Climate change, for instance, does not respect international borders; addressing it will require international partnerships.
Through cross-border collaboration, UNICEF was able to improve the monitoring of the situation of children along the borders, address the nutrition and cholera situations at a sub-regional level, and ensure the continuation of quality education for children arriving from neighbouring countries.
Continued peace talks led to the Oct. 26 treaty, in which the two countries pledged to respect each other's sovereignty, settled borders, and addressed numerous other issues, including water supply.
It is not possible to defeat IS in Iraq unless the infrastructure supporting the veritable occupation of Iraqi territory by this post-modern, non-state actor that is also entrenched across the border, is addressed.
"I am pleased that President Obama has now, apparently, agreed that our nation must secure the border to address rampant border violence and illegal immigration without other preconditions, such as passage of 'comprehensive immigration reform,' " she said.
These initiatives can build on foundations that already exist between scientists and activists who work across borders to address shared threats.
None of those involved Mr Olmert, Mr Abbas, moderate Arab leaders, George Bush and even Mr Blair seems likely yet to have the will or the courage to tackle the explosive issues (the division of Jerusalem, the removal of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, redrawing borders or addressing the refugee question) that have prevented a lasting peace before.
The program is the latest in an interconnected set of fellowship programs — the Atlantic Fellows — designed to empower and connect dynamic individuals who are committed to working together across disciplines and borders to address some of the world's most critical challenges and advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies.
House Republicans finally succeeded in approving immigration legislation Wednesday, after multiple failures at sweeping bills to crack down on the border, address family separations and offer protections to young people who came to the U.S. as kids.
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Friday blaming him for the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, and calling for National Guard troops to go to the border to address the surge.
