Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Episode 7: Live from the UN, Vol I

Episode 7: Live from the UN, Vol I

FromGlobal Dispatches -- World News That Matters


Episode 7: Live from the UN, Vol I

FromGlobal Dispatches -- World News That Matters

ratings:
Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We are doing something a little different  today. Instead of one in depth interview, Mark chats with several experts who work for various arms of the United Nations. 
Here's the set up: The UN Foundation invited a number of talk radio hosts to broadcast from inside the United Nations headquarters in New York and arranged for UN experts to stop by the broadcast room.  I couldn't fit every single interview into one podcast, so look out for a future "Live from the UN Volume 2."
On this program, in order of appearance, we have:

Paul Heslop from UN Mine Action Service--the real life Hurt Locker.
Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict on her remarkable career fighting for women's rights.
George Papagiannis, UNESCO. On the USA's self-defeating policy toward UNESCO
Jos Vandaveer, Chief of Immunizations, UNICEF. Why vaccines can save the world.
Khalid Malik, UNDP. What the New Human Development report tells us about the Global South; and why China's remarkable rise is not going to end anytime soon.
 
Released:
Jun 12, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.