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UN Interviews — 136 episodes

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‘Judicial work affects every element in our societies’

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UN Humanitarian Air Service delivers aid - and hope - to those who need it most

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‘De-escalation’ of conflict needed before ships can pass through Strait of Hormuz

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Studying at the UN to fight climate change at home

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‘Critical minerals boom must protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights’

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Helping South Sudan’s child soldiers to rebuild their lives

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UNDP creates AI platform to support local businesses in Zanzibar

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Haiti: Violence surge may signal gangs bracing for tougher security operations

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Stronger maternal health systems, key to ending obstetric fistula

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‘Everybody has a role to play’ in AI governance, UN expert says

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In Ukraine, ‘the battlespace has become a lot deeper, a lot wider and a lot more lethal’

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Ukraine: ‘Another night of horror for families’, UNICEF says

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Synthetic street drugs ‘becoming more diverse but also more dangerous’

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Venezuela: Humanitarian needs will continue long after rescue efforts, says OCHA

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Venezuela: Beneath the rubble, the search continues

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Aid cuts leave women and girls increasingly vulnerable in Palestine

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HIV/AIDS: ‘The worst epidemic the world has ever seen’

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Eat well, waste less: Practical steps for sustainable eating

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Tackling the ‘manosphere’ and its chilling effect on women and girls

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Where does the UN80 initiative stand now - and what comes next?

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‘Where is the justice?’, ask Lebanon’s children caught up in war

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Stronger global cooperation crucial as criminal networks evolve: UN anti-crime chief

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Displaced women and girls in Lebanon face growing risks as conflict drags on

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Yemen: ‘It shouldn’t be controversial to save the life of a woman who could be your mother’

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Human rights: Global Alliance aims to amplify victims’ voices, drive change

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South Ukraine security adviser: ‘We see the tears, emotions and stress’

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Ebola response in DR Congo: It’s all about trust, and teamwork

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We must ‘show up’ and take risks: Military gender advocate award winner

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Children caught in the crossfire: UN envoy calls for end to war in Ukraine

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The plastic we can’t see is changing the ocean

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What happens when AI learns to lie?

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Ebola update: WHO on the ground to help contain outbreak

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War photographer Giles Clarke: We mustn’t turn away from Sudan’s suffering

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‘One word – stop’: Artist Sandy Walker on Hiroshima, memory and the role of art

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UN victims’ rights advocate urges survivors to ‘come forward’

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Press freedom: Journalists face rising risks

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NASA engineer inspires girls to reach beyond gravity

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80 years on, it’s ‘hard to explain’ why the UN never had a woman at the helm: General Assembly President

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Afghanistan faces mounting strain as refugee returns surge, displacement deepens

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Battling for survival on the climate frontline, Tuvalu faces up to physical erasure

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Strait of Hormuz: ‘Immediate’ solution needed to restore fertilizer supply, says UN taskforce chief

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Middle East war: UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to 39 heritage sites in danger

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Pace of transitional justice in Syria brings hope, but strong stigma remains

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Deadly Lebanon strikes overwhelm entire health system, as casualties surge

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Lebanon situation ‘critical’, senior UN official warns

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Rwanda after the genocide against the Tutsi: ‘We recreated a new country’

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‘Every day there’s new contamination’: Mine clearing in Ukraine

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Landmine danger grows faster than it can be contained

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UN warns of rising evictions and settler violence in Occupied Palestinian Territory

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UNIFIL reaffirms commitment after peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

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Middle East conflict raises fears of growing water crisis

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Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten global oil and gas supply, lifesaving aid

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Happiness in the digital age: Why connection matters more than ever

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Gulf crisis impact spreads; families in Nepal are feeling the pressure

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Afghans pushed ‘from one crisis into another’ as regional instability worsens humanitarian crisis

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Lebanon’s children want their childhood back: UNICEF

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Collective effort to eradicate Islamophobia, key for creating peace: UN Special Envoy

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Children and families bear the brunt as violence and displacement rise in Lebanon

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Gazans still living ‘hand-to-mouth’ in enclave: WFP

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‘Deteriorating’ conditions in Strait of Hormuz: 3,000 ships, 20,000 seafarers stranded in Middle East

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UN preparing for likely surge of Afghan returnees as humanitarian needs deepen

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Lebanon: peacekeepers highlight Israeli incursions across Blue Line

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‘We need peace’: Women and girls in Ukraine suffer daily impact of war

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‘Doing better with less’: How WFP is tackling hunger in a volatile world

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Global housing crisis deepens as climate change worsens insecurity

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Indian AI prodigy urges youth to ‘be as human as possible.’

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First ever peacekeeping operation evolves, as Middle East conflicts shift

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Burundian refugee returns from Tanzania raise protection concerns, UNHCR warns

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Inclusive AI key to transforming agriculture, says UN agriculture fund

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Small-scale AI solutions are the answer to developing world challenges, says World Bank

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AI developers risk creating ‘Frankenstein’s monster,’ warns UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Sudan: No school or safety for children uprooted by war

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‘Involve all of humanity in AI opportunities’: UN senior tech official

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As Rafah crossing reopens, Gazans mull ongoing lack of relief

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As political polarisation grows, so to does violence against MPs

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‘Behind every statistic is a stolen childhood,’ warns UN envoy

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Global collaboration key to safeguard Holocaust memory in the digital age

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In the DR Congo, UN supports national police to protect civilians

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Children still bearing the brunt of Russian attacks on Ukraine

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From silence to strength: Catherine Mootian’s fight to end FGM in Kenya

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MONUSCO prepares to support ceasefire between DRC and M23 rebels

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UN Police Division readying to ‘achieve more’ with less amid ongoing cash crunch

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Kenya’s cervical cancer plan brings new hope for rural girls

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WHO urges healthier school food to shape lifelong eating habits

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Harnessing the power of youth for educational transformation

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Community engagement key to keeping peace in disputed Abyei: UN commander

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Brazilian ‘agrihoods’ offer blueprint for nature friendly cities

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UNMISS Commander reinforces UN’s vital role protecting civilians

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Honouring Roma voices on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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‘We need to dismantle the myths’ surrounding AI in education

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Syrians continue returning home, despite fresh displacement

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UN releases roadmap for AI-tools that are safe for children

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Education crisis in Sudan puts a generation of children at risk

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Sudan war leaves children mute as risk of new atrocities looms

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Sudan’s war drives worsening health emergency, WHO warns

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UNIDO’s mission: Protecting the planet, lifting the world out of poverty

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Why Europe’s flu season started early – and why vaccination still matters

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‘Traditional medicine is the cultural heritage of every nation,’ WHO official says at global summit

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A human digital future: Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the UN

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People in Darfur ‘need healing’, says UN adviser amid escalating mass atrocities

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‘We are the guinea pigs’: independent journalist warns AI Is developing faster than safety measures

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Africa has one problem, not a million: A mindset problem

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UN mission ends mandate as Iraq ‘flips the page to a new chapter’

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UN climate change coordinator: Africa is turning climate challenges into opportunities

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‘We are human beings because we are cultural beings’: UNESCO director

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Over 272 million children worldwide out of school

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Myanmar’s deepening humanitarian crisis is ‘invisible’, UN official warns

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From victims to changemakers: Providing support to human trafficking survivors

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‘Human rights for Sudanese ‘must be upheld’

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Syria opens ‘new chapter’ on human rights

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India’s air pollution crisis nearing disaster, warns UN official

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UNIDO: Building international bridges for development

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From remote Nepali villages to the UN: Fighting inequality on a global scale

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A guiding light in the Amazon: Barcarena’s school proves model of climate resilience

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Peacekeepers warn of escalating violations along the Blue Line

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Inside the UN’s fight to end cultural heritage trafficking

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‘I’m one of the lucky ones,’ says Ethiopian climate refugee in Brazil

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Climate adaptation must protect the right to stay and the dignity to move

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At COP30, UNESCO calls for urgent action against climate misinformation

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Preparedness and coordination key to preventing Philippines super typhoon deaths

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Detainees ‘dying of starvation’ in ‘subhuman conditions’ in Haitian prisons

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Investing in youth is the smartest decision to make

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Doha Social Summit represents ‘hope’ for people with disabilities

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Leaving no one behind: Social justice must be at the heart of development

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Doha Social Summit: Renewed commitment to end poverty

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Latin America, Caribbean, take the lead in women MPs

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INTERVIEW: Access remains main challenge for hurricane-hit Jamaicans

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Summit for Social Development: A global call to action

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Reported atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher show ‘total disregard’ for human life

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ICJ president: The Court is not blind to politics, but bound by law

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Ukraine: Children’s mental health a key priority, says UNICEF

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From ‘collateral damage’ to direct attacks: UN Humanitarians face growing risks in Ukraine

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UN steps up efforts to clear explosive hazards in Gaza

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Empowering women, boosting Tanzania’s agriculture

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DR Congo: UN mission chief salutes resilience amid civilian suffering in the east

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‘More robust force needed to turn the tide’ in Haiti