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Adwoa standing next to a wall with plaques displaying names and the words, "never again"

Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Rwanda: Adwoa Konadu Yiadom’s first blog from the field

Photo credit: Adwoa Kondu Yiadom By Adwoa Kondu Yiadom, MIPP student Muraho! Nitwa Adwoa. This is simply to say “hello, my name is Adwoa” in Kinyarwanda, one of Rwanda’s three official languages. I remember how I used to read blog posts from previous dispatches and how exciting it was for me. I was confident then

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Balsillie School receives $5M donation to fund new Technology Governance Initiative

The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) was the recipient of a $5 million dollar donation from the Balsillie Family Foundation for the establishment of the Technology Governance Initiative (TGI) at the School. Capitalizing on the strengths of its founding institutions – the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier

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Ann Fitz-Gerald

Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald reappointed as BSIA Director for second five-year term

The Board of Directors for the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald has been reappointed as BSIA Director for a second five-year term from August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2029. Her current term runs until July 31, 2024. Ann joined the BSIA in August 2019 from

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Margaret Walton-Roberts, Allison Petrozziello, Jenna Hennebry and Andrea Brown standing in front of a TV screen with Rosa Celorio. Alison Mountz is not pictured.

PhD Candidate Allison Petrozziello Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Allison Petrozziello who successfully defended her dissertation, “Birth Registration as Bordering Practice: A Feminist Analysis of Migration Governance and the Production of Statelessness” on July 18. We extend thanks to Allison’s supervisor, Dr. Jenna Hennebry, committee members Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts and Dr. Alison Mountz (not pictured above),

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Dispatch from the Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva: Emily Miller’s Second Blog from the Field

Photo credit: Emily Miller By Emily Miller, MAGG student During my time with the Permanent Mission of Canada, I have had the opportunity to learn more about Canada’s priorities at the UN in Geneva. Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) places gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a priority for the

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Fiji: István Kéry’s second blog from the field

Photo credit: István Kéry By István Kéry, MIPP student I would like to speak to an important theme of my internship experience: immersion. I think it is important to acknowledge and highlight how immersion has been a crucial element to my learning and development in this internship. I like to think that immersing myself in

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Fiji: Shaza Ahmed’s third blog from the field

Photo credit: Shaza Ahmed’s friend By Shaza Ahmed, MAGG As I write this, I cannot help but reflect on how uncertain life is. My civil society counterpart passed away unexpectedly. He was a very knowledgeable activist in the field of disability rights. I only met with him a handful of times but he was essential

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Dispatch From UNESCO India: Larissa Prata Varella’s third blog from the virtual field

Photo credit: UNICEF/UN0685096/Magray By: Larissa Prata Varella, MIPP Winter has turned to Spring here in Canada, which means that my remote internship with the UNESCO New Delhi Multisectoral Regional Office is coming to an end. In this final blog post, I would like to share my insights into what I believe makes the ideal candidate

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Dispatch from UNDP in Fiji: Mackenzie White’s third blog from the virtual field

Photo Credit: UNDP Pacific Office, 2023 By: Mackenzie White, MAGG Hi everyone/Bula! It is bittersweet to be writing my final blog post for this internship experience as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) with the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, and the IDDIPs programme through UNA-Canada. While my last two blog posts provided technical insight into the

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