PCR: Cómo detectar el virus

La pandemia mundial que nos azota desde hace un año ha impulsado la necesidad de una prueba rápida y eficiente que nos permita detectar si existe presencia del virus en un usuario. Actualmente, la más precisa es la PCR, siglas en inglés para “Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa”. Esta prueba requiere de un riguroso… Continue reading PCR: Cómo detectar el virus

EXPLAINER: Security Council Sanctions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2342 (2017), extending until 26 February 2018 sanctions on those threatening stability in Yemen. The Council also extended until 28 March 2018 the mandate of the Panel of Experts who assist the committee that oversees those measures. Council members vote to adopt the resolution.

There used to be a thriving export business for monuments and statues of world leaders in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In November 2016, the Security Council banned the trade as part of a series of sanctions intended to halt the east-Asian nation’s nuclear tests and launches using ballistic missile technology. At the time,… Continue reading EXPLAINER: Security Council Sanctions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

How COVID-19 Changed the Face of Elections — and UN Electoral Assistance

On 19 March 2020, eight days after the World Health Organization designated COVID-19 as a pandemic, the small archipelago state of Vanuatu in the South Pacific decided to go ahead with its general elections on schedule. Even though Vanuatu had yet to record a single COVID-19 case, election officials were not taking any chances. With… Continue reading How COVID-19 Changed the Face of Elections — and UN Electoral Assistance

Women in sports

For Women’s History Month, El Estoque Sports set out to highlight the stories of women in sports in our community. From the misogyny entrenched in professional women’s sports teams to the unique experiences female athletes face in male-dominated sports, women have endured challenges, shattered stereotypes and inspired their communities throughout the athletic world. Cover: Photo… Continue reading Women in sports

Brainstorm

Traditional approaches to post-conflict situations often focus on what might be termed “external safeguards”, such as security building, good governance and transitional justice initiatives. However, there is a growing body of work in the field of brain and behavioral science that explores the role of human psychology and patterns of thinking in the success, or… Continue reading Brainstorm

Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

With 2020 being filled with events circulating around the Black Lives Matter Movement and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another race-directed discriminatory hate epidemic has started to spread more rapidly against Asian Americans. Anti-Asian hate crimes have had an increased surge to about 150% around major cities in the US. In order to combat and spread… Continue reading Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes