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British tourists overlook this French Caribbean jewel - here’s why you should go
Terre-de-Haut offers a sense of laid-back glamour unique to Guadeloupe - Nancy Pauwels/iStockphoto With hundreds of beaches, an active volcano, hot springs and some of the region’s tallest waterfalls, Guadeloupe just may be the most gorgeous and diverse Caribbean destination you have never heard of – unless you’re a fan of the TV show Death in Paradise.
For ‘Young Professionals,’ How to Land a Job at the UN
Still, Pahlman found the 4.5-hour test challenging. “The questions were much broader than I had expected, not only focusing on data, facts and figures, but on real-life scenarios and situations that the UN deals with in its work,” she said. She received an e-mail on May 31, 2011, asking her to take the oral exam in Geneva. That response was unspoken code for one thing: she had excelled in the written test.
Colombia’s Rejection of the Peace Agreement Creates New Hurdles for Women
BOGOTÁ — By a thin margin, Colombian voters said no in early October to a peace agreement to end the decades-long war in the country between the guerillas, FARC-EP, and the government. The painstakingly written peace pact was developed with considerable contributions from women to embed commitments to gender rights in the country’s post-conflict setting. Now those gender elements, new rights won for women by women and the LGBTI community, could be weakened.
For 'Young Professionals,' How to Land a Job at the UN
The foreign minister of Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar, center front, speaking during a debate on counterterrorism led by her country, on Jan. 15, 2013. ESKINDER DEBEBE As far as cool job titles go, you would be hard-pressed to beat that of Heli Pahlman, who is from Parainen, an archipelago town in southwest Finland. Her title has the words “outer space” in it. Pahlman, 28, works as an associate program officer at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna.
On the Road Again
“WOW, YOU’RE A TRAVEL WRITER! How does one land a gig like that?” asked Graham, a retiree from Canada, as our small group visited the Pearl Key islands off Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast in February. For him, standing on the white sand and taking a dip in the turquoise water meant vacation had started. For me the day counted as work.
More Women Sit on the UN Security Council, but What Does It Mean?
As increasing numbers of women embark on careers as diplomats, the United Nations headquarters in New York is slowly but surely undergoing a big change in demographics: the female-to-male ratio of diplomats is becoming - dare it be possible - more balanced. Of the UN's 193 member countries, about 30 women currently represent their nations as permanent representatives, a record of 15 percent.
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