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On Ted Turner's Passing
Turner’s media legacy is better known. In 1980, he founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network, changing the speed and structure of global news…
May 7
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ITU: Cybersecurity Report | WHO: Transnational Emergency Response as Hantavirus Kills 3 in Cruise Ship
The virus is transmitted by mice droppings, urine, and saliva -- and some strains transmitted from human-to-human contact.
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European Commission: It is Getting Hotter
Copernicus Says April Was World’s Third-Warmest as Ocean Heat Nears Record Levels
May 8
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Entretien avec le Maire de Meudon Denis Larghero
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The Year in Images | The UN Brief in Action
Dec 28, 2023
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Brazil Assumes G20 Presidency | UNESCO: Navigating the AI Policy Landscape | Former Dutch Minister Sigrid Kaag Appointed by UN as…
Jan 2, 2024
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Davos: Interview with Steve MacFeely | NFTs Make an Entrance with WISe.Art at WEF | Margrethe Vestager Visit to Silicon Valley to Speak…
Jan 14, 2024
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Davos 2024: UN Secretary General Says Rebuilding Trust Requires Action | ILO Calls for New Social Contract | Interview with Olivier De…
Jan 17, 2024
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Energy Shock Risks Triggering a New Hunger Surge Across Latin America, Asia, and Africa
Carl Skau: Iran and the Energy-Food Nexus | Jayati Ghosh: UN International Inequality Panel
Mar 24
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Carl Skau: Iran and the Energy-Food Nexus | Jayati Ghosh: UN International Inequality Panel
WFP Global Food Security Alert
Mar 23
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Arrivals and Departures | ITU History: Interview with Joanne Wilson | Ireland's Former Ambassador to Washington Daniel Mulhall
Listen now | Ireland's Soft Power at Work
Mar 8
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Weekend Edition | Franck Baulme Fine Arts at the Salon du Dessin | Interview with Ireland's Former Ambassador to Washington Daniel Mulhall
Florence Chibret-Plaussu’s appointment to co-lead the Salon du Dessin marks more than a routine change of guard in the Paris art world | Ireland's Soft…
Mar 7
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Week Ahead | World Wildlife Day 2026 | UN Sustainable Development Goals: Has Extreme Poverty Fallen? | AI to Protect the Amazon Rainforest
Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? | Bonus episode: Using AI to Protect Biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest
Mar 2
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UN Everywhere: Biological Weapons Convention
In the last session of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Working Group on the Strengthening of the Convention (9–13 February), delegations were…
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Climate Negotiations: Who is Leading at the UN in Geneva? | WMO: Early Warning Systems as Governance | Connected Cars: Regulators Draft…
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Week Ahead | Connected Cars: UNECE to Host Inland Transport Committee | UN Mentioned in Epstein Files | French and Norwegian Diplomats…
The Norwegian diplomat implicated was already dismissed in 2020, and now a French diplomat is being investigated by the French foreign ministry.
Feb 15
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The Week in Review: Happy AI Valentine? | UN International Scientific Panel Poses Challenges: Some Say It Lacks Civil Society Representation
Photo credit: UN 2018, former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, who has found his happily ever after with Kate Perry. Happy Valentine's Day!
Feb 14
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La French Edition | Weekend Edition | Histoire de la Gastronomie et la Diplomatie | UNESCO: Patrimoine Immatériel de l'Humanité
Subscribe! Abonnez-vous! Bonus episode avec Loic Bienassis, Universite de Tours, Histoire de la Gastronomie et la Diplomatie | UNESCO: Histoire de la la…
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