The Recent U.S. Airstrikes against Iran-backed Militia and the 2021 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)

In this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan the recent U.S. Airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria in response to drone attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq back on June 27th. Monsignor also discusses the 2021 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) and how it is emerging from last year’s pandemic to assist young people on their path to college and careers.

Adam Saxton is a Research Associate with the International Security Program for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to the world’s greatest challenges. In the wake of the recent U.S. Airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria in response to drone attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities, Adam Saxton shares about what the June 27th airstrikes were in response to, and on what legal authority – domestic and international – these airstrikes were conducted under.

Monique Myers is the Director of the Youth Employment Program of the Alianza Division of Catholic Charities Community Services of New York. In today’s recording, Monique Myers discusses the Alianza Divisions of Catholic Charities Community Services’ participation in New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program, the nation’s largest youth employment program connecting New York City youth between ages of 14 to 24 years with career exploration opportunities and paid work experiences each summer, and how the program is slowly emerging from this past year’s COVID restrictions.

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