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2022
New voluntary position: UN-aligned is looking for a Puzzle Creator
Do you enjoy a good puzzle? Would your friends describe you as creative? Want to get involved with UN-aligned but don’t have too much spare time? We think you might be a great fit for our new and unique open position: Puzzle Creator. We at UN-aligned spread our message of fairness and equality through many platforms including our Newsletter, monthly publication ‘The Gordian’ and social media. Although the United Nations may be in a sorry state, it’s not all doom and gloom and we like to drop in interactive quizzes to The Gordian for our readers. Until now we’ve been using multiple choice quizzes, you can see an example here.
Peeking Behind the Fig Leaf: Our Journey to Sexual Liberation
Society is a raft made from the wreckage of our dreams and fears. Space is limited and we struggle to keep aboard, scrambling for the middle ground so we do not have to witness those sacrificed at the rim: pushed, or slipping, or just unable to grab a hold.
Abstaining in the face of war
Apart from the hackneyed pleas to resolve the differences and a blunt reassertion of the facts there were no enlightened solutions aimed at finding ways of de-escalating the Ukraine crisis.
Kazakhstan calls on Russia to help quell its unrest, Rock star Meat Loaf dies and Prince Andrew gets stripped (out of his royal patronage)
From a messy closet to the freezing cold of Helsinki, hosts Ruby Goldenberg and Ariana Yekrangi show their commitment as they recap the events of January 2022 for the Gordian Monthly Recap.
February 2022: What you may have missed
Quickly catch up with everything you may have missed last monty!
Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll
A short month, but an issue brimming with provoking reads. In this issue of The Gordian, we invite you to look at events from a different perspective, whether it is a step away from our rigid notions regarding sex, or challenging our unquestioning reverence to the United Nations. This issue contains more exclusive reports by, our Art Editor, Carla Pietrobattista, our literary editor, Alex Liberto, our ex-virtual intern Jihan Al-Assad; and other UN-aligneders, namely, Partho Pratim Chatterjee, Jonna Lappalainen, Ruby Goldenberg and Kennedy Karanja. The editors are Adrian Liberto and Ariana Yekrangi.
Exploring the microscopic world: 10 stunning photos
In this gallery we will introduce you to 10 extraordinary microscopic photos. See if you can guess the object in question before reading the description on the side. Do also let us know if you have any suggestions about other items that look amazing under the microscope.
UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine Review: Abstaining Romance and Plenty of Hot Air
Participating members in this UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine attempt their best with this bland, shallow and awkwardly structured meeting, which can be characterised in 6 words: “Too late”, “nothing new” and “bad directing”.
Is circumcision abuse?
Mutilating the sexual organs of a child, circumcision, in the name of culture, religion or dubious preventative medical claims is outrageous and a blatant breach of the child’s human rights.
Poems for a Better World: When People Gather
Where do we start? You haven't a clue. "Well there's nothing that just I can do". But what if your neighbour thought that too? And their neighbour thought they didn't matter. Changes happen when people gather...
The Ultimate Guide to Caravaggio's Nativity with Saints Lorenzo and Francesco
Painted during the 1600s and stolen in 1969, Caravaggio’s Nativity With Saints Lorenzo and Francesco is a master work that celebrates the sacredness of the moment without idealising its origins.
Machines for the environment: 10 Simple machines that made our lives more sustainable
Your home appliances used to be slow, smelly and awful for the environment. Thanks to new technology and the modern machine things have changed: here are 10 new tech that has helped us increase our efficiency and make our lives more sustainable.
Poems for a Better World: An Ode to Environmental Restoration
Partho Pratim Chatterjee's submission during UN-aligned 2021 poetry competition
Disheartening revelations about the UNHCR in Lebanon — A refugee’s perspective
The primary mission of the UNHCR is to provide emergency assistance to those forced to flee their homes, but how is this achieved in the current reality, especially in a Lebanon?
Citizenship is a construct, our primary duty is to humankind
Our silence is pernicious and yet we seem to not care; not when caring can threaten the comfort zones we have become so used to. Here are five points that will shed some light on the issue of migration.
Domenico Lucano declared as UN-aligned Person of the Year
UN-aligned has chosen Domenico Lucano as its Person of the Year 2021. The ex-mayor of the Italian town of Riace has been chosen for his vision regarding the integration of refugees into their destination of choice, while at the same time revitalising a dying town.
“Every day my heart squeezes with sadness and pain”: An Interview with Amna, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon’s Arsal Camp
During her internship with UN-aligned, Atika Harba was asked to write about life inside the refugee camp in Lebanon. Atika, who at the time of publishing, was a 17-year-old refugee, wrote several articles and diaries that gives readers a glimpse inside the difficult life of inside the refugee camp.
10 most fascinating scientific discoveries of 2021
2021 saw a tentative return to “normal” life. Scientists returned to their labs, continued to take on Covid, blackholes, climate change and delved into so much more. Let us take a look at some of the most fascinating scientific discoveries of 2021.
Here's everything you may have missed in December 2021
AFRICA 01.12.21: Democratic Republic of Congo. Ugandan troops have joined government forces in the DRC in order to coordinate attacks on the Allied Democratic Forces, an extremist group responsible for the slaughter of civilians.
French and UK authorities are being sued, Merkel retires and Honduras gets its first female leader
In this episode of Gordian Monthly Recap, Ruby Goldenberg and Ariana Yekrangi help you catch up with everything that happened in November 2021.
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