Avenues to Peace: Slaying Dragons and Halting Missiles
As I approached security to enter the United Nations headquarters on the opening day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate on 24 September, I noticed on the grounds for the first time a striking sculpture of St. George and the Dragon. I paused before continuing to the security tent, taking in the might of St.…
Drought Conditions in Ethiopia Prompt Food Program
Originally published on the CNEWA blog. In Adigrat, a city in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray, hunger rules and the scars of conflict remain indelibly marked. Even as its people continue to recover from the violence of the 2020-2022 civil war between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopia’s government forces, Adigrat confronts a severe…
Seeking Justice, Balance and Peace at the U.N.
This story was originally published on the CNEWA blog. With the horrific news from Israel and Palestine, which erupted weeks after the horrific news of Azerbaijan’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh, it is difficult to see our world — and humanity — as anything but fractured and cruel. Division is truly an inescapable element of our reality.…
Nagorno-Karabakh Blockade Tightens, Crisis Intensifies
This story was originally published on the CNEWA blog. Deep in the Caucasus — at the crossroads of Asia and Europe — lies the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave surrounded by Azerbaijan, which launched a military assault in September 2020 to regain control of the land. Once a lush, bucolic area, populated for…
Museums in Ukraine Feel War’s Impact
Originally published on the CNEWA blog. In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Hryhoriy Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum was decimated by a Russian missile strike on 6 May 2022. The 18th-century philosopher and writer spent the last years of his life on the property, living in the building that became a memorial to his legacy. …
From Cathedrals to Cross Stitch: All Culture at Risk in Times of War
Originally published on the CNEWA blog. Editors’ note: Olivia Poust, editorial assistant of ONE magazine, reported on the destruction of cultural heritage sites in Ukraine, Syria, Armenia and Iraq as a tactic used to erase or diminish a group’s identity during conflict. In her audio report below, hear from Lubow Wolynetz, a curator at Ukrainian…
Erasing Identity
Destroying culture to destroy a people
‘(De) Construct’ Exhibition Supports Ukraine
This story was originally published on the CNEWA blog. A pop-up art exhibition that opens this evening, titled “(de) construct,” suggests the resilience of humanity, the understanding that even when a situation is dire, reconstruction is possible. Held at InSight Artspace in Pelham, New York, this exhibition is a fundraiser in support of CNEWA’s humanitarian…
Cries of Hunger
A Perfect Storm of Worldwide Events Threatens Millions in Ethiopia
AUDIO: Competing Crises Fuel Hunger in Ethiopia
Originally published on the CNEWA Blog. Editor’s note: In the September 2022 issue of ONE, Olivia Poust reports on food insecurity in Ethiopia. “Cries of Hunger” explains how the war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray Region, drought and the global grain and fuel shortage all contribute to this ongoing crisis. Olivia shares updates from CNEWA’s regional director for Ethiopia,…
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