Human Rights in the Future of Emerging Virtual States
Imagine a futuristic society, where everything is digitalized. Not just work, but meeting friends, traveling, and even the state we live in is now online. Now people are having heated discussions on whether to have their consciousness uploaded onto a cloud service they prefer. Now then, how would statehoods be formed, and who can we define as ‘human’? What changes and challenges would human rights face? As the possibility of more pandemics to come, under the extreme change of climates, this essay ponders over the idea of a fully digitalized future, and a few matters of human rights we need to consider.
The United Nations and the strengthening of international law and justice in an insecure world
The United Nations and the strengthening of international law and justice in an insecure world Author: Mario Beltran-Mainero Justice and international law are necessary elements in a functioning and peaceful nation-state system. In that sense, one of the principal functions of the United Nations (UN), an entity created to maintain international peace and security, is […]
Remarks by Professor José Riera-Cézanne on Migration
Remarks by Professor José Riera-Cézanne on Migration for the The Humboldt School, San José Costa Rica Author: José Riera-Cézanne 24 September 2022 I have participated in many model-UN exercises, at the Doctoral level, Master’s level, as a participant, and now as a speaker. I am the child of immigrant parents. My father moved to New […]
Global Governance to address Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Global Governance to address Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons to prevent Armed Conflicts and promote Peace Author: Suchitra Rautela Joshi Somalia became a free country in 1960. It was then ruled by a dictator since 1969 until a civil war broke out with the collapse of the regime in 1991. Various armed factions began […]
Ideas for Peace From Bettina Tucci
In this edition, we present an interview from 2019 with Betinna Tucci, Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations Department of Management’s Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, in her first visit to the University for Peace. She shared her experiences as a woman in leadership positions in the United Nations, ideas about […]
Ideas for Peace Series – The role of the United Nations in Venezuela
Ideas for Peace Series – The role of the United Nations in Venezuela Venezuela is going through one of the most complicated crises in the world. There is a constant and progressive deterioration of the legal and political institutions and the economic situation; which has increased social inequalities and poverty. Considering this situation, and in […]
El coronel tiene quien le escriba
El coronel tiene quien le escriba Autor: José Roberto Padilla Rivera Traducido al inglés por Ana Elena Acon Universidad para la Paz. San José, Costa Rica. 18 de mayo de 2021 Coronel, Destacamento militar de las fuerzas revolucionarias en el litoral Atlántico Dueño del mejor gallo del Departamento. En algún lugar de la costa Atlántica […]
Ideas for Peace from Dr. Melania Guerra
An interview with Melania Guerra to discuss the future of environmental diplomacy, education, and sustainable development
Ideas for Peace Series – United Nations 75th Anniversary
Francisco Rojas discusses the challenges that the United Nations faces to achieve the 2030 Agenda and remain as the international peacekeeper
SERGIO: From The Work In Field To The Movie Screens
This article compares the 2020 Netflix movie Sergio with the 2008 biography that inspired it: Chasing the Flame: One Man’s Fight to Save the World, written by Samantha Power. Both tell the real-life story of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Brazilian philosopher and UN diplomat who was the main target of the attack against Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq.