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Uighur Cultural and Ethnic Genocide in 2021: Understanding Humanitarian Crises Through the Lens of a Continuing Pandemic

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BY SHERRY CHEN What happens when a humanitarian crisis overlaps with a global pandemic?  Uighurs living in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are met face-to-face with this issue on a daily basis. The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) was an American counterterrorism effort, initiated by President George W. Bush in response to the September … Continue reading Uighur Cultural and Ethnic Genocide in 2021: Understanding Humanitarian Crises Through the Lens of a Continuing Pandemic

Sustainable Development Goals–The Future of Global Health?

by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Online Features, Uncategorized

BY HOLLY ROBINSON This past September, world leaders gathered to determine the future of global health. Their discussions, aims, and goals, however, reached far past the traditional boundaries of “health,” as evidenced by the expansive list of Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, that resulted from the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, held in New York … Continue reading Sustainable Development Goals–The Future of Global Health?