Relaciones Internacionales – Comunicación Internacional

3 diciembre, 2018
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UN Investigators Seek Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

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We go behind the scenes of the investigations into the sexual violence committed during recent conflicts in Syria and Iraq. From finding victims to collecting evidence and building a case, the film presents the challenges faced by international investigators. Featuring three Yazidi women, and an activist from Syria taken captive during the conflict, we bring you the latest in their quest for justice. 

 

 

3 diciembre, 2018
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COP24 KATOWICE

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Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began talks on global warming at a U.N. meeting in Katowice, in Poland’s coal region. The last climate change meeting of this size was in 2015 and resulted in the Paris agreement. Reuters reports U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa said, “[The meeting] takes place in a scenario where we have clear signals about the urgency with which we need to address the issues of climate change.” The United States on Saturday reiterated at the G20 summit in Argentina its previous decision to withdraw from the Paris accord and to commit to using only US energy sources. Continue leyendo →

2 diciembre, 2018
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George H.W. Bush viewed Germany as a friend

George H.W. Bush and Helmut Kohl (AFP/Getty Images)

George H.W. Bush viewed Germany as friend and partner, says ex-World Bank boss

The former US president supported German unification when others would not. He did so because he believed German democracy had succeeded, Bush’s point man for German unification, Robert Zoellick, told DW

Deutsche Welle: You worked closely for and with President George H.W. Bush. Can you share a personal anecdote that sums up the person he was?

Robert Zoellick: Referring to the difference to the current era, he was very much a man of honor and service while also being a very fierce competitor, both politically and in terms of America’s international role. I would sum him up as a consummate alliance manager.

Particularly important for Germany [was that] Bush took office when [Soviet President Mikhail] Gorbachev was the phenomenon. Part of Bush’s challenge was to solidify the alliance given the ice-breaking at the end of the Cold War. Many people forget that by May of 1989, only a few months after he took office, he come forward with a rather bold proposal to cut and equalize conventional armies in Europe.

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