According to the U.N., 2017 is the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,” a year dedicated to changing the ways people go about tourism.
The resolution adopted on Dec. 22,...
Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor
• September 29, 2016
Colombia
For 52 years, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were at war. But on Sept. 26, President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono Echeverri signed...
In an effort to combat global food insecurity, the 68th U.N. General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. “Pulses are annual leguminous crops that yield between one and 12 grains...
The world is at risk.
According to the United Nation’s intergovernmental panel on climate change, the threat is real. Unless preventative action is taken soon, climate change will be irreversible.
“In...
According to a new report from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world faces irreversible damages from global warming caused by human activity.
“Continued emission of greenhouse...
In 16 years, most of our first-years will have been born in 2012, our seniors will be the class of 2030 and the United Nations agreement to end deforestation will finally take effect.
At the U.N. Climate...
Emma Watson, though armed with high aspirations and good intentions, fell short in her speech on gender equality for the United Nations.
“She missed some marks,” said Zana Hicks, junior and president...
Sukyun Chung, Resident Travel Writer
• March 28, 2014
Disclaimer: This story is a part of our April Fool’s edition, The Goofordian. This story was created by Guilfordian staff and is not based in fact.
New threat to America is ... Djibouti?
Every...
Bright times are ahead in the so-called “Heart of Darkness.”
After 15 years of violence, genocide and the cultivation of child soldiers, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has signed a peace treaty.
“No...
