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Comms and Policy at the UN • Now with the UN Mine Action Service

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronjbuckley/
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In our latest for @crisisgroup.org, @richardgowan1.bsky.social and I take stock of recent peacekeeping debates at the UN.

We argue that the time is ripe for fresh thinking about the future of UN missions.

www.crisisgroup.org/global/fresh...
Fresh Thinking about Peace Operations at the UN | Crisis Group
With blue-helmet deployments shrinking, and facing political and financial headwinds, it may seem that the heyday of multilateral peacekeeping is over. But at UN headquarters in New York, the discussions about the subject are not quite so fatalistic.
www.crisisgroup.org
January 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"I think the Canadian side of me has also given me a different perspective on speech, & things like peace, order & good government also embed themselves in my thinking when I'm looking to apply trust & safety from a principles & policy perspective.”
🙏 @aaron.bsky.team!

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How one Canadian is trying to keep a fast-growing social media platform troll-free | CBC News
Canadian Aaron Rodericks is head of trust and safety for Bluesky Social. Can he keep the rapidly growing social media platform free of trolls and misinformation, and stop foreign actors from using Blu...
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January 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Have you heard this good news?
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
grist.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Our wish for 2025: that everyone cherishes and protects Earth, our one and only home.

#ForPeopleForPlanet: www.unep.org
January 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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⭐Job Alert ⭐
GW's Elliott School & Political Science Dept are hiring a full-time, tenured Assoc/Full Prof. in security studies beginning Fall 2025. Seeking a strong track record of research, teaching & policy engagement in the field of security studies, broadly defined.
www.gwu.jobs/postings/116...
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Security studies: The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and Department of Political Science invite applications for a full-time, tenured faculty position in securi...
www.gwu.jobs
November 22, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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Commissioned by the UN🇺🇳Department of Peace Operations, our new study analyzes models for UN peacekeeping to address evolving global threats. It aims to shape discussions for the 2025 Berlin Peacekeeping Ministerial, focused on "The Future of Peacekeeping."
peacekeeping.un.org/en/study-on-...
November 18, 2024 at 3:24 PM
“Asked for an example of how the models could be applied to a real-life case…a small explosive-ordnance removal mission (model 18) could be dispatched to Gaza. Disposing of undetonated bombs & mines will be necessary…& is more likely to garner initial consensus in the SC than more ambitious aims”
The Future of UN Peacekeeping in a Fracturing World: Experts Weigh In
The Future of UN Peacekeeping in a Fracturing World: Experts Weigh In
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November 23, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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Humanity faces a triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, & pollution. Sometimes, it’s hard not to lose hope. UNEP is all about visionary blue-sky thinking for Earth & now we are on BlueSky, sharing ideas, solutions, & voices from the people most affected by environmental change.
November 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Hi Bluesky 🦋

Here’s a starter pack to connect with UN humanitarians around the world to help share valuable insights and information 🇺🇳

go.bsky.app/BF9SnQV
November 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM