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Presented by EVO Green Village | WTO: Cabo Verde Trade Policy Review | UN Ministerial Reaffirms Multilateral Commitment Amid Global Fracture…
Watch now | Cabo Verde: Resilient Recovery or Structural Dependence? Bonus episode: Brazilian Diplomat Camila Olsen on Agribusiness and Sustentability…
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Maya Plentz
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UN to Cut Posts and Relocate Services in Major Overhaul Ahead of 80th Anniversary | Presented by EVO Green Village | Bonus Episode: Former…
Watch now | “Relocating posts from high-cost cities is not just about budget savings — it’s about rethinking where and how we work,” said Catherine…
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Maya Plentz
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Week Ahead | Presented by EVO Green Village | Bonus Episode: Interview with Andrew Gilmour, Berghof Foundation CEO | Interview with Joseph…
Watch my interview with the CEO of Berghof Foundation on the challenges for human rights defenders, recorded in 2021. We also spoke about his long…
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Maya Plentz
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Presented by EVO Green Village | Interview with American Scholar Joseph Nye | Bonus Episode: Interview with the CEO of Vivaldi
Watch now | Watch my interview with the CEO of Vivaldi on developing browsers for EVs - recorded in 2022 when THE UN BRIEF was awarded the CES prize for…
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Maya Plentz
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Weekend Edition | Watch my Interview with Joseph Nye: Mentor to a Generation of American Policymakers | Presented by EVO Fitness | Taste of…
We grieve the loss of a great mind, you needed not to agree with him always, but his work was influential. He was, alongside Henry Kissinger, an…
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Maya Plentz
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Joseph Nye: American Scholar and Mentor to a Generation of IR Academics and Policymakers | Presented by EVO Fitness | WHO: Antimicrobial…
Listen now | We grieve the loss of a great mind, you needed not to agree with him always, but his work was influential. He was, alongside Henry…
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Maya Plentz
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Week Ahead | What World Press Freedom Day? Speak Truth to Power? For a New Generation of Journalists the Lines Are Blurred | Presented by…
UN Secretary-General Message | UNESCO African World Heritage Day | Bonus: A Stroll Through an Exhibition by Japanese Artist Chiharu Shiota
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Presented By EVO Green Village | WTO Dispute Settlement Body Gets to Work in Spite of Push-Backs | UN in New York | THE BRIEF Young…
At the latest Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) Meeting, on Friday 25 th April, Ambassador Clare Kelly (New Zealand), presided over a charged agenda.
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Maya Plentz
Week Ahead | Presented by EVO Fitness Geneva | WHO: Measuring Economic Impact of Ageism | WTO: Talks on Appointments Stalled
Watch now | Watch my interview with Ian Richards, on the Digital Transformation of Government Services in Developing Nations, M-Pesa, Benin, Kenya, and…
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Maya Plentz
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Presented by EVO Fitness Geneva | Week in Review | FAO Flash Appeal | WTO: IP Dispute Between China and EU | WHO: Economic Impact of Ageism
Watch now | Interview with Ian Richards, on Digital Transformation of Government Services
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Maya Plentz
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Easter Edition | Kenwood House Painting Mystery Solved | Presented by EVO Green Village
See our past coverage on climate change
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Maya Plentz
Presented by EVO Green Village | New UN Treaty to Protect Older People | WHO Tests New Global Health Emergency Response System | Maternal…
Watch now | Interview with Claudia Mahler, Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights Council and the Rights of Older Persons
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Maya Plentz
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