THE PARALLAX PERSPECTIVE PRIORITIZES PEACE.

We must centre democracy, human rights, gender equality and our climate to bolster international peace and security.

IN THE MEDIA

  • Do Afghan lives matter?

    AL JAZEERA ENGLISH

    Americans will not win the battle against police brutality unless they also take on the issue of US war crimes abroad.

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  • Advancing Climate-Sensitive Strategies in UN Field Operations

    INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE,
    GLOBAL OBSERVATORY

    The risks presented by the climate crisis must be carefully assessed and proactive climate-sensitive strategies utilized to foster peace and stability.

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  • A feminist U.S. foreign policy advances security in the true meaning of the word

    QUINCY INSTITUTE,
    RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT

    One wonders what Afghanistan may have looked like had the U.S. invested $1.5 trillion in a feminist foreign policy vision for Afghanistan since 2001 rather than an unwinnable war.

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  • Trump and Modi are leading the world’s two largest democracies down dangerous paths

    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

    We are being reminded once again of a growing human epidemic of xenophobia, racism and nationalism.

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  • Afghan women’s rights activists have long been underfunded. This must change.

    OPEN DEMOCRACY

    Dig deeper and we see that Afghan women’s rights organisations, and projects that had gender equality as their principal objective, never received more than measly crumbs from the donor table.

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  • Why Biden and Sanders should articulate how they’ll work with the UN to enact their agendas

    QUINCY INSTITUTE,
    RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT

    The urgent challenges of today – COVID-19, climate change, and the refugee crisis – all require multilateral responses and prove that the U.N. is needed more today than ever.

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  • Lean on Me (From 6 Feet Away, Please)

    INKSTICK MEDIA

    Despite America’s desperate desire for a cure, our government has refused to join an $8 billion global drive to develop, produce, and deliver a vaccine to every nation and has instead set course to travel at “warp speed” in its own direction.

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  • How Has the UN Mission in Kosovo Delivered on Action for Peacekeeping?

    INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE,
    GLOBAL OBSERVATORY

    How can UN Peacekeeping missions be optimized to most effectively sustain peace?

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  • The United States and The WHO?

    What in the World?
    Podcast

    On this episode, human rights expert and former UN worker, Pushkar Sharma, explains how the WHO works and how international organizations serve American interests. This episode was created in collaboration with the Diversity in National Security Network (DINSN).

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  • Now is the time for City Council to finally denounce religious discrimination in India

    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

    Council members didn’t pass a resolution last year condemning extremism targeting Christians and Muslims. This year, elected officials must right their wrongs and uphold India’s values of democracy, equality and secularism.

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  • Mayor Lightfoot, support Indian rights

    ONE ILLINOIS


    On International Human Rights Day, we urge Mayor Lightfoot to publicly support a nonbinding Chicago City Council resolution honoring India’s Republic and Democracy.

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CLIENTS INCLUDE

WORK SAMPLES

  • Commemoration of International Human Rights Day 2020 in the Chicago City Council

    Led a human rights advocacy campaign which resulted in the Mayor of Chicago sponsoring and passing a resolution commemorating International Human Rights Day in 2020.

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  • 2021 Gender Alert: A Multisectoral Gender Analysis to Inform the 2022 Humanitarian Programme Cycle in the oPt

    The Gender Alert was produced thanks to funding from the Government of Norway.

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  • Guidance Note on Gender Responsive Cash and Voucher Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    The Guidance Note, produced through funding by the Government of Japan, includes practical tools and detailed recommendations to help stakeholders roll out high quality and gender-responsive CVA interventions.

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  • Human Rights Council Report A/HRC/48/43

    Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights mandated by Human Rights Council resolution 43/32, in which the High Commissioner was requested to prepare a report on the allocation of water resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to recommend measures to ensure the implementation of equitable access to safe drinking water in accordance with international law.

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  • Gender Alert: Needs of Women, Girls, Boys and Men in Humanitarian Action in Palestine

    This Gender Alert is generously funded by the Government of Norway under the project entitled “Advancing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Palestine”.

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