MARY DANIELS Salem College’s National Model United Nations will be going to New York to represent Liechtenstein this year under new leadership and with new strategies. National Model United Nations is an opportunity for students to learn about the diplomatic process through role play, where each school is assigned a country and the students act […]
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By Haley Mills On Oct. 24, 2015 the United Nations (UN) celebrated its 70th birthday. Founded in 1945, the purpose of the UN is “to encourage global development, promote global security and provide refuge for those who have not been guaranteed human rights,” as stated on the official UN website. Since the organization was founded, […]
Read More…Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has recently appointed world-renowned pianist Lang Lang as a Messenger of Peace. Such awards are given to talented individuals in film, music, art, and literature who, throughout their careers and successes, promote U.N.-related humanitarian ideals. The Cat Concerto prodigal joins actor Michael Douglas and musician Stevie Wonder – to name only […]
Read More…“The heat is on. Now we must act,” stated Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in response to the newly announced conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC, sponsored by the United Nations, declared human action to be the prevailing cause of climate change since 1950. Greenhouse gasses emitted into the air have amassed […]
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