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Life on Repeat: Jihan’s Diary from the Frontlines of a Refugee Camp”
Bots for a Demining Peace Initiative: The Path Towards a World Free of Landmines
The Great Pretender: Boris Johnson’s Deceptive Finale to his Controversial Tenure
Sanctuary Cities: Shattering Myths, Protecting Human Rights
The Defining Stories of May 2023
Unlocking the Vault: A Money-Themed Trivia Challenge
English Poetry After WWII: The Rise and Evolution of Post-War Literature in The UK
‘Corrupt to the Bone’: The Pursuit of Transparency in a Corrupt World
The Love for Erdogan’s Autocracy in the Heart of German Democracy
Caravaggio’s Crucifixion of St. Peter: The Unseen Heroism
Unlocking the Infernal Gates: Confronting the Oil Industry’s Greed
Michael Torke’s ‘Being’: Dreadful Art Cover, Glorious Music
Preserving Peace and Heritage: Converting Woodrow Wilson’s Vision into a UN World Park Service
Engineering Solutions to Combat Climate Change: 4 Groundbreaking Approaches
World Peace Now Secure: Fugitive War Criminal Assumes UN Peacekeeping Chief Role
ICC Pursues Putin: A Sprinkle of Justice in a World of Mischief
The 3 Scenarios of Russia’s Removal from the UN Security Council: A Bleak Future or a Chance for a Fresh Start?
The Conversion of St. Paul by Caravaggio: A Masterpiece of Dramatic Intensity and Transformative Power
The Rise of the Angry Young Men in British Drama
Closing the Wealth Gap in Arab Economies: The Power of a Progressive Taxation System
More Than a Mere Copycat? The Rise of AI-Generated Art and its Implications
Unlocking the Power of a Thriving Bioeconomy
My internship comes to an end, but my journey continues
The New International Man: Can World Federalism Overcome Nationalism?
6 Solutions to Overhaul the United Nations Security Council
Bridging the Wealth Gap: A Blueprint for Poverty Eradication
Odessa’s Cultural Heritage Threatened by Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine
‘Like heads in the sand’: United Nations Votes on Israeli Occupation
The Hidden Costs of Arizona’s Hostile Stance Towards Immigrants
‘Time and Time Again’: The Quiz on the History and Evolution of Calendars
Diving Into the Enigmatic World of Deep Sea Creatures – A Photo Essay
Secret Visits, Insane Politics and Devastating Natural Disasters: February 2023 in One Look
A Detailed Look at the Ancient Nativity Fresco in the Catacombs of Santa Priscilla
British Drama in the Age of Self-Discovery: Significant Plays and Key Themes
4 Ways to Combat the Negative Impacts of Global Warming on Biodiversity
Where are Sri Lanka’s Missing Children?
Bye bye United Nations: A Jolly Good Move!
Iran’s Removal from the Commission on the Status of Women: Change in Membership Standards?
The Case for Permanent Continental Members at the UN Security Council
Understanding the Subtle Manipulation of News Media in the Age of Pseudo-Enlightenment
UN-aligned’s views on strikes in England: Laying the blame where it should be
Mick Lynch Named as UN-aligned Person of the Year
From Royal Farewells to Zombie invasions: The 2022 Trivia Throwdown
The Fight to Eliminate Jiggers Disease – In Pictures
The Journey of Immigrants in America: Experiences from Within
The Montreux Declaration: An Alternative Vision for World Peace
Chapter 1: Transcending the Moon, a Democratic Encounter
Utopian Ideas from an Alien Society: Conversations with the Dengilauns
The End of an Era: December 2022 in One Look
There is citizen journalism and there is The Gordian Magazine
Obituary: Ayten Aydın
Pamfilo of Magliano: The story of great uncle, Giovanni Paolo Pietrobattista
Can the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Address Failed State Realities?
How the age of self-discovery changed the English poetry and novel forever
The Iranian Government: How is it structured?
UN votes on a fact-finding mission into Iran, but don’t look at it too closely
UN Security Council: Differences over Haiti
Russia booted out of the UN Human Rights Council. What’s next?
Qatar 2022: A World Cup for Straight Men
10 Key Points to Consider for Effective Law Enforcement and Justice
Winners of the 2022 Environmental Quiz
Who are the 2022 Nobel Prize Winners?
Test your environmental knowledge: How much do you really know about climate, energy, and conservation?
Don’t let technology become a bane for future generations
Dante Alighieri’s Vision for World Government: The Pathway to Abolishing War
86 Billion: The human spirt’s fight to live a meaningful life
Revealed: Leaked file uncovers how the Iranian Revolutionary Guards plan to quell protests
The Gordian Magazine introduces new series about ‘Utopia’
Madness in Israel, coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe and earthquake in Indonesia: November 2022 in one look
UNICEF and WHO: Alarm over cholera outbreaks
Dismantling the war machine: Inside the October Gordian Magazine
David Herbert Lawrence: The Freudian who hated industrialisation
Caravaggio and the unveiling of truth
Strategies for achieving decarbonisation in consonance with energy security
How CalAnimals is making a difference for animals in California
Demilitarising the Manipulable Atom
What is the World Atomic Weapons Disarmament Agency (WAWDA) and why do we need it
Poems for a Better World: Stop this rape in Ukraine
How to Make War Redundant
Here are what your leaders had to say at the UN General Debate 2022
From Zahhak to the Islamic Republic of Iran: Has Ferdowsi prophesied the future of the republic?
A Simple Vegan Peach Cobbler
Can we overcome the nuclear threat? | Ask Ruby
USA vs Canada: A history of residential schools in North America
Women in power, nasty hurricanes and religious zealots — Monthly recap
Bristles, fuzz, stubble, go! The Gordian September Quiz
UN-aligned Annual General Meeting 2022
Today’s London through the eyes of an old Communist hag
How to combat forest fires: causes and 4 solutions
Emotional health: 4 ways you can improve it today
Petronilla Paolini: Her tragic life and daring poems
China in Focus at UN “Selective Rights Council” (UNRC)
“We always hope for change, but we are powerless. We are just refugees”
The need for an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) is greater than ever before
The Ukraine Recovery Conference: When Guterres (almost) told Russia to piss off
The WHO warns of pathogenic outbreaks threatening Africa
Is Mexico suing the United Nations?
Solitary confinement is cruel and amounts to torture
It’s barbaric and repulsive: Let’s Axe the Death Penalty
Football: ‘Unsuitable for Women’ or were you just not brave enough to see the vision?
“Life is like a box of chocolates, it doesn’t last long if you’re fat” – The Gordian September Quiz
Why do you write so much about the Ukrainian war, what about other wars? | AskRuby
Mridul Wadhwa on Conversion Therapy and Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
OHCHR: Take action to ban harmful conversion practices against LGBTQIA+
Isreal kills like it’s no one’s business and Asia becomes a new playground for super bullies – August 2022 Recap
The EU and Justice: Inside the July Gordian Magazine
Unlocked and Unbolted: Virginia Woolf’s Life and Works
Australia Needs to Legalise Drugs
3 ingenious solutions to abate the overexploitation of water
Graffiti through history: 3 magnificent examples
The UN human rights report on Belarus is worrying, but there is precious little the UN can do
Justice across the EU: 6 ways the EU ensures fairness
The Golden Curtain: Does the EU Stand on the Side of Justice?
Lobbyland: The Story of American Lobbying and Campaign Donations
Why doesn’t the UN expel Russia like the League of Nations did in 1939?
Ukraine and Moldova’s EU candidacy status… beneficial?
The Overturning of Roe v. Wade: Here’s what this will mean
America going bananas, new dinosaur and an independent Scotland: June 2022 Recap
She’s got a chicken to ride! That’s right — July Quiz
Finland’s troubled history with Russia — A Story in Photos
Why are train workers on strike? They earn more than teachers and nurses anyway… | Ask Ruby
Doni Tondo: A Visual Analysis of Michelangelo’s Masterpiece
“With a democratic world federation, humanity can address global problems”
The Hidden Curse of Babel: The Drawbacks of Language for Communication and Thought
Social Media in an Era of Invasion
A Day in Almoallem Refugee Camp
Doris Lessing: Subjecting a Divided Civilisation to Scrutiny
“All of the anger poured out of me like a volcano and I saw red”
How to Make Transportation Green? 3 Alternatives to Internal Combustion Engines
Appeasement: Forfeiting somebody else’s justice
WHO? Yes, Tedros Again!
Michelle Bachelet’s visit to China: “Unacceptable” is a missing word from the UN’s arsenal
It’s the season of strawberries — but are you worthy of them?
Crazy Musk, new Nato members and the most expensive 20th-century art: May 2022 Recap
The last judgement of Michelangelo Buonarroti
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in India are not Behind
Edward Morgan Forster: Life and works
“No, I wasn’t somebody just to be picked on”
The Council of Europe and the struggle to uphold human rights
“I entered the university and my heart is leaping with joy!” — An extracts from a refugee’s journal
Making environment and development go hand in hand
The three UN conventions on the laws of the sea and how they are failing to secure it
Why Russian and Ukrainian are not the same language
Rehauling Lady Justice: Is the United Nations guilty in Ukraine?
Gutterres’ visit to Ukraine: Another blow to the UN
What you may have missed in April 2022
Where water is a gift: The outskirts of Nairobi in pictures
Do you know who it is? The Gordian May Quiz
Pissing in the sacred brook: humanity’s abuse of water
“I couldn’t understand a word of it, but I loved choir singing”
Policy Making: How to Achieve Net Zero
Like Rings in The Water: Dante’s impact on Michelangelo
Education of Syrian Refugees During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Poems For a Better World: This War of MMXXII
Letter to Putin: “You are a serial killer, but there is one thing I must thank you for…”
What does it mean to be a Syrian refugee?
Climate refugees in the modern world
Education’s Paradigm Shift: “Another Brick in the Wall!”
Exploring the difference between what is legal and what is ethical: The Gordian Magazine enters Vol. 6
Romania Always Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees: Support and Opportunities Await
It shouldn’t be NATO, it should be the United Nations: The Poetry of Appeasement
“There are so many wonders in a cow’s head”: The Gordian Quiz
Portraits from Tanzania – In Pictures
What you may have missed in March 2022
From patriotism to pure poetry: Isaac Rosenberg’s Break of Day in the Trenches
Update on UN-aligned’s open letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council
At last, European Unity Prevails
We support Ukraine because it represents the sacrosanct right to build one’s own future
“I still have hope that we will all return to our warm home and beautiful city” — Interview with Syrian refugee, Somaya
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a death knell for the United Nations
February 2021: UN-Ukraine Timeline
Vlady Hell: Putin Strikes Again!
What you may have missed in February 2022
The world stands up to Putin’s bloodthirsty antics — in pictures
How much do you know about Ukraine?
The painful history of Ukraine — A photo timeline
“Art for all”: Della Robbia and the glazed sculptures of the Renaissance
‘Standing up for the planet’: An interview with climate activist Partho Chatterjee
The Forging of an East African Federation
Celebrity islands with the United Nations
New voluntary position: UN-aligned is looking for a PR Manager
The master of the Bildungsroman: Leslie Poles Hartley’s life and works
Five benefits of legalising drugs that may change your perspective
“My religion is myself and my nationality is my heart”: Five days inside a refugee’s diary
New voluntary position: UN-aligned is looking for a Puzzle Creator
Peeking Behind the Fig Leaf: Our Journey to Sexual Liberation
Abstaining in the face of war
Kazakhstan calls on Russia to help quell its unrest, Rock star Meat Loaf dies and Prince Andrew gets stripped (out of his royal patronage)
February 2022: What you may have missed
Exploring the microscopic world: 10 stunning photos
UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine Review: Abstaining Romance and Plenty of Hot Air
Is circumcision abuse?
Poems for a Better World: When People Gather
The Ultimate Guide to Caravaggio’s Nativity with Saints Lorenzo and Francesco
Machines for the environment: 10 Simple machines that made our lives more sustainable
Poems for a Better World: An Ode to Environmental Restoration
Disheartening revelations about the UNHCR in Lebanon — A refugee’s perspective
Citizenship is a construct, our primary duty is to humankind
Domenico Lucano declared as UN-aligned Person of the Year
“Every day my heart squeezes with sadness and pain”: An Interview with Amna, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon’s Arsal Camp
10 most fascinating scientific discoveries of 2021
Here’s everything you may have missed in December 2021
French and UK authorities are being sued, Merkel retires and Honduras gets its first female leader
Christmas in Iran: Inside The 17th Century Iranian-Armenian Monastery of St. Amenaprkich (Vank Church) — In Pictures
Powerful women: The story of Artemisia Gentileschi and her 1639 self-portrait
Still Life Without Flowers: A Glimpse Into The Arsal Refugee Camp
John Osborne and The Angry Young Men
Cherry picking justice: 9 rings of moral tunnel vision
Syrian Refugees Heading for Another Tough Winter
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What you may have missed in November 2021
Here’s everything you may have missed in November — The Gordian Monthly Recap
From Michelangelo to Michelangelo: The story behind Caravaggio his “Death of the Virgin”
Language to Unite, Language to Separate: The Tale of Serbian & Croatian
Harold Pinter: a mirror for the common people
Yugoslavia’s Failed Social Contract: Lessons Worth Learning
UN-aligned’s first Annual General Meeting
Generation Earth: Why Youth are Necessary for Solving Global Problems
SDG 16: “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”
Ayesha Kajee Talks to UN-aligned About Her Poem “Silence”
Poems for a Better World: Silence
Join the campaign to save cruelty-free cosmetics
“Terra Australis Incognita” & “Silence” chosen as the winners of the 2021 UN-aligned poetry competition
Author Dean Gessie Talks to UN-aligned about his “Terra Australis Incognita”
Poems for a Better World: Terra Australis Incognita
Here’s everything you may have missed in October — The Gordian Monthly Recap
News in October 2021 You May Have Missed
“Kamchatka in pictures: A visual tour of this stunning region”
UN-aligned calls on UNHRC to ban members that criminalise homosexuality
When it was illegal for me to be alive
The UN is failing to eradicate poverty
“There is too much stupidity around”: The Climate Change Report
Samuel Beckett & Harold Pinter: 2 Giants of the Theatre of the Absurd
Unveiling the Mystery of the Veiled Christ: A Look into the Sansevero Chapel and its Creator
News in August 2021 you may have missed
Where do you stand on the whole human decency thing & should you support UN-aligned’s mission?
The Titulus as a safe haven: Case Romane del Celio
The Dystopian Novel: “Beyond Utopia”!
Security Council Arria-Formula meeting on Myanmar
UN is failing to combat Climate Change
5 Reasons Why You Should Not Trust The United Nations
The Gordian Magazine introduces new series about “social issues”
News in July 2021 you may have missed
Portraits along the way – in Pictures
UNESCO’s 44th Session: 27 sites that made it into the World Heritage List – in Pictures
10 books, movies and music UN-aligneders want you to dive in!
The Perfected Thought: Michelangelo Buonarroti
‘Why are you talking like that?’: How politicians use words to influence and mislead
The new UN-peacekeeping budget: pun intended!
Alone against the world: The US betrays the UN on Cuba
What does Antonio Guterres’ re-selection mean for the United Nations? — Podcast
António Guterres: The Power Under The Throne
8 UN Secretariat Offices explained in 10 minutes
UN’s slow pace of justice & UNESCO’s decision on Venice
Edward Mortimer was wrong about the United Nations
A fervid summer: Share your favourite books, TV shows & music with our international readers
News in June 2021 you may have missed
The Torlonia Marbles – in Pictures (Part 2)
The Torlonia Marbles – in Pictures (Part 1)
UN Secretaries-General: A Gallery Timeline
“Pay no heed to the hippie”: Filippo Grandi, UNHCR chief, ignored once again
Guterres publishes report about the lack of progress of UNSC Resolution 2334
Eradicate colonialism by 2030? Unlikely.
Who is Jean Arnault and what can he do about the Afghan peace talks?
France halts its joint military operations in Mali as the G7 pledge 870 million doses of vaccine to the world
Who are the 5 new non-permanent members of the UNSC for the term of 2022-2023?
Mladic revisited: An unremarkable news item, were it not for the absurdity of the process
Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby VS T. S. Eliot’s Waste Land: Portraying a dusty vastness where nothing thrives
Help safeguard the access of Palestinian children to health services
“A preventable tragedy”: How dementia became the catalyst that eroded Noor’s family
Led by extremists, bombed by extremists – Gaza in the midst of insanity
How to achieve a robust legal system? Solutions towards comprehensive global justice
“Abandon all hope ye who enter here”: The shitshow that is the UN Security Council
Renewed for September! The free UN-aligned writing course
Paralysed, Betrayed & Battled: UN in Focus – May 2021
Surviving the victory: life in the war-torn Gaza Strip – in Pictures
A look into the Iranian Turkmen Sahra – in Pictures
Are the ICJ and the ICC our answers to international justice? – Podcast
The freedom to choose
The Human Anthropological Transmutation: Bridging thoughts and new concepts
What is the difference between the ICJ and the ICC?
UN in Focus: Holding the United Nations Accountable to UN-aligned’s Standards
Updates to the UN-aligned manifesto that you need to review
News in May 2021 you may have missed
Dinosaurs, The UN, May day celebration, an independent Scotland & ice cream!
May Day protests: A celebration of spring or a day for activism? – in pictures
On the road: The story behind Santa Maria church in Valle Porclaneta
The Church of Putin: Inside The Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces – in pictures
Your guide to T.S Eliot poems – April is the cruellest month
The Growth Dilemma
Seven Ways to Create a Healthy Economy with Kate Raworth – Podcast
Funding and Fiscal Responsibility of the United Nations
GDP is an impostor, so why are we still using it to measure happiness?
The Doughnut Economy: “humanity to thrive sandwiched between its inner and outer limits”
Quiz: Humanity Vetoed – How Much Do You Know About The United Nations Security Council?
John Donne’s No Man is an Island: Feeling a Oneness With Humanity
Taming The Governing Strategies of Ongoing Socio-Economic Development by Way of G-Localization
A Powerful Panacea? The Sanctions Dilemma
What is The United Nations General Assembly?
News in February 2021 You May Have Missed
Photographer Anwar Sadat: “If you listen, people are always willing to talk”
The 40th day of winter: Kurdistan Celebrates Pir Shaliar – in pictures
Religion that unites…
So You Have Been Called ‘Laowai’? Here’s What it Means
“The Greatest Metaphysical Poet”: Your Full Guide to John Donne’s Life, Career & Poems
“No, it’s not just a snip”: Why Circumcision is Legalised Child Abuse
Understanding conspiracy theories and its victims in the golden age of nonsense
5 Times the Russian Orthodox Church Flouted Norms of Decency
