United Nations

  • Mindy Newell: Daughters of Hippolyta

    ByMindy Newell

    On Friday, October 21, 2016, something remarkable happened. Princess Diana of Themiscrya was appointed an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls everywhere around the globe by the United Nations in a ceremony led by Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information Christina Gallach. It was attended by the actors Lynda Carter and…

  • UN Teams with Marvel

    ByElayne Riggs

    The Financial Times reports that the United Nations Office for Partnerships will be working with Marvel Comics to create "a comic book set in a fictional war-torn country with superheroes working alongside UNICEF aid workers and U.N peacekeepers." Notes UPI somewhat sarcastically, the partnership is designed in part to bolster the UN’s "international image damaged…