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How the Coronavirus is Impacting the Inner Workings of the United Nations with Margaret Besheer
How the Coronavirus is Impacting the Inner Workings of the United Nations with Margaret Besheer
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25 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2020
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Podcast episode
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The coronavirus pandemic is impacting institutions around the world, including the United Nations. In fact, about an hour after I recorded this episode, the Philippines Mission said to the United Nations that one of its diplomats, who had been at meetings in UN Headquarters in New York, tested positive for COVID-19. In this episode, I speak with Margaret Besheer, the UN correspondent for Voice of America. She helps me understand how the coronavirus is impacting the work and life of the United Nations. We start by discussing the work of the World Health Organization before having a longer conversation about the day-to-day implications of COVID-19 on all manner of work at the United Nations. This includes UN peacekeeping, day-to-day diplomacy, and the work of the Security Council. https://www.undispatch.com/
Released:
Mar 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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