Various authors: U.N. Witness Archives

Various authors: U.N. Witness

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U.N. Witness: ‘Beyond Vietnam’: what King taught us

On Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday, I found myself in a worship service at Riverside Church in New York City, my skin tingling as I

Chris Rice

February 10, 2020

A story told twice

In the 10th-floor conference room of the Church Center for the United Nations, Romelia Tenezaca’s story entered the air line by line, first in Spanish

Abby Hershberger | Mennonite Central Committee

July 8, 2019

Swallowed by the sea

During his opening address at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sosene Sopoanga implored U.N. member

Abby Hershberger

December 3, 2018

U.N. Witness: Preventing war, one bridge at a time

As a Vietnamese Mennonite working for peace, I have found Matt. 26:52 — “Put your sword back into its place” — a significant verse. Everybody knows

Thien Phuoc Quang Tran

May 7, 2018

U.N. Witness: Not by power

Here on the 10th floor of the Church Center for the United Nations building, a handful of Mennonite Central Committee staff and volunteers seek to

Grant Miller

October 9, 2017

U.N. Witness: Half an apology

On Dec. 1, the staff of the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations Office awaited the commencement of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the people

Kati Garrison

March 13, 2017

Ending Latin America’s longest conflict

The possible signing of a peace agreement between the guerrilla group FARC and the Colombian government brought for me, as a Colombian Mennonite, a sense

Juan Pacheco

August 15, 2016

Palestine: a time for peace, a time for action

As 39 students from across the U.S. and Canada entered the Church Center for the United Nations, my colleagues and I happily welcomed each of

Kolton Nay

January 18, 2016

Helping enemies talk

The United Nations was established 70 years ago to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Although the U.N. has not banished war, it

Doug Hostetter

June 22, 2015

Learning from farmers

When I applied for a Mennonite Voluntary Service position with the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations office in New York, I had no idea the

Ruth-Anne Seburn

November 24, 2014

An evening of hope at the edge of war

It is often tempting to throw up one’s hands in despair as the United Nations, founded after World War II to “save succeeding generations from

Doug Hostetter

April 28, 2014

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