Interviews Podcast
1) 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
2) ‘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
3) ‘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
4) 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
5) 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
6) ‘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
7) Gaza: Nothing could have prepared me for the level of devastation I witnessed
In Gaza, women and girls have been bearing the brunt of the catastrophic humanitarian situation for the past 22 months. In addition to the constant threat of sexual violence, pregnant and breast...Show More
8) Female-led households bear the brunt on Sudan’s brutal frontlines
In Sudan, as violent conflict between forces of the Sudanese military and their rival Rapid Support Forces militia rages for its third year, women are facing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis.Femal...Show More
9) Feeding Haiti, a big problem that needs smaller, local solutions
Some 1.3 million people displaced. 5.7 million people not getting enough food. How do you even begin to conceive of the magnitude of Haiti’s crisis, borne from years of political insecurity, gang viol...Show More
10) UN trade and development chief calls for economic boost to aid landlocked countries
More than 30 landlocked developing countries – from Bolivia to Bhutan and Burkina Faso – face some of the world’s highest trading costs, deepest poverty and weakest investment flows.Rebeca Grynspan, h...Show More