police say at least 49 people have been shot dead in an ambush in the country’s […]
In the news: February 2024
The news continues to be dominated by the conflict in Gaza, with the humanitarian crisis becoming more and more desperate. This may be the defining conflict of this generation and […]
In the News: what’s in store for 2024
Compiled by the Peace and Security Team, UNAA Queensland In many respects, it’s going to be a big year. Whether this evokes the need to ‘brace ourselves’, inspires optimism or […]
The danger of the middle road
The political division that makes a middle approach to the Israel-Gaza conflict tenuous. The article below is written as a commentary and not an official position by the UNAA, the […]
Peace and Security Program- October Report
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Human rights and mega-sporting events
By Elisabeth Haugland-Austrheim Australia has a strong, however not perfect, record on human rights (Australian Human Rights Commission 2023). The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand […]
National Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals – The Nordic Countries
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which was adopted by all UN Member states in 2015, called for urgent action for “people, planet and prosperity” (United Nations General Assembly […]