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April: Malta Says a Ceasefire in Gaza Is the Beginning of Everything 13:51

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Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s envoy to the UN, explains why the new Ramadan ceasefire isn't holding in Gaza and says that her country is counting on the ICC to hurry up its inquiry into whether war crimes are being carried out in the enclave.GC tv link: www.globalconnectionstelevision.com/由PassBlue UN Podcasts

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March: Japan Says the UN Security Council Is Struggling 11:56

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Japan's dual focus for its UN Security Council presidency – preventing conflicts as well as nuclear disarmament – align with its foreign policy and history of nuclear disasters but as it leads the Council for this month, Ambassador Yamazaki says the Security Council is struggling with its main job of building peace and preventing violent disputes.S…

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Act of Creation - A Question of Faith 36:12

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The UN CHARTER: A Question of Faith“The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”SAN FRANCISCO -- Our third and final episode of the podcast series “Act of Creation” is ready for your ears. It’s a fitting end to a great journey. Episode 1 looks at the years leading up to the famous San Francisco Conference of 1945, when the C…

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February: Guyana Is Not Giving Up on a Ceasefire in Gaza 13:26

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Guyana may not not want a permanent seat in the UN Security Council but it definitely wants a ceasefire in Gaza "as soon as possible." As rotating president for February, the country's ambassador to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, tells PassBlue that another top priority for the month is impressing on the world how climate change affects food se…

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January: Palestine's Desire for Statehood Can't Be Ignored, France's UN Envoy Says 10:02

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France, a permanent member of the Security Council, is president of the body in January. Ambassador Nicolas de de Rivière says his country will headline Gaza this month, where the number of civilian casualties incurred by Israel's "broad and massive military operation" is "way way too high." Tweet at us @pass_blueSeton Hull link: www.shu.edu/diplom…

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December: Ecuador's Security Council Presidency Aims to Keep Mum on Gaza but It'll Be Hard to Avoid 8:55

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As Ecuador’ assumes the leadership of the United Nations Security Council this month, the country wants to focus on the broader peace and security issues in the Mideast rather than the Israel-Hamas war, even as it devastates civilians in the Gaza strip. Listen to our podcast to find out what it hopes to do about transnational organized crimes in La…

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November: Meet the Uyghurs Preserving Their Culture in the US, Despite Risks 11:58

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In this episode, we meet a family who fled Xinjiang Province, or what they prefer to call East Turkestan, to the US and are now teaching a new generation in the diaspora about Uyghur language and culture. We also meet a New York City restaurateur who is keeping Uyghur cuisine alive. Tweet at us @pass_blueSeton Hull link: https://www.shu.edu/diploma…

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October: Brazil Wins a Seat in the Human Rights Council Again: How Will It Uphold Rights Globally? 21:14

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Brazil recently won a sixth term in the Human Rights Council. Before the election, we spoke to the country’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Norberto Moretti, on the country’s candidacy. We also talked about the reversal of deforestation in the Amazon and the lack of debate on migration in the UN Security Council. With context provided b…

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September: Tiny Albania stands up to the Russian Bear in UN Security Council 23:03

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If you want to join the European Union, make sure you are at peace with Athens. But Ferit Hoxha, Albania’s envoy to the UN and rotating president of the UN Security Council for September, is unperturbed about possible obstacles Greece may put in Albania's way, regardless of certain disputes. PassBlue interviewed Hoxha and Engjellushe Morina, a seni…

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August: How Long Can Biden Keep Putting Up With Israel? 15:08

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As the US takes over the Security Council, famine and human rights are the banner themes for August. We chat with foreign affairs analyst Jeffrey Laurenti about the Black Sea Grain deal, perennial Israel and Palestine fracas and Afghanistan’s foreign reserves. Laurenti, who is American, says Israel’s extreme right-wing government is alienating its …

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Act of Creation - Hammering out the UN Charter 33:50

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Our latest episode of “Act of Creation” takes listeners deep into conversation with Stephen Schlesinger, author of the book of the same name, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this September and chronicles the birth of the United Nations through the signing of the UN Charter. That is arguably the moment when the UN was born, at the end of a two…

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July: The UK Is following a policy of migrant returns, like other countries 19:27

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With UK’s presidency of the Security Council underway, PassBlue used its interview with Ambassador James Kariuki, the country’s deputy permanent representative, to ask about one of the most controversial pieces of UK foreign policy – a bill that could allow British government ministers to ignore injunctions from the European Court of Human Rights t…

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June: The UAE Is Putting Its Interests First in the Mideast 12:38

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In March, the Taliban opened a consul in the UAE. There are two possible results proffered by Dr. Mira Al Hussein, a Mideast expert, on the move: the militants gain international legitimacy or the US could be tempted to bolster the Taliban to attack Iran. Both parties have clashed over water rights this year. On this episode of UN-Scripted, we also…

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May: SWITZERLAND wants to regulate use of veto in cases of atrocity 17:21

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On April 26, the Security Council held a historic meeting on the use of Veto power. At that meeting, an initiative by France and Mexico to stop Council members from using veto in cases of atrocities was re-echoed.Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl, Switzerland’s first Security Council president, told PassBlue her country is actively pushing for the motio…

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Act of Creation - Setting the Scene 33:08

1y ago33:08

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This is the first part of our three part podcast series about the founding of the United Nations, featuring Stephen Schlesinger, author of the book "Act of Creation." The series was created by Dan Becker, a composer, educator and board member of UNA-USA in San Francisco. It is focused through the prism of the San Francisco Conference, where for two…

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April: Should RUSSIA be kicked out of the Security Council? 26:42

1y ago26:42

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Stephen Schlesinger, Fellow at the Century Foundation New York, author, International Affairs analyst, and a few other caps, told PassBlue why the multilateral system is best served with Russian in it.At the end, dealing with erring Permanent council members, a position all five have occupied in history, comes down to moral suasion.…

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March: MOZAMBIQUE reminds us that the West abstained on a UN vote to ban colonialism 25:45

1y ago25:45

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Sitting president of the Security Council, Pedro Comissario chatted with PassBlue on Feb. 24, 24 hours after abstaining again on a UN resolution demanding Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine. He said that certain Western countries, including the US and UK, did the same on Resolution 1514, outlawing colonialism, but he denied that historic ties with th…

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February: MALTA aims to preserve the legal status of countries facing rising sea levels. 16:25

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Remember Atlantis? The mythical city gobbled up by the ocean? This is happening to islands and villages in the Pacific.Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, Malta's emissary to the UN and president of the UN Security Council for February, tells PassBlue that international law has no cover for the rights of islanders who could lose their home to the water in …

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January: JAPAN wants a consensus from the Security Council on managing North Korea. 20:06

1+ y ago20:06

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North Korea pushed pacifist Japan to the edge in 2022, launching over 90 cruise and ballistic missiles, several of them landing in Japanese waters. Tokyo responded in kind, announcing a security strategy that would see it become the ninth-most militarized economy in half a decade. The Japanese are also wary of possible Chinese threats. Journalists …

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December 2022: INDIA affirms Its right to buy oil wherever it wants. 27:40

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India has raised its oil purchases from Russia from about 0% at the beginning OF THE Year to an estimated 22% in October. As a large consumer, its buying from Russia is freeing up the market for other buyers, keeping oil prices down. On the 60th episode of UN-Scripted, we speak to the country’s first female permanent representative, Ruchira Kamboj.…

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November 2022: For GHANA, the Jury Is Still Out on Sanctions Against Russia 34:04

1+ y ago34:04

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Ghana takes the presidency of the UN Security Council at a deep time of uncertainty. Russia has just suspended its role in the only concession it has offered since Putin invaded Ukraine, the Black Sea grain deal, upsetting the UN and the rest of the diplomatic community. Ambassador Harold Agyeman talks about whether Western sanctions on Russia have…

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October 2022: GABON Says Africa Needs More Capital to Adapt to a Hotter Planet 23:58

1+ y ago23:58

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Gabon is in Central Africa, one of the few places in the world that absorbs more carbon than it emits. One month to COP27, in Egypt, we speak to the country’s ambassador to the UN, Michel Xavier Biang.Africa, he says, needs outside financing to adapt to the hot earth, which is 0.4 degrees from the "at least" 1.5 degrees target agreed in the Paris c…

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September 2022: FRANCE Keeps Ukraine Front and Center in the Security Council in September 26:11

1+ y ago26:11

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France leads the presidency of the Council this month, while down the hall at the UN, world leaders will gather for the General Assembly's annual high-level debate. We talk with French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière about Western sanctions on Russia, global fixation on Africa and enduring problems with the Council's "P5" veto power. We are also join…

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August 2022: CHINA'S Keeping "Cool" in the Security Council 28:04

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As Council president in August, China wants to keep the UN body "cool" -- literally and figuratively -- by navigating the fine line of maintaining its closeness to Russia while not souring relations too much with the West, discussing global "security" without mentioning any of its own human-rights problems and regional territorial claims and champi…

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July 2022: BRAZIL'S Hope for the Security Council: No More 'Mud-Slinging' 25:06

2y ago25:06

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As Brazil assumes the presidency in July, we talk with Ambassador Ronaldo Costa about his country's foreign policy priorities this month and how President Jair Bolsonaro's inflammatory rhetoric has affected its diplomacy at the UN. We also ask Costa and Adriana Abdenur, a climate change and policy expert based in Rio, about the shrinking Amazon rai…

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June 2022: ALBANIA Aims to Strengthen Global Justice for Past and Present Atrocities 27:50

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Albania is a small, Sunni Majority country that has successfully kept religion out of its politics and allowed the practice of other faiths besides Islam. It is also a country scarred by invasions, autocracy and institutional breakdowns. But the NATO member and EU-hopeful has risen to become a strong voice in the Balkans. Its elected two-year term …

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May 2022: The US Continues to Keep Russia on the Defensive 24:31

2y ago24:31

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The United States assumes the Security Council presidency in May, as it also leads efforts to continue to isolate Russia in the UN for its war in Ukraine. On this episode, we hear from US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the country's signature events in the Council, and chat with Thomas G. Weiss, leading American academic on the UN an…

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April 2022: The UK Leads a Security Council Handicapped by Russia's Veto 23:40

2y ago23:40

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In April, the UK leads a Security Council that is inevitably prevented from taking meaningful action on Ukraine by Russia's veto. We are joined by UK Deputy Permanent Representative James Kariuki, who shares how the UK aims to minimize Russia's misinformation in the Council and the UK's signature events this month, on ending sexual violence in wars…

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March 2022: The UAE Grows Up but It's Still Undemocratic 30:16

2y ago30:16

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The United Arab Emirates assumes the Security Council presidency in March at a time when the body finds itself powerless to overcome Russia's veto and take any real action on Ukraine. We talk with Emirati Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh as well as Dr. Sanam Vakil, Deputy Head of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the UAE's foreig…

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February 2022: Will RUSSIA Observe the Olympic Truce in Ukraine? 27:41

2y ago27:41

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As Russia assumes the Security Council presidency in February, international tensions are high over the country's military buildup at the Ukraine border. On this episode, we look at how Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea could offer insights into the Council's ability -- or inability -- to address the current crisis and whether China will choose a …

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January 2022: Oslo Accords: The Real-Life Mona Juul 21:13

2+ y ago21:13

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Norway’s New Year's resolutions are to make an indelible mark during its only Security Council presidency of its 2021-22 term while monitoring emerging and existing conflicts that threaten international peace and security. We talk with Ambassador Mona Juul, whose pivotal role in the Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Org…

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December 2021: NIGER Concludes Two Strong Years on the Security Council 23:37

2+ y ago23:37

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Niger ends its two-year term in the UN Security Council as president of the body for a second time. A lot has changed in the world, in the Sahel region of Africa and in Niger since the country joined the Council in January 2020. On today's show, we review Niger's tenure with UN Ambassador Abdou Abarry and expert Michael Shurkin, Director of Global …

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November 2021: MEXICO Uses an International Setting to Highlight its National Priorities 25:41

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Mexico is at the helm of the Security Council in November for its only presidency in its two-year term. The county is prioritizing international issues of great domestic concern: small arms and migration. We talk with Mexican Deputy Permanent Representatives Alicia Buenrostro and Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo, as well as the country’s Political Coordin…

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0ctober 2021: KENYA, Advancing the African Agenda on the Security Council 26:29

2+ y ago26:29

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As president of the Security Council in October, Kenya is leading the Council on its first international trip since the pandemic began, to Mali and Niger. Kenyan Ambassador Martin Kimani joins us to discuss his country’s priorities for the month, including counterterrorism, small-arms weapons, and women, peace and security. We also speak with Dr. G…

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UNGA 76: New York City's Most "Fashionable" Event is Back: 21:36

2+ y ago21:36

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It is that time of year again: The UN General Assembly's meeting with world leaders returns in a hybrid format after being virtual last year. Which heads of state and government are coming? What should you watch for? We've got your guide to the 76th UNGA session. We speak with Nigerian Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who was the 74th president o…

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September 2021: How Tough Can IRELAND Be on Ensuring Women’s Rights in Afghanistan? 20:57

2+ y ago20:57

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Ireland takes over the presidency of the Security Council in September with Afghanistan still in crisis. Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason discusses her country's commitment to Afghan women and girls as the Taliban assume control of the country, and she shares her plans for the month with the UN General Assembly high-level week fast approaching. We …

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August 2021: INDIA is Out to Prove it Deserves a Permanent Security Council Seat 28:01

2+ y ago28:01

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As India assumes the Security Council presidency in August, it seeks to show the world that it deserves a permanent seat at the horseshoe table. On this episode, we are joined by Indian Ambassador to the UN, T.S. Tirumurti, as well as foreign policy expert Mohamed Zeeshan. Zeeshan is a staff writer at the Diplomat, a foreign affairs publication, an…

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July 2021: The Future of FRANCE in the Sahel 25:26

3y ago25:26

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France takes over the presidency of the Security Council at a major turning point in its foreign policy: it has announced it is scaling down its long military presence in West Africa. Also this month: France hosts the final Generation Equality Forum, in Paris. We talk to French Deputy Permanent Representative Nathalie Broadhurst and a French politi…

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June 2021: ESTONIA to Push the Security Council to Recommend UN’s Guterres to a Second Term 21:34

3y ago21:34

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On this episode, we have a very special guest: Eva-Maria Liimets, Estonia's foreign minister, as well as Estonian ambassador to the UN, Sven Jurgenson, who assumes the Security Council presidency in June. Estonia is the only country in the world that is not a monarchy that is led by a woman president and a woman prime minister. We discuss how women…

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May 2021: CHINA, Avoiding the Big Challenges in the Security Council 21:40

3y ago21:40

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China assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council for May, trying to control the narrative around the Covid-19 pandemic, Myanmar and human rights all in one month, in a packed agenda. In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Rosemary Foot, an Oxford professor who has recently published a book titled "China, the UN, and Human Protection: Beliefs,…

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April 2021: VIETNAM in the Security Council: 'We Try to Make Everyone Happy' 20:59

3y ago20:59

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As Vietnam assumes the UN Security Council presidency, harsh crackdowns by the Myanmar military continue in the country after the Feb. 1 coup d’état. And since Vietnam presented itself as a "bridge builder" when it joined the Council in January 2020, its ability to bring the 14 other members together on specifically preventing further atrocities in…

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March 2021: The New US Ambassador Hits the Ground 'Sprinting' 27:03

3y ago27:03

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The newly arrived American ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, hits the ground sprinting as she assumes the presidency of the Security Council in March. On today's episode, we speak with retired Ambassador Ruth A. Davis, one of the ambassador's longtime mentors; Peter Yeo, President of the Better World Campaign and Senior Vice President …

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February 2021: The UK Tests Its 'Global Britain' Foreign Policy at the UN 22:53

3y ago22:53

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Britain assumes the Security Council in February with a new ambassador: Permanent Representative Barbara Woodward, who was most recently her country's ambassador to China. In this episode, she shares how her new job compares with working in Beijing and how staying fit helps her get through tense diplomatic negotiations, wherever she lives. Richard …

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January 2021: TUNISIA'S Delicate Diplomacy, a Decade After the Arab Spring 24:03

3+ y ago24:03

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It has been 10 years since the Arab Spring, which started in Tunisia in 2011 and forced the exile of its president and strongman, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Now, a democratic Tunisia assumes the UN Security Council rotating presidency in January as an elected member. To discuss Tunisia's priorities and diplomatic strategy, we are joined by Tunisia’s …

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December 2020: SOUTH AFRICA on the Security Council: How'd It Do? 29:36

3+ y ago29:36

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PassBlue is a non-profit media site, and we depend on your generous donations to help us report on important stories about the UN. In December, PassBlue takes part in NewsMatch, a national matching-gift campaign that drives donations to nonprofit newsrooms. If you give today at https://www.newsmatch.org/organizations/passblue, NewsMatch doubles you…

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Ep. 34: How Hard Will It Be for the Biden-Harris Team to Embrace the UN Again? 31:16

3+ y ago31:16

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“America is back”: In this episode, we detail the challenges the new White House faces to fully commit to the UN again, including rejoining all the UN entities and agreements it left, resigned from or defunded under the Trump administration, like the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization. To sort it all out, we ask three experts: Larry …

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November 2020: The Smallest Country to Ever Lead the Security Council 22:37

3+ y ago22:37

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an island nation in the Caribbean, is the smallest country ever elected to the Security Council, and this month, it assumes the Council Presidency for the first time. There is nothing conventional about the country’s ambassador, Rhonda King. On this episode, she shares with us her government’s sometimes confusing for…

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Ep. 32: The Nobel Committee Awards Its 12th UN-Related Peace Prize 17:54

3+ y ago17:54

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The Nobel Committee awarded the World Food Program a Nobel Peace Prize this month, for 2020. This is the UN system's 12th time winning the world's highest recognition for peace, and it comes as the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. PassBlue contributor Clair MacDougall shares with us how David Beasley, the Executive Director of the WFP,…

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October 2020: RUSSIA Names its First Female Deputy Ambassador in New York 19:25

3+ y ago19:25

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Russia has a new deputy ambassador at its UN mission in New York: Anna Evstigneeva, the first woman to hold the position there. Evistgneeva, who originally hails from St. Petersburg, gives us her take on Russia's Security Council presidency this month as the Council tackles high-stakes topics such as the expiration of the arms embargo on Iran and t…

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Ep. 30: The Oscars of International Politics Goes Digital 24:25

3+ y ago24:25

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On Sept. 21, 2020, the United Nations opens the 75th General Assembly session. But this year's debate will be unlike any other. As the Covid-19 pandemic still rages and because travel restrictions remain in effect in New York City, the usual retinue of heads of state and their delegates will be mostly staying home –– sending video speeches instead.…

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