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A selection of The New Humanitarian’s articles in audio format.
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The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH’s journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.
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Humanitarian Conversations is a RedR Australia podcast exploring what it means to be a humanitarian in today’s world, hosted by Sally Cunningham and produced by Jill Farrar. Through interviews with notable humanitarians who have worked all over the globe, we learn about the surprising twists and turns in their careers and delve into the big issues facing the humanitarian sector. Tune in to a new episode every month.
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Humanitarian conversations and reflections from the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and our network.
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If you are passionate about all things humanitarian and you are looking for new answers, you will enjoy listening to Trumanitarian's smart, honest conversations
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A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab and Muslim affairs around the world, bringing you news, culture, and lifestyle from these regions and beyond. Mirroring our diverse coverage, the podcast combines storytelling and news analysis to bring our listeners something familiar yet new. Visit our website for more quality journalism: www.newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor ...
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Each week Ben Domenech offers his perspective on the latest news of the day. With a new episode available twice weekly, the program welcomes politicians, authors, musicians and journalists for engaging interviews that go beyond the day’s headlines.
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Across the world, from Europe to Asia, the Americas to the Middle East, tensions are rising between nation states. Traditional alliances and alignments are constantly evolving in the 21st century. An understanding of defence and security policy and the tides of political, social and economic changes is crucial for any informed understanding of our world. 2024 sees war in Europe and Israel, and elections in major economies, including the US, the UK, Taiwan, South Africa, and many others. Insu ...
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We’re committed to ensuring extreme medicine education can reach all medical, healthcare and supporting professionals working in austere environments. With regular updates, our team brings you the latest from across the broad spectrum of extreme medicine disciplines, including expedition, space, remote, pre-hospital and humanitarian medicine as well as a range of topics across performance and non-technical skills. Enhance your ability to tackle challenges with new skills you can take home or ...
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The Policy Currents podcast highlights new research findings, commentary, multimedia, and events from RAND. Hosted by Evan Banks and Deanna Lee, with new episodes every Friday.
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The Banana Bread and Circus Republic Podcast’s objective is to explore the ethics of humanity’s course of evolution. We intend to unify intelligent minds and heal the wounds of discord, with emphasis on the humorous aspects of humanity’s technological obsessions, and the current pitfalls in between. This gives us the opportunity to think outside the box, and explore with a light heart, which speaks to the humanitarian values and comedic outlets we live by. This sense of levity gives us hope ...
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Axios podcast host Niala Boodhoo digs deep with leaders you know — or need to know — in business, politics and culture. Every week, all in under 20 minutes. About Axios: Axios is a digital media company launched in 2017. Axios helps you become smarter, faster with news and information across politics, tech, business, media, science and the world. Subscribe to our newsletters at axios.com/newsletters and download our mobile app at axios.com/app. About Niala Boodhoo: Niala Boodhoo is the host ...
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A Step Beyond the Fire podcast was created to educate and engage with listeners of all ages about the use of fire for the benefit of the land - better known as prescribed fire. Join our host named Cully, a conservationist and lifelong outdoorsman from Florida in the field as he seeks to document memorable life experiences told by people who are involved with conservation in the 21st century landscape. He challenges you to join him where the flame ends and new life begins!
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Visionary x Fashion Foward x Humanitarian Love x YourSelf. Only positivite Stop the Tradition and Create the New
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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.
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Following an official request from the UN Secretary General, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is moving ahead with plans for a World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016. The objective of the event – which will be the first-ever humanitarian summit of this scale and scope – is to set a future agenda for humanitarian action to ensure improved responsiveness to the changing humanitarian landscape in terms of greater needs, more diverse actors, new techno ...
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast features in-depth interviews with leaders in critical care. Experts discuss hot topics in intensive care with perspectives from all members of the critical care team. Guests include authors from SCCM's peer-reviewed journals, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Critical Care Explorations, as well as thought leaders within the field. This is a new and updated channel, formerly known as the iCritical Care Podcast Al ...
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Devpolicy Talks brings you interviews, event recordings and more in-depth documentary features relating to the topics we research at the Development Policy Centre. The Centre, part of the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy, works on Australian aid, development in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, and regional and global development issues. It is host to the Devpolicy Blog (devpolicy.org) and a range of public events including the annual PNG Update, Pacific Upda ...
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To respond to the challenging times we are living through, physician, humanitarian and social justice advocate Dr. Paul Zeitz has identified “Revolutionary Optimism” as a new cure for hopelessness, despair, and cynicism. Revolutionary Optimism is itself an infectious, contagious, self-created way of living and connecting with others on the path of love. Once you commit yourself as a Revolutionary Optimist, you can bravely unleash your personal power, #unify with others, and accelerate action ...
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Welcome to Next of Kin The Podcast. Join me, Emma, a British expat and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE. Next of Kin is my supportive, judgement-free community, and this podcast is where you can find real motherhood chat and relatable, fun guests. Come and follow along my expat motherhood journey as I navigate being a first-time Mum and starting a business in Dubai. Email podcast@nextofkin.ae Instagram @nextofkin.ae Website https://nextofkin.ae
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Listen to researchers talk about the history, society and culture of the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the autonomous territories, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland). Mainly interviews and panel discussions, but also synopses of particular historical events and topics within the humanities and social sciences written by researchers and read out in one of the Nordic languages as well as English.
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Listen the smooth jazz with Stan The Man
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CMSOnAir is a podcast produced by the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS). CMS is an educational institute/think tank devoted to the study of international migration, to the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers. For more information, visit us at www.cmsny.org. Follow @cmsnewyork on Twitter and Facebook.
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Your home for authentic, faith-promoting, entertaining discussion of current events. In the podcast we tackle the tough topics that most people avoid and showcase how faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apply gospel principles in their everyday experiences. New episodes each Wednesday.
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of CGIAR, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.
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Imagine, a place where the best of science meets the best of in health, wellness, and spirituality. A place Where a new paradigm shift is now emerging and enlightened people all over the globe are banding together for a new era of healing for our people AND our planet that has never been seen before. At the forefront of this movement is Tom Paladino. Researcher, humanitarian, and inventor as we step into a new “dimension” of health with Tom and his guests and learn how to address your health ...
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The Global Justice Center is a legal, human rights non profit based in New York City. Our work focuses on moving international humanitarian laws from paper to practice. Our staff consists of lawyers with international law expertise who work regularly with partners at the EU and the UN. In this podcast, we will analyze the latest news and break down the legality of what is happening using the framework of international law.
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How can we age with zest, courage and vibrance? How can we tackle the challenges of aging--including ageism-- with awareness and skill? Nicole Christina, a psychotherapist of more than 30 years, interviews culture changers from all over the world and of every persuasion–including Python hunters in the Everglades and Hospice workers at San Quentin Penitentiary. Her topics have a humanitarian theme and are typically off of the mainstream. An expert interviewer and author of "Not Just Chatting: ...
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We're talking with the people migrating from, to, and within this Himalayan country located between China and India. You'll hear from a wide range of Nepali men and women who have chosen to leave the country for better work or education opportunities. Their stories will help you understand what drives people — in Nepal and worldwide — to mortgage their property or borrow huge sums of money to go abroad, often leaving their loved ones behind. Despite many predictions, migration from Nepal has ...
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A podcast from SWI swissinfo.ch, a multilingual international public service media company from Switzerland, where Imogen Foulkes puts big questions facing the world to the experts working to tackle them in Switzerland’s international city.
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This podcast can be described as controversial, real, raw, and unapologetic. I discuss topics ranging from current events going on across America, state to state, city to city. No subject is off limits. Parenthood, Relationships, Crime in our Cities, I'm a Humanitarian, so I believe all lives matter.
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Mark Divine is the founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind. Mark is a Retired Navy SEAL Commander, NYT Best Selling author, speaker and entrepreneur. The podcast deals with a wide variety of subjects, from philosophical, emotional and meta-physical to self defense, fitness and elite physical performance. They all form a part of Mark's 5 mountain training path to develop your Mental, Physical, Emotional, Intuitive, and Kokoro (Heart) self. Find out more at unbeatablemind.com.
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UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.
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Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics and the African diaspora.
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The Punk Rock of Independent Media. a Podcast for the Hopeful Cynic.You want the news? We got it. No extra charge for the side of shit talking. For desert? A whole lot of dark humor and stale jokes for those cynics who still can't help but get involved in the political arena. Pull up a seat at the table, our studio is your studio. We are, The Entitled Millennials.Join us on YouTube for our video Podcast as well as shorter videos!https://www.youtube.com/entitledmillennials
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Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.
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This occasional podcast from the CALP Network looks in depth at the critical debates in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA). If you would like to take part or suggest topics for future episodes, get in touch at info@calpnetwork.org. CALP is a global partnership of humanitarian actors engaged in policy, practice and research in CVA.
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The Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) is an independent research and media organization based in Montreal. The CRG is a registered non-profit organization in the province of Quebec, Canada. In addition to the Global Research websites, the Centre is involved in book publishing, support to humanitarian projects as well as educational outreach activities including the organization of public conferences and lectures. The Centre also acts as a think tank on crucial economic and geopoliti ...
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Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories, and how they might unfold.
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Kids on a Journey© with Anna McKann. Anna has over 30 years experience working within the childcare sector. She is a keen writer, an accomplished author and a humanitarian. Join her in this new podcast series as she discusses anything, and everything relating to the world of children, from birth to 18 yrs. The podcasts will be a mix of interviews with professionals regarding a variety of issues, facing the children of today. What does childcare look like in modern society and how is it chang ...
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A brand new political podcast from Ireland's two best-known independent left wing MEPs, straight from the belly of the EU beast. Unfiltered by mainstream media they grapple with the problems at the very heart of the European project.
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‘Culture of solidarity’: Why I’m hosting Congolese relatives who fled the M23 conflict | First Person
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One and a half million people have been uprooted by the conflict between the M23 rebel group and the national army in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many are now living with host families, little-heralded frontline responders who play a central role in relief efforts across the region. Nicholas Bahati Ndoolé, a humanitarian worker based …
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Anti-colonial riots in New Caledonia, humanitarian crisis in Sudan, oil rush in the South Pole
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On today's episode of Battle Lines we speak to The Telegraph's Paris correspondent Henry Samuel about the unlikely link between Azerbaijan and pro independence riots in France's Pacific island of New Caledonia. Then, Africa correspondent Ben Farmer describes the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged Sudanese city of El Fashir. Finally, we spe…
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Overcoming the Intergenerational Trauma Around Drowning
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For anyone who has ever feared water or wished they’d learn to swim, this episode is for you. I met our Susana Mueller at a podcasting conference I recently attended. She introduced herself and said she thought she knew me. A chemist originally from Cuba, now a resident of Florida, I don’t think our paths ever crossed. But we talked about her podca…
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The upside in Ukraine, one more reason why companies should invest in their people, NATO.
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It’s not all bad news for Ukraine; data shows that investing in employees can boost stock performance; a look at the effectiveness of federal programs to assist military-to-civilian employment transitions; and how NATO can focus more on economic security. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.…
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Gaza resolution, G7 Ukraine aid, and Yemen detentions: The Cheat Sheet
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Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.
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Voters in 27 countries of the European Union took to the polls last week to elect the next European Parliament. While the far-right parties made major gains in France, Germany, and Italy, the centrists held on for a clear victory. How will these results impact the EU and its member states? Meanwhile, Italy hosts the G7 Summit this week as leaders c…
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Africa News Tonight: RSF leader reported killed in Darfur, ANC, DA unite in South Africa, for many in DRC Eid al Adha less joyful this year - June 14, 2024
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Sudan's army says its forces have killed the central commander of Darfur of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, Ali Yagoub Gibril. South Africans are waiting for the results of the presidential election in the country’s Parliament, a vote incumbent Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to win, after his African National Congress formed a …
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‘The Taliban have stripped girls of the rights they once had’: Gordon Brown
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It has now been over 1,000 days since the Taliban, the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, banned education for girls beyond sixth grade, a figure described by the Executive Director of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, as “a blatant violation of their right to education” resulting in “dwindling opportunities and deteriorating mental health”. To r…
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Building effective humanitarian learning communities
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Send us a Text Message. How can we harness the power of communities and networks as tools for humanitarian learning? In this podcast episode, Esther Grieder (the HLA's Global Communities and Partnerships Lead), leads a deep dive discussion with three seasoned community builders from Ghana, Nigeria and the UK to share and compare professional experi…
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Kuldeep Bandhu Ayral, co-lead of BRAC's Social Innovation Lab wants humanitarian innovators to hurry, slowly, to reap the benefits of co-designing interventions with end users. He and host Lars Peter Nissen discuss the journey and impact of the BRAC, one of the world's largest NGOs originating from the Global South, and the design-based thinking of…
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Helder Lopes on governing Timor-Leste’s financial sector
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Helder Lopes, Governor of Timor-Leste’s Central Bank, spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Australia in May 2024 under the Special Visits Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Central Bank of Timor-Leste is a young institution, established in 2011. It combines some of the responsibilities of our own reserve bank with those …
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Living in the metaverse: UN goes virtual for the public good
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The UN’s digital technology agency (ITU) launches ‘UN Virtual Worlds Day’ on Friday a pioneering event designed to integrate the metaverse – ‘an integrated ecosystem of virtual worlds’ – to improve how societies and governance work to greater benefit the public. Virtual reality offers new opportunities for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals…
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Israel hostage rescue, far-right gains in EU election, judges resign in Hong Kong
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On today’s episode we check in with Telegraph correspondent Nicola Smith about the controversy surrounding Israel’s hostage rescue, the latest ceasefire talks and could a full scale conflict break out with Lebanon. Then we spoke with Europe editor James Crisp about the surprising gains by the far right in the EU elections. Finally Senior foreign co…
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Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited. The U.S., Canada, and NATO Provoking World War III
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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, with tensions building as President Putin warns of actions against NATO countries, if Ukraine strikes deep into Russian territory with Western weapons, we are considering the prospects of this two year long Ukraine fight exploding onto the Global stage possibly into a nuclear confrontation. In our first …
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Africa News Tonight: South Africa coalition takes shape, UNHCR reports surge in displacement, Russia builds ties with Chad - June 13, 2024
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South Africa’s new unity government is beginning to take shape, with members of parliament expected to re-elect African National Congress leader Cyril Ramaphosa as president on Friday. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, reports global forced displacement surged to historic heights last year driven by conflict, persecution, human rights viola…
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Nuclear bids to become leading renewable energy source
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Nuclear power has been a source of optimism and fear since the mid-Twentieth Century. On one hand, it evokes the destructive power of nuclear bombs, the catastrophic explosion of Chernobyl, the Fukushima disaster or, more recently Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Europe’s largest, which has come under fire since Russia’s full-scale inva…
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Reshma Saujani: Using AI to put moms first
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Reshma Saujani, founder of Girl Who Code, saw the pandemic push women out of the workforce and make existing workplace inequalities worse. "We have not made the workforce work for moms," she says. With her campaign called Moms First, she launched a tool last year that uses generative AI to help moms-to-be apply for paid leave benefits in New York. …
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How Will a Chastened Narendra Modi Lead India?
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India's election was supposed to be a coronation for Narendra Modi. Instead, he got a comeuppance. India is, of course, the world's largest democracy, and after a nearly month-long election season, the final results were declared in early June. Narendra Modi and his political party, the BJP, fared much worse than expected. They secured far fewer se…
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Africa News Tonight: State funeral planned for Malawi vice president, bank succeeds with inclusivity, Tunisia, China tighten relationship - June 12, 2024
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The Malawi government says Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. Equity Bank Kenya is known for its commitment to inclusivity, serving diverse customer segments, including refugees and high-net-worth individuals. Tunisia and China say they are establish…
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SCCM Pod-515: Ultrasound Training and Humanitarian Missions
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Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Susanna Rudy, ACNP, DNP, to discuss her journey from developing ultrasound training programs to volunteering in conflict zones and pandemic hotspots. She also highlights the crucial role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in critical care. Dr. Rudy is an acute care family medicin…
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As Hunter Biden is found guilty on three charges related to the illegal purchase of a gun, Ben breaks down what the verdict means for the country, President Biden, and why it goes far beyond Hunter's addiction problems. Follow Ben on Twitter: @BDomenech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 72: Social Media and Free Will, YouTube Religion Conference, Hunter Biden v. Donald Trump, Equality of Economic Outcomes
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The Thought Provoker: Matt is up first this week. There is nothing members of our church value more than free will. Yet, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey warned this week that social media algorithms are robbing individuals of their free will. Specifically he said, “This is going to sound a little bit crazy, but I think the free speech debate is a compl…
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Africa News Tonight: Malawi grieves death of Vice President Chilima, politics rattles South Africa markets, President Biden’s son convicted - June 11, 2024
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Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera urged citizens to comfort each other after he confirmed that Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed, along with nine others, in a plane crash. Uncertainty about South Africa’s political future is causing the country’s currency and shares in its companies to lose value, as political parties negotiate to form a g…
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Children are forced to work in OPT to support their families
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Eight months into the war in Gaza, families have been forced to adapt to what humanitarians often call “negative coping strategies” to survive, as unemployment reaches a staggering 80 per cent. For many in the Gaza Strip, this has meant sending their children out to work, despite the dangers, the UN labour agency, ILO, has warned. Details of this w…
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Migrant workers find love amidst struggles
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Send us a Text Message. Today we’re back with another personal story—two in fact: those of Raj and Sunita. I gotta admit, what I like about this story is the romance element, which is something we haven’t heard from other guests so far. What they told us, when we recorded in the ACORAB studio in Chakupat, Patan, was that they were both working in P…
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What is Post-Humanism? Deconstructing Western Paradigms with Bayo Akomolafe
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Posthumanism invites us to think beyond human-centric thinking and embrace a more inclusive, interconnected worldview. By confronting cultural challenges and seizing opportunities in life's unexpected disruptions, we can transform our understanding of the world and our role within it. Dr. Bayo Akomolafe is a philosopher, psychologist, and professor…
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Send us a Text Message. Geneva is the home of international law, the rules that are supposed to stop the worst violations in war. But does anyone respect it anymore? Andrew Clapham, Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, says: “It’s quite blatant that when we like what the International Criminal Court is doing we will supp…
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Floating Doctors: Delivering Healthcare to the World's Most Remote Communities with Ben LaBrot
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Ben LaBrot, founder and CEO of Floating Doctors, joins us this episode where he shares his incredible journey of delivering healthcare to remote, underserved communities around the world. Ben discusses the challenges and rewards of providing medical care in resource-limited settings, the importance of building trust with patients, and the profound …
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Famines and Fragility: Making humanitarian, developmental, and peacebuilding responses work
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CGIAR SEMINAR SERIESFamines and Fragility: Making humanitarian, developmental, and peacebuilding responses workCo-organized by IFPRI, CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)14:30 TO 16:15 CETJUN 11, 2024 - 9:30 TO 11:15AM EDTGlobally, the number of people facing crisis-level or worse acute food insecurit…
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Africa News Tonight: Malawi vice president's plane declared missing, RSF accused of striking Darfur hospitals, Kenya opens US studies center - June 10, 2024
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Malawi’s president and cabinet today said a military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima did not arrive as scheduled earlier today at the Mzuzu International Airport, and efforts to contact the plane have failed. In Sudan's North Darfur state, displaced people and doctors say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are attacking hospit…
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Introducing: "To Save Us From Hell," Our New Podcast about the United Nations!
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"To Save Us From Hell" is a new weekly chat show about the United Nations. Each week, two veteran UN watchers break down the latest news from the United Nations, giving our audience insights into what is driving the agenda at UN headquarters and in its operations around the world. Co-host Mark Leon Goldberg is a veteran journalist who’s the editor-…
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39. Freedom and the watercourse way
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In this episode, we discuss how our freedoms are in jeopardy due to the financial system constantly trying to manipulate market dynamics. We have forgotten that our founders had forsaken the taxation and control tactics that the government of the time had ruled over the people. The people represent the real wealth in the economy, and prosperity com…
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The Man Behind MK Ultra--the Infamous Government Mind Control Program
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In his book, “Poisoner-in-Chief,” (Henry Holt & Co.) former New York Times reporter and prolific author, Stephen Kinzer describes the shadowy man responsible for setting up one of the most infamous U.S. government programs. In 1953 during the “Cold War,” MK Ultra was initiated to develop techniques to brainwash people to act as our ‘programmed’ age…
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Are We Really Close to a Ceasefire Deal in Gaza?
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On Friday, May 31, President Biden made a surprising announcement about a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Biden laid out the terms of this three-phased cessation of hostilities and said that this deal was proposed by Israel and sent to Hamas. The optics of a U.S. president making public what he said was an Israeli proposal made many people…
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Time for big plastic producers to walk the talk on cutting pollution
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The plastics industry needs to show more responsibility and put their money where their mouth is on cutting harmful waste and pollution, especially as it impacts small island States. That’s according to Director General of the Pacific islands environment agency, SPREP, Sefanaia Nawadra of Fiji, who told UN News the outcome document adopted at last …
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The U.S. needs a strategy in Ukraine, health and health care for LGBTQ+ veterans, L.A.’s proposed cooling policy.
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What it will take for the United States to end the war in Ukraine; the state of health and health care for LGBTQ+ veterans; how to respond to China’s aggression in the South China Sea; and how to protect Los Angeles residents from dangerous heat. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.…
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Yemen: International community must build on ‘fragile’ humanitarian progress
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The international community must continue to pay attention to the humanitarian situation in Yemen, where hunger and malnutrition remain chronic after nearly a decade of war. That’s the opinion of Najwa Mekki, Chief of the Strategic Communications Branch at the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, in New York. Ms. Mekki is fresh from a visit to Yem…
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Unravelling the tales of sharks and dugongs on World Oceans Day
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Sharks and dugongs serve as barometers of the marine ecosystem, but many people overlook their critical roles, perceiving sharks as menacing figures and dugongs as mythical creatures. Ahead of World Oceans Day on 8 June, UN News’s Jing Zhang spoke with Gabriel Grimsditch, a programme management officer at the UN Environment Programme’s marine and c…
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Mexico’s New President, Modi’s Third Term, Biden’s Cease-Fire Plan
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Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and the former mayor of Mexico City, is set to become the first female president in the 200-year history of Mexico’s republic. What does her victory mean for Mexico? Then, in another major election across the globe, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term, though opposition parties gained seats in…
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