Interviews Podcast
1) For far too long, ‘poverty has disproportionately had a female face’: UN Women
Five years away from the 2030 deadline, none of the global gender equality targets are on track. From poverty to conflict, the setbacks are staggering.According to a new UN report launched on Monday, ...Show More
2) Asia-Pacific: Women’s groups keen to cooperate on gender-responsive climate resilience
With just five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), not a single gender equality target is on trackThe finding comes in the Gender Snapshot 2025 report issued on Monday by U...Show More
3) Beyond broken schools: how war disrupts education in Ukraine
Around the world, education is under attack, impacting millions of children. In Ukraine alone, more than 1,800 schools have been damaged or destroyed since 2022, according to the UN Children’s Fund (U...Show More
4) Social media ban sparks deadly protests in Nepal
Following the Nepalese government’s ban on social media platforms due to non-registration and concerns about misinformation, large youth-led protests erupted across the capital Kathmandu and other cit...Show More
5) Empowering women key to easing stress amid war in Ukraine: UN Women
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on people’s mental health is severe.Women and girls are disproportionately affected, facing ...Show More
6) ‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan quake ramps up
The numbers of dead and wounded following the deadly earthquake in remote eastern Afghanistan – as well as the needs of survivors – are going to climb in the days ahead, the UN warned on Tuesday.The h...Show More
7) ‘Every hour counts’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief renews call for ceasefire
The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire in Gaza, warning that civilians face death not only from bombardment but also ...Show More
8) Closing down UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon ‘would create a vacuum for stability in the region’
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, has operated since the late 1970s, tasked with monitoring the demilitarisation of the south of the country, supporting the Lebanese army, and ensuring that hum...Show More
9) Returning home to Somalia with grey hair and a desire to give back
An education specialist who left Somalia as a child when the civil war broke out in 1991 has now returned to support the Ministry of Education as they expand national testing. The programme whic...Show More
10) ‘Hell on earth’: Desperation in Haiti as human rights violations abound
People in Haiti are living through “hell on earth,” according to William O’Neill, the UN’s designated expert on human rights in Haiti. Armed gangs – predominantly in the capital Port-au-Prince –...Show More