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| 02 Aug 2024 | Surviving the UN - a conversation with Robert Bruce Adolph | 00:15:46 | |
Robert Bruce Adolph joined us for this short episode to talk about his book Surviving the UN: The Unexpected Challenge. Robert worked on assignments in many conflict areas in the world in the 1990s during his second career as a UN Chief Security Officer, following his retirement as US Army Special Forces Lieutenant-Colonel. He was present during the deadly bomb attack on the UN compound in Baghdad on 19 August 2003. Over two decades later, as we approach the anniversary of that horrific event, Robert Adolph talks about why he wrote the book and about learning from failure. Resources Adolph, Robert Bruce. (2020). Surviving the UN: The Unexpected Challenge. New Academia Publishing/Vellum. (Available at the UNOG bookstore) Website: Robert Bruce Adolph - https://robertbruceadolph.com/
Bob's book recommendation Pinker, Steven. (2012). The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Penguin Books.
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Content Host: Amy Smith Speakers: Robert Bruce Adolph Production and editing: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva *This episode was recorded online and we apologize for the low sound quality. | |||
| 13 Oct 2023 | Slovakia in the UN and in the world | 00:33:43 | |
A conversation with Ambassador Dušan Matulay This episode is part of our ambassadors’ series hosting Permanent Representatives of UN Member States in Geneva for conversations about the role of their countries in the UN and in the world. We invited the Permanent Representative of Slovakia, H.E. Mr. Dušan Matulay, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Slovakia’s membership in the UN. Ambassador Matulay talks with Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives and tells us more about Slovakia’s long history, its position as a landlocked country at the very heart of Europe, what Slovakia stands for and wants to share with the world, and what it means to be a smaller country at the United Nations. Where to listen to this episode
Content Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Dušan Matulay Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Amy Smith, Nadia Al Droubi, Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 27 Jan 2023 | Shifting Power in an Unequal World – a conversation with Katja Hujo and Maggie Carter | 00:34:17 | |
Shifting Power in an Unequal World – a conversation with Katja Hujo and Maggie Carter Inequality is undoubtedly one of today’s greatest challenges. In this episode, Katja Hujo and Maggie Carter, editors of the recently published book Between Fault Lines and Front Lines: Shifting Power in an Unequal World, talk about how inequalities have reshaped structures from the local to the transnational level and the impact and consequences of inequalities. They explore the conceptual thinking around inequality and its drivers and illustrate this with examples from cases studies from around the world. Resources Book: Hujo, K. & Carter, M. (Eds.) (2022) Between Fault Lines and Front Lines: Shifting Power in an Unequal World. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/between-fault-lines-and-front-lines-9781350229020/ Flagship report: https://www.unrisd.org/en/library/publications/crises-of-inequality UNRISD website: https://www.unrisd.org/en UNRISD Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrisd Where to listen to this episode
Content Speakers: Katja Hujo and Maggie Carter Host: Francesco Pisano Production, editing, social media: Amy Smith and Panha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 05 Apr 2024 | Diplomacy and technology: from smoke signals to artificial intelligence with Dr. Jovan Kurbalija | 00:31:26 | |
Founder and Executive Director of Diplo Foundation, Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, takes us on a journey from the past to the present and across civilizations to explore the interplay of technology and diplomacy. Diplomacy and technology are at the heart of Diplo’s mission. Dr. Kurbalija emphasizes the importance of writing as a diplomatic tool and begins by telling us the story in the Sumerian poem “Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta”, recounting how Enmerkar invents writing on clay tablets to relieve the messenger of having to remember the increasing number of messages with which he is charged. Jovan talks about the similarity of the Ancient Egyptian Amarna letters to today’s diplomatic notes, the advanced messaging system of the Persians at the time of Cyrus the Great, how the Romans and Byzantines concealed information, the advances in technology during the Renaissance period and he highlights the themes of continuity and change all the way to present day. He also speaks about the impact of social media, AI, and our need to remain open to embracing technology in a smart way. Resources Diplo website: https://www.diplomacy.edu/ Kurbalija J. (2023) History of Diplomacy and Technology: From Smoke Signals to Artificial Intelligence available at: https://www.diplomacy.edu/resource/history-of-diplomacy-and-technology-from-smoke-signals-to-artificial-intelligence/ Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Jovan Kurbalija, Executive Director, Diplo Host and Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 23 Feb 2024 | Pan-European economic integration and the role of UNECE | 00:38:53 | |
A conversation with Under-Secretary-General Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of UNECE The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of the five Regional Commissions of the United Nations. ECE was set up in 1947 to promote pan-European economic integration. Francesco Pisano met with UNECE’s new Executive Secretary, Ms. Tatiana Molcean for a conversation on the role of the Commission and how it serves multilateralism. They also talk about the vision for European economic integration and the challenges currently facing the wider European region. Resources UNECE website: https://unece.org/
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Content Guest: Tatiana Molcean, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNECE Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 27 Aug 2021 | L‘héritage de Gustave Revilliod, des capsules temporelles aux Nations Unies avec Anne-Claire Schumacher | 00:36:46 | |
Pour l’épisode 59 de The Next Page, nous sommes heureux d’accueillir Anne-Claire Schumacher pour parler de Gustave Revilliod, du Musée Ariana et de leur lien avec les Nations Unies. Conservatrice en chef au Musée Ariana, le musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, Anne-Claire Schumacher nous propose un regard nouveau sur l’héritage de Gustave Revilliod et son influence sur la Genève internationale. Elle nous dévoile également le contenu des mystérieuses capsules temporelles cachées par Gustave Revilliod et dont deux sont retrouvées en 1933 et 1936, respectivement, par des ouvriers de la Société des Nations. Enfin, elle nous rappelle l’importance de la culture et de l’Histoire pour améliorer le présent et favoriser une plus grande ouverture au monde. Ressources : Musée Ariana : http://institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/ariana/ Gustave Revilliod : https://bit.ly/3xYnnhx Parc Ariana : https://www.ungeneva.org/fr/about/palais-des-nations/ariana-park
Contenu : Intervenant: Anne-Claire Schumacher Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand Réalisation et montage: Kelly Le Normand, Natalie Alexander & Katrine Lyngso Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 01 Oct 2021 | The Crossroads of Multiculturalism & Multilateralism with Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina | 00:51:16 | |
How did Argentina’s multicultural society shape how they approach multilateralism? And how did Argentina contribute to the human rights law we know today? In this episode, Ambassador Federico Villegas, the Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva joined the #NextPagePod for a discussion around the history of Argentina and how diversity has shaped the country today. Before being appointed to Geneva, Mr. Villegas has had an expansive career in foreign services as a career diplomat and lawyer. Appointed as the Argentinian Ambassador to Mozambique in 2016, he was then appointed as the Director-General of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina from 2012 to 2016 and as a Representative to the Southern Common Market in Uruguay from 2008 to 2011. In discussion with Director of the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Francesco Pisano, Mr. Villegas talks about his experience as a UN Disarmament fellow, Argentina’s relations with neighbouring America and how immigration in Argentina created a turning point for society. He also talked about military coups, and how periods in the country’s history led to a new human rights wave dedicated to the enforced disappearances of persons.
Resources: More about Ambassador Villegas: Transcript: click here Listen to us also on: Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Podbean: https://unitednationslibrarygeneva.podbean.com/ Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary Content: Speakers: Ambassador Federico Villegas & Francesco Pisano Host: Tiffany Verga Editor & Producer: Tiffany Verga Social media designs: Tiffany Verga Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 05 Jul 2024 | Youth in Multilateralism - a conversation with Ellie Hutterli | 00:22:35 | |
Ellie Hutterli is a Senior Swiss UN Youth Delegate for 2022-24 and her priority topics are sustainable cities and communities, digitalization, reduced inequalities with a special focus on gender equality, and youth participation and inclusion. Ellie joins us for this episode to talk more about the Youth Delegate programme, her priority topic on women’s rights and gender equality, as well her thoughts more broadly on youth participation in the United Nations. Resources Conseil Suisse des Activités de Jeunesse : https://www.sajv.ch/en/projects/youth-rep Youth Delegate Programme: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/youth/un-youth-delegate-programme#:~:text=The%20roles%20of%20a%20youth,attending%20meetings%20and%20informal%20negotiations. Youth: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/youth Our Common Agenda: https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Ellie Hutterli, Swiss Youth Delegate Host, producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 10 Nov 2023 | Futures of multilateralism | 00:38:21 | |
Futures of multilateralism – an applied research project on the challenge of transforming the global order
In this episode, three young researchers from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Simfora Bangasimbo, Karim Achy, Sohini Chakrabarti talk about their applied research project on Futures of Multilateralism. The UN Office at Geneva and the Graduate Institute collaborate in several knowledge and research domains and this research project on futures of multilateralism was submitted by the Library & Archives and The Fab, the Institute’s innovation lab. Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives, discusses with the graduate students as they explore what multilateralism may look like in the following 3 scenarios: a world of stable and cooperative geopolitics and open access technology; a world of volatile geopolitics and open access technology; and a world of volatile geopolitics and closed access technology. In the second part, the students move on to a stimulating discussion reflecting on their research.
Resources: IHEID - The Fab: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/FAB Our Common Agenda: https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda
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Content Speakers: Simfora Bangasimbo, Karim Achy, Sohini Chakrabarti Host: Francesco Pisano, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Mengna Chen, Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 22 Jul 2020 | 28: Ahmed M. Badr on youth, storytelling and transcending displacement through creative expression #KnowledgeRising | 00:41:23 | |
This episode continues our Knowledge Rising series, which is dedicated to conversations with young people – activists, knowledge-makers, change-makers – on their work and their views on the issues they’re passionate about. Today, more than 1 per cent of the world’s population, around 79.5 million people, are displaced. This is according to the latest Global Trends Report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and is the highest total the Agency has ever seen. But displacement is much more than statistics. In this episode we’re joined by Ahmed M. Badr, one of the UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals. He’s a writer, multi-media artist, a social entrepreneur and a former Iraqi refugee. He’s now a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder of Narratio, a platform for youth empowerment through creative expression. Ahmed shares about his work at Narratio and his interest in the intersection of creativity and youth, particularly youth who’ve been displaced. He underlines the importance of creating spaces for them to tell their own stories, to transcend the circumstances that caused the displacement and to claim their own stories that really move beyond the numbers and the data we often see associated with refugees and displaced persons. Moving forward, he also shares his views on how creativity and multilateralism have much to learn and gain from each other. Resources
Content: Speaker: Ahmed M. Badr Host & Editor/Producer: Natalie Alexander. Images: Ahmed M. Badr, Edward Grattan and Bob Zurr. Recorded & produced by the UN Geneva Library & Archives. | |||
| 29 Sep 2023 | Rapid technological change & future-proof policy making | 00:53:51 | |
In this episode we continue our explorations in view of the Summit of the Future. The Summit of the Future (in 2024) will be a key moment to reaffirm and recommit to effective multilateralism in the interest of both people and the planet.
But how do we set out to redesign multilateralism and craft the future we all want in our era of ultra-rapid technological change? And how do we factor in our decisions of today the interests of future generations? Can we still rely solely on classical forms of decision making? Can we trust AI and other emerging technologies to remain tools at our service instead of becoming our masters? We talk with Konrad Seifert who is the co-founder of the Simon Institute. He also co-founded and led Effective Altruism Switzerland, developing theories of change and looking at the future beyond the current generation. Resources Simon Institute : https://www.simoninstitute.ch/ Longtermism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Owe_the_Future
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Content Speaker: Konrad Seifert Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Amy Smith & Nadia Al Droubi Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 27 Nov 2020 | Carla McKirdy & Klas Moldéus on co-creation and Young UN: Agents for Change #KnowledgeRising | 00:42:31 | |
Today, we continue with our Knowledge Rising Series dedicated to conversations with young activists, knowledge-shapers and change-makers. In episode 38, we are joined by Carla McKirdy and Klas Moldéus, members of Young UN: Agents for Change. Established in 2016, Young UN is a cross-UN, global and inclusive network with more than 2,000 members across UN entities in over 80 duty stations. A voluntary and decentralized global network, Young UN fosters a space to catalyze, amplify and accelerate change by crowdsourcing ideas, driving innovation and advocating for cultural change for UN values and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the bottom-up. Carla and Klas speak on the values of the Young UN network and their ongoing mission to create a space where innovation and new ideas are encouraged and developed. The two also speak on bridging the gap between Young UN and the mechanisms of the larger international bureaucracy of the United Nations, and the continuous ways they are collaborating and conversing with many different parts of the organization. Just as “Agents for Change” is the network’s motto, Carla and Klas also emphasize the importance of embodying these very words themselves, in their everyday. As young professionals, and young UN staff members, they continue to work towards a shared vision of a UN that fully embodies the principles it stands for. About Carla McKirdy Carla has years of experience in communications and advocacy, encompassing journalism, content marketing, knowledge management and multimedia production in both the private and public sectors. Carla has worked for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In addition, she has worked for the Department of Global Communications (DGC) in New York, United States, the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands in different capacities. Currently, she is working at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), as the Associate Public Information Officer on the Young Professionals Programme (YPP). About Klas Moldéus Klas Moldéus is working with United Nations Water based in Geneva, Switzerland. Having grown up in Sweden, he has since led sustainable development and startup initiatives in countries including Myanmar, Kenya and Ethiopia. Klas Moldéus is a passionate advocate for sustainable development and innovation, and as part of the Young UN network he has contributed to several initiatives promoting environmental sustainability, bottom-up approaches and driving innovation at the UN. Resources Learn more about Young UN: http://www.young-un.org/ Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/364KLit Content Speakers: Klas Moldéus & Carla McKirdy Host/Editor: Natalie Alexander Producer: Karen Lee Images: Photos by Klas Moldéus / Carla McKirdy Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives
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| 18 Mar 2022 | Le multilatéralisme et la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel avec Lazare Eloundou Assomo | 00:34:37 | |
Alors que les dégâts causés par les guerres et les conflits sont indubitablement dévastateurs, les tentatives de destruction du patrimoine culturel revêtent une valeur symbolique forte. Puissant outil identitaire et unificateur, la culture est fréquemment instrumentalisée lors de conflits armés pour diviser les communautés. Quel rôle peut alors jouer le multilatéralisme pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel ? Dans cet épisode, nous accueillons Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Directeur du Centre du patrimoine mondial à l’UNESCO et ancien Directeur de l’Entité «Culture et situations d’urgence», pour discuter de cette question. Véritable homme de terrain, il partage son expérience au Mali, où il a mené la reconstruction des mausolées de Tombouctou, et souligne le besoin de mener des actions de terrain pour être au plus près des communautés affectées par les conflits. Enfin, il nous rappelle que la protection du patrimoine culturel est un enjeu de paix et de sécurité global, et nous présente les instruments législatifs et technologiques nécessaires à sa préservation. Nous vous invitons donc à écouter cet épisode passionnant qui, nous l’espérons, vous rappellera le rôle crucial joué par la culture pour l’ensemble des communautés. Bonne écoute. Ressources:
Où trouver cet épisode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/tApSxgttHJw La Bibliothèque et Archives des Nations unies à Genève Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary Contenu : Intervenant: Lazare Eloundou Assomo Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand Réalisation et montage: Natalie Alexander & Kelly le Normand Transcription: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang et Maria Bolotnikov
Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque & Archives des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 09 Sep 2022 | How Anthropology Helps Us Understand Multilateralism | 00:46:35 | |
In this episode of the #NextPagePod, we are joined by Professor Miia Halme-Tuomisaari, Associate Professor in Human Rights studies at Lund University in Sweden, and Research Associate at the Global Governance Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Professor Halme-Tuomisaari is a social anthropologist with a background in international law, whose focus is on the study of the contemporary human rights phenomenon. Why does anthropology matter to the study of International Organisations and multilateralism? Our Director at the UN Library and Archives Geneva, Francesco Pisano, joins Professor Halme-Tuomisaari to find out what her research reveals. Resources
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Content Speakers: Miia Halme-Tuomisaari Host: Francesco Pisano Editors & Producers: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 20 Aug 2021 | Cooperative Security amid multilateral doubt with Thomas Greminger | 00:41:33 | |
This episode of the #NextPagePod addresses the paradoxical reality that while we face a growing number of systemic security challenges that can only be solved collaboratively, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, there is also an increasing amount of unilateral policies and political will globally. Our Director Francesco Pisano welcomes Thomas Greminger to the studio to talk about what cooperative security means, and where it can be beneficially applied. As a security expert, the current Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and former Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), he argues that collaboration is the best-proven way to fight our current security challenges and prepare against future security risks. Resources: More about Geneva Centre for Security Policy: https://www.gcsp.ch/ More about Ambassador Thomas Greminger: https://www.gcsp.ch/our-experts/ambassador-thomas-greminger Follow Greminger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thgreminger Transcript: Here Content: Speakers: Ambassador Thomas Greminger & Francesco Pisano Host: Natalie Alexander Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 25 Jun 2021 | L’histoire du multilatéralisme et des organisations internationales à Genève avec Olga Hidalgo-Weber | 00:41:19 | |
Pour cet épisode, nous sommes heureux d’accueillir Olga Hidalgo-Weber pour parler de l’ouvrage publié sous sa direction et celle de Bernard Lescaze intitulé «100 ans de multilatéralisme à Genève. De la SdN à l’ONU », paru en 2020 aux éditions Suzanne Hurter. Olga Hidalgo-Weber, en tant qu’historienne et chargée de cours à l’Université de Genève, nous communique sa passion pour l’histoire et partage avec nous son érudition et sa vision sur le multilatéralisme. Elle nous explique, en particulier, quelles sont les nouvelles approches développées dans le domaine de la recherche historique sur les organisations internationales. Elle nous illustre comment cet ouvrage collectif porte un regard nouveau sur la Société des Nations et le multilatéralisme en général. Elle s’exprime également sur la résilience du système multilatéral et sur certains acteurs emblématiques du multilatéralisme. Enfin, elle nous offre un court exposé sur l'institutionnalisation du multilatéralisme en prenant l’exemple du secrétariat international. Cet épisode permet de mieux comprendre comment l'histoire du multilatéralisme peut se confondre avec l'histoire des organisations internationales.
Ressources Plus d'infos sur Hidalgo-Weber: https://www.unige.ch/lettres/istge/corps-enseignant/hco/hidalgo-weber-olga/ Retrouvez Olga sur Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olga-hidalgo-weber/?originalSubdomain=ch La Grande-Bretagne et l’Organisation internationale du travail: https://bit.ly/3vRk7mN Livre « 100 ans de multilatéralisme à Genève de la SdN à l’ONU », éditions Hurter : https://www.editions-hurter.ch/produit/100-ans-de-multilateralisme-a-geneve-de-la-sdn-a-lonu/ Livre « 100 ans de multilatéralisme à Genève de la SdN à l’ONU », UN Global Search: https://bit.ly/2SizDut Evénement « Genève, ville internationale. De la Société des Nations à l'ONU, 100 ans de multilatéralisme (1920-2020) » : https://mediaserver.unige.ch/play/142340 Contenu Intervenant: Olga Hidalgo-Weber Animatrice: Hermine Diebolt Réalisation et montage: Hermine Diebolt, Natalie Alexander & Katrine Lyngso Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 13 Nov 2020 | 35: James Bell on public perception of global cooperation | 00:39:40 | |
In episode 35, James Bell, Vice President of Global Strategy at the Pew Research Center, joins us for a deeper look into one of the Center’s latest research polls on public perception of international cooperation. James and his team surveyed more than 14,000 citizens in 14 different countries, asking participants their opinions on the United Nations and its role in multilateral governance. Drawing from his extensive background in research and a specific interest in citizens and how they think and what they care about, James takes us through the research project that was published in September 2020. With a special focus on the way in which young people (those aged 18-29) viewed global cooperation, he shares that the findings indicate an encouraging optimism towards multilateralism and the increasing importance of young voices. He also explores the ways in which different global issues – such as the pandemic and climate change – affect public opinion. We hope this episode offers you a fresh perspective on the importance of data, research and all of its findings. The Research Report – International Cooperation Welcomed Across 14 Advanced Economies: https://pewrsr.ch/3l43bVU About James Bell James Bell is vice president of global strategy at Pew Research Center. He plays a leading role in guiding the international research undertaken by the Center. Bell helps to design survey projects, develop questionnaires, analyze data and write reports. Prior to joining the Pew Research Center, Bell worked at the U.S. State Department for nearly a decade, most recently as director of international opinion research. Bell earned his doctorate in geography from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is an author of The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity, Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted, Russians Back Protests, Political Freedoms, Egyptians Remain Optimistic, Embrace Democracy and Religion in Political Life and Religion in Latin America. Bell has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and BBC World Service Radio, and has presented internationally, including at the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations annual conference.
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Content Speakers: James Bell & Karen Lee Host & Editor/Producer: Karen Lee Images: James Bell / The Pew Research Center Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives | |||
| 06 Mar 2020 | 21: Diplomat Jivan Gjorgjinski on the role of small states, creativity and a 'climate of legality' in multilateralism. | 00:45:55 | |
In Episode 21, our podcast guest brings you ideas from the perspective of a diplomat. The UN Geneva Library & Archives Director, Francesco Pisano, sits down with Jivan Gjorgjinski, a diplomat who served for 3 years in Geneva as Head (chargé d'affaires) of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the UN in Geneva from June 2016 to July 2019. In this discussion, he shares what it was like working in multilateral diplomacy in Geneva, and what this means in action, giving particular highlights from two key experiences: chairing the 2018 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and the 2019 CCW GG on LAWS, or the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems. He explains more about these legal instruments and why they are key examples of multilateralism in action. He also looks at some critical questions: the role of small-state diplomats in the UN, the role of and opportunity for small states in multilateralism, and how diversity, creativity, and finding common ground come into play in multilateralism. You’ll even hear a bit about why we should be more like a sci-fi series you might know well! To follow Jivan Gjorgjinski on Twitter, head here: https://twitter.com/jivan_gj You can also find out more about the Biological Weapons Convention: https://bit.ly/2VPkiRf and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: https://bit.ly/2VPkiRf at the UN Geneva website. We also have Library Research Guides on Biological Weapons & Chemical Weapons, check them out here as part of the Disarmament series: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/?b=s. Content: Speakers: Jivan Gjorgjinski & Francesco Pisano. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor and Sound Editor: Natalie Alexander. Image: Jivan Gjorgjinski. Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives. | |||
| 07 Oct 2020 | 32: Historian Margaret MacMillan on the shaping of modern multilateralism | 00:49:02 | |
In Episode 32, historian, author and professor of history, Margaret MacMillan, joins The Next Page to share some of her insights on the makings of multilateralism as we know it today. What are some of the roots of modern multilateral cooperation? How did individuals and institutions promote and build multilateralism, and how did they work to spread their ideas? What is the role of public opinion, and has this changed over time? Professor MacMillan shares some fascinating insights into these questions and more, looking at the beginnings of modern multilateralism in the 19th century, to the creation of the first global multilateral organization, the League of Nations, and the post-1945 era with the beginning of the United Nations. As we mark 100 years of multilateralism in Geneva, she also reflects on the evolution of multilateralism over the years, as well as a few thoughts on the multilateralism of the future. As an avid reader and writer of many books on history, she also shares a glimpse of her most recent book, War: How Conflict Shaped Us, soon to be released on 6 October 2020, and a few tips on how she approaches the writing process. Hope you enjoy this listen as much as we did! About Professor Margaret MacMillan Margaret MacMillan is a Professor of History at the University of Toronto and emeritus Professor of International History and the former Warden of St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford. To learn more about her, visit: http://www.margaretmacmillan.com/Bio.php To explore her full collection of books, including Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World (2001); The War that Ended Peace (2014); History’s People (2015); and War: How Conflict Shaped Us (2020), visit her website: http://www.margaretmacmillan.com/index.php Further Resources
Content Speakers: Margaret MacMillan & Natalie Alexander Host & Editor/Producer: Karen Lee & Natalie Alexander Editorial Guidance: Pierre-Etienne Bourneuf, Scientific Advisor at UN Geneva Library & Archives Images: Ander McIntyre Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives | |||
| 08 Dec 2023 | Barbados in the UN and in the world | 00:36:49 | |
A conversation with Ambassador Matthew Wilson As part of our ambassadors’ series, for this episode we invited the Permanent Representative of Barbados, Ambassador Matthew Wilson, to explore the role of Barbados in the Caribbean region and in the world today, and its enduring partnership with the UN over 40 years. Ambassador Wilson talks with Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives, providing us with a comprehensive insight into Barbados' fascinating history, its position as the hub for the UN Multi-Country Office (MCO) for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and as a Permanent Representative of the key global challenges facing multilateralism, and its profound engagement with the UN as a small country. Where to listen to this episode
Content Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Matthew Wilson Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Mengna Chen, Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 24 Mar 2023 | The Emotions of Internationalism – a conversation with Ilaria Scaglia | 00:42:18 | |
The Emotions of Internationalism – a conversation with Ilaria Scaglia Dr. Ilaria Scaglia takes us on an Alpine journey to explore the emotions that internationalists around the League of Nations sought to encourage and share. Along the way we hear mention of Heidi, the Pope, Einstein and Marie Curie, alpinists and climbers, as well as renowned doctors practicing in the Alps. Through this study of the history of emotions, we come to understand better the vision of international cooperation in the interwar period. Resources Scaglia, I. (2020). The Emotions of Internationalism: Feeling International Cooperation in the Alps in the Interwar Period, Oxford University Press. doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198848325.001.0001 Novick, P. (1988). That Noble Dream: The 'Objectivity Question' and the American Historical Profession (Ideas in Context). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511816345 Sluga, G., & Clavin, P. (Eds.). (2016). Internationalisms: A Twentieth-Century History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781107477568
Website: https://ilariascaglia.com/
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Content Speaker: Dr. Ilaria Scaglia Host: Amy Smith Producer: Amy Smith Editing & Social media designs: Sotheapanha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 27 Sep 2024 | Paying for Multilateralism: the financing of IOs in Geneva | 00:34:21 | |
Livio Silva-Müller and Remo Gassman speak with us about their findings on the financing of international organizations in Geneva, published in a report by the Geneva Graduate Institute. Their illuminating report covers 16 organizations and spans two decades, from 2000 to 2020, providing a comprehensive analysis of financial contributions to Geneva-based international organizations. Livio and Remo put into perspective the total of 23.6 billion USD contributed in 2020 to the 16 organizations in the study and leave us with five take-away points from their research. Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of multilateral funding, the role of major donors, and hear about some surprising findings that emerged from their meticulous research. Understand the trends, challenges, and implications of funding for international organizations dedicated to global health, humanitarian efforts, and beyond. Discover how this research sheds light on the stability and future of international Geneva. Gain insights into the complexities of studying the financing of international organizations and future research needed to explore potential avenues for enhancing funding strategies moving forward. Resources Read the report and check out the figures mentioned in the conversation: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/sites/internet/files/2024-06/geneva-policy-outlook-report.pdf
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Content Guests: Livio Silva-Müller, PhD researcher, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Geneva Graduate Institute. Remo Gassmann, Program Director, Global Development Policy, Heinrich Böll Foundation Host, producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | Henri La Fontaine, un enragé de la paix avec Pierre Van den Dungen | 00:54:00 | |
Pour cet épisode, nous sommes enchantés d’accueillir Pierre Van Den Dungen pour parler d’Henri La Fontaine, un homme intense et fascinant gratifié du prix Nobel de la Paix en 1913. Pierre Van Den Dungen, docteur en Philosophie et Lettres (Histoire), a consulté la totalité des papiers personnels de La Fontaine au Mundaneum, à Mons, afin de rédiger la biographie intitulée « Henri La Fontaine, prix Nobel de la Paix 1913 : une vie » publiée aux Editions Samsa en 2022. Pierre Van Den Dungen nous présente les grandes lignes de la personnalité de La Fontaine, en mettant en lumière son entourage, ses réseaux et sa sphère intime. Il explore ensuite les convictions pacifistes et mondialistes de La Fontaine, ainsi que son long mandat de 36 ans à la présidence du Bureau international de la Paix. Il traite également de la période de la vie de La Fontaine durant la Première Guerre mondiale, de son implication au sein de la Société des Nations, pour finalement évoquer les dernières années de sa vie durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Ressources Van den Dungen, Pierre. (2022) Henri La Fontaine, prix Nobel de la Paix 1913 : une vie. Bruxelles. Editions Samsa. https://www.henrilafontaine.be/ouvrage/henri-la-fontaine-2/ Rencontre avec Pierre Van Den Dungen : https://www.henrilafontaine.be/2023/01/07/chaire-hlf-rencontre-avec-pierre-van-den-dungen/ Fondation Henri La Fontaine : https://www.henrilafontaine.be/la-fondation/ Mundaneum : http://www.mundaneum.org/fr Discours d’Henri La Fontaine, 8ème séance plénière de la première Assemblée de la Société des Nations, 20 novembre 1920 (p. 171 du PDF) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/the-records-of-the-first-assembly-plenary-meetings Description des archives du Bureau International de la Paix (1891-1951) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/international-peace-bureau Où écouter cet épisode
Contenu Invité : Pierre Van den Dungen Hôte : Hermine Diebolt Réalisation : Amy Smith Enregistré et réalisé à la Bibliothèque & Archives des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 12 May 2023 | Knowledge and Learning for Multilateralism - a conversation with UN Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth | 00:39:33 | |
UN Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth, Executive Director of UNITAR, joined Francesco Pisano for a conversation about knowledge and learning for multilateralism in this 60th anniversary year of UNITAR. UNITAR was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1963 and started operating in March 1965.The Institute originally had its headquarters in New York and a European Office in Geneva. In 1993, UNITAR’s headquarters were moved to Geneva. Over the past decades the Institute has acquired unique expertise, accumulating experience, knowledge and capacities to design and implement a variety of training activities. Nikhil and Francesco discuss the work of UNITAR, the role of knowledge in multilateralism, and look at where we are going post 2030 and what we need to meet the challenges ahead. Resources UNITAR website: https://unitar.org/
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Content Speaker: United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General, Nikhil Seth Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Sotheapanha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 13 Dec 2024 | The Future of Diplomacy: preparing the next generation | 00:52:09 | |
In this enlightening episode, Nicholas Kralev, Executive Director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy, discusses the future of diplomacy and preparing the next generation of diplomats. He shares insights from his latest book, "Diplomatic Tradecraft," exploring the essential skills and future of diplomacy. Nicholas Kralev shares what drew him to the field, recounting his journey from a journalist during the post-Cold War era to a leader for diplomacy training. He discusses the vital role of empathy in diplomacy. Discover the unique challenges diplomats face, the importance of practical skills, and the need for greater investment in the field to prepare the next generation of diplomats. The conversation also addresses the significance of diversity within diplomatic corps and how multilateral and bilateral diplomacy differ in skills and execution. Nicholas Kralev emphasizes the necessity for diplomacy to evolve and adapt in a rapidly changing world, urging governments to recognize its value as a professional discipline. Tune in to uncover the complexities of international relations and how diplomacy can be the world's best hope in fostering global stability and understanding. Resources: Ask a Librarian! Kralev, N. (Ed.). (2024). Diplomatic Tradecraft. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Washington International Diplomatic Academy: https://diplomaticacademy.us/
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Content Guest: Nicholas Kralev, Executive Director, Washington International Diplomatic Academy Host: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva *This episode was recorded online | |||
| 18 Feb 2022 | Building A Just World Order, with Dr. Alfred de Zayas | 00:33:35 | |
In this episode, the #NextPagePod welcomes Dr. Alfred de Zayas, the first person to serve as the UN Human Rights Council's Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, a role he assumed from May 2012 to April 2018. Dr. de Zayas has a background in history and law, with expertise in civil and political rights. He completed his Juris Doctor at Harvard, and his doctorate in history from the University of Göttingen in Germany. Among his many roles, his latest is as a Professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations. He joins host Tiffany Verga to share his latest book, Building a Just World Order. What does this mean and why should it matter as we reflect on the future of multilateralism? He shares his experiences as an Independent Expert, which led to 14 reports which he presented to the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. These reports are compiled in his new book, together with 25 principles of international order for the UN system, which he recommends as holistic and interconnected ways for moving forward to ensure peace, human rights and sustainable development for all. We also hear why he continues to have hope in multilateralism. Resources
Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: https://youtu.be/7H_AH97E2z4 UN Library & Archives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary
Content Speaker: Dr. Alfred de Zayas Host: Tiffany Verga Editor & Producer: Natalie Alexander Social Media & Transcript: Natalie Alexander & Yunshi (Daisy) Liang Produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 16 Nov 2022 | Le Cap-Vert et la coopération multilatérale. Une conversation avec Madame l’Ambassadeur Clara Manuela da Luz Delgado Jesus | 00:43:03 | |
Cet épisode poursuit notre série de conversations avec des Représentants permanents auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, où nous explorons leurs points de vue en tant que diplomates dans le système multilatéral et ce que l'ONU signifie pour eux aujourd'hui. Clara Manuela da Luz Delgado Jesus, Représentante permanente et Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire du Cap-Vert auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève et d'autres organisations internationales rejoint le directeur de la Bibliothèque & Archives, Francesco Pisano et notre collège Adriano Goncalves e Silva, pour cette conversation bilingue en français et en portugais sur le Cap-Vert. Le Cabo Verde a fait partie des Nations Unies depuis 1975 et a siégé au Conseil de Sécurité une fois comme membre de l’ONU. Madame l’Ambassadeur raconte le parcours du Cabo Verde, ainsi que son rôle dans la région et dans le monde, tout en partageant son propre parcours dans la diplomatie. Elle parle de l'importance de la coopération multilatérale aujourd'hui.
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Contenu Intervenants : S.E. Madame Clara Manuela da Luz Delgado Jesus, Francesco Pisano et Adriano Goncalves et Silva Réalisation et montage : Amy Smith Conception pour réseaux sociaux : Ana Hauert Enregistrée et réalisé à la Bibliothèque & Archives des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 21 Jan 2022 | Costa Rica, transformative change, and the power of multilateralism with Ambassador Catalina Devandas Aguilar | 00:36:11 | |
Happy New Year from the UN Library & Archives Geneva! This episode continues our conversations with Ambassadors to the UN in Geneva. Our Director, Francesco Pisano, is joined by the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN Geneva, Catalina Devandas Aguilar, who arrived in Geneva in late 2020. She takes us on a fascinating exploration of the history of Costa Rica, its role in the region, and some of its main priorities today that can be examples for the rest of the world, from migration solutions to social protection, green policies and biodiversity, women’s participation, human rights and peace. And, as one of a small number of countries without a standing army, she shares her assessment of Costa Rica’s experience at the UN today, and how the country’s commitment to peace influences its views on multilateralism and collective security. Resources Follow Ambassador Devandas Aguilar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CataDevandas Follow the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Geneva on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRONUGVA Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: https://youtu.be/wUdt7ziY0V0 Content Speakers: Ambassador Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Francesco Pisano Host: Tiffany Verga Editor & Producer: Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 16 Oct 2020 | 33: Ambassador Umej Bhatia on multilateralism through the eyes of small states | 00:32:56 | |
In Episode 33, Ambassador Umej Bhatia, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN in Geneva and the UN in Vienna, joins The Next Page to speak about multilateralism from the perspective of a small state. What kind of distinct importance does multilateralism and diplomacy have for small states? How does a rules-based multilateral order achieve global cooperation? How can small states turn vulnerability into opportunity? And, how have small states come together in the past and the present to further solidify their commitment to multilateralism? Ambassador Umej answers these questions and more, sharing insights from his years of experience not only as an Ambassador but also as an author and historian. Ambassador Umej speaks about the various layers of multilateralism, from globalization, micro and macrolateralism to vaccine multilateralism. He also shares some insights on his new book, Our Name is Mutiny, a piece of creative non-fiction exploring the Singaporean experience between the years 1907 and 1915. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did! About Ambassador Umej Bhatia Beyond being Singapore's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Umej is also a writer, historian, Permanent Representative to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization and Resident Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. To learn more about Ambassador Umej: https://bit.ly/34zvDaP
To learn more about his new book: https://bit.ly/2HWBrnc Further Resources
Content Speakers: Umej Bhatia & Francesco Pisano Host & Editor/Producer: Karen Lee Images: Arabian Business / The National Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives | |||
| 11 Dec 2020 | 39: Professor Kathryn Lavelle on Multilateralism as "Contrasts in Motion" | 00:36:30 | |
In episode 39, we continue our exploration of multilateralism by looking at the challenges of multilateralism and discussing Professor Kathryn Lavelle’s new book on that topic. Kathryn Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs at the Department of Political Affairs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she has worked for the past eighteen years. Professor Lavelle is a permanent member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations and is a global fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in its Global Europe programme. She also serves as a member of the editorial review board of the UNCTAD journal Transnational Corporations. In this conversation with Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives, Kathryn Lavelle takes us on a journey through her book The Challenges of Multilateralism. Starting with the historical context in which multilateralism emerged and the creation of major problem-solving organizations, she points to how the perception of multilateralism has changed over time. She highlights some of the challenges and the dynamic progress from which these arise, before they move on to discuss International Organizations and what the multilateralism may look like in the future. Professor Lavelle’s book is an accessible read for anyone interested in global development, public health, the environment, trade, international finance, humanitarian law and security studies.
Resources Learn more about Professor Kathryn Lavelle's new book The Challenges of Multilateralism: https://bit.ly/37Mol5j Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3m1FTj0 The Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/ Graduate Institute Geneva: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/home.html Arctic Circle Assembly: http://www.arcticcircle.org/ Content Speakers: Professor Kathryn Lavelle & Francesco Pisano Host/Editor: Amy Smith Producer: Karen Lee Images: Courtesy of Kathryn Lavelle Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the Library & Archives UN Geneva | |||
| 27 May 2022 | Le rôle des savoirs autochtones dans la lutte contre le changement climatique, avec Carine Ayélé Durand et Antine Sonde | 00:31:04 | |
Les peuples autochtones sont les plus directement touchés par le changement climatique alors qu’ils protègent jusqu’à 80% de la biodiversité de la planète. Comment garantir leur implication dans les politiques internationales alors que la reconnaissance de ces peuples reste, encore aujourd’hui, un défi majeur ? Dans cet épisode, nous accueillons Carine Ayélé Durand, conservatrice en chef, responsable de l’Unité Collections, et directrice ad intérim du Musée d’ethnographie de Genève (MEG) et Antine Sonde, Senior Fellow auprès de la Section Peuples Autochtones et Minorités du Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme (HCDH), pour parler des peuples autochtones face au changement climatique. Nos invités partagent avec nous des exemples concrets témoignant de l’impact direct du changement climatique sur les peuples autochtones et soulignent la nécessité d’intégrer leurs savoirs dans les prises de décisions. Ressources:
Où trouver cet épisode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/tApSxgttHJw La Bibliothèque et Archives des Nations unies à Genève Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary Contenu Intervenants: Carine Ayélé Durand et Antine Sonde Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand Réalisation et montage: Yuinshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Transcription: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang et Alma Rinaldi Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque & Archives des Nations Unies à Genève
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| 23 Dec 2024 | Mediation in a Complex International Landscape with Pierre Hazan | 00:33:12 | |
Join us for the final episode of the year as we discuss the nuanced world of international mediation with expert Pierre Hazan, a senior advisor with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Pierre is known for his extensive experience, and has advised international organizations, governments and armed groups on issues related to justice, amnesty, reparation, truth commission, forced disappearances, international humanitarian law, and human rights. In this conversation, Pierre Hazan shares his insights on the evolution of mediation within the multilateral framework. Throughout the conversation, we explore the intricate intersection of peace and justice, reflecting on Pierre's career journey from journalism in war zones to diplomatic mediation. Pierre provides an understanding of how mediation strategies have transformed since the end of the Cold War, highlighting both challenges and opportunities for future conflict resolution. Join us as we uncover the critical role that local actors, women, young people, civil society, and new technologies increasingly are playing and that leave room for hope in today's complex international landscape. Pierre also discusses his latest book, "Negotiating with the Devil: Inside the World of Armed Conflict Mediation," offering a thought-provoking look at the moral dilemmas faced by mediators in the field. Resources: Ask a Librarian! Hazan, P. (2024). Negotiating with the Devil: Inside the World of Armed Conflict Mediation. Hurst Publishers. Pierre Hazan: https://pierrehazan.com/ Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Pierre Hazan Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Geneva Production and editing: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 12 Jan 2024 | Chile in the U.N. and in the world | 00:40:31 | |
We are starting our 2024 series with an episode with H.E. Mrs. Claudia Fuentes Julio, Permanent Representative of Chile. Ambassador Fuentes Julio talks about her interesting career path into diplomacy and representing her country. She tells us about the geography of Chile, bounded between the magnificent Andes and the vast Pacific Ocean, and she relates some of the history of Chile and its long connection with multilateralism, including as a founding Member of the United Nations. Where to listen to this episode
Content Speakers: Ambassador Claudia Fuentes Julio Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Menga Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 16 Dec 2022 | Switzerland celebrates 20 years in the UN. A conversation with Ambassador Jürg Lauber | 00:32:29 | |
This episode marks the 20th anniversary of Switzerland’s membership in the United Nations. Switzerland became the 190th member of the UN following a national referendum in March 2002, in which the majority of population (54.6%) voted in favour of joining the UN. Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations at Geneva joined The Next Page for a conversation about Switzerland’s journey in the UN and to reflect on the two decades since its accession. Resources Follow the Permanent Mission of Switzerland on Twitter: SwitzerlandUN@swiss_un The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator: https://gesda.global/
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Content Speakers: Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office at Geneva Host: Francesco Pisano Editor & Producer: Amy Smith Social media designs: Ana Hauert, Yiying Zhang, Amber Yin Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 15 Mar 2024 | Building Peace that Lasts - a conversation with Itonde Kakoma | 00:44:44 | |
We invited Itonde Kakoma, the new President and CEO of Interpeace, to talk about the mission of Interpeace – an organization that had its origins in the UN and works to prevent violence and build lasting peace. Interpeace has over 30 years of experience working in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Latin America. In this conversation with the Director of the UN Library & Archives, Francesco Pisano, Itonde Kakoma talks about inclusive peacebuilding, a participatory approach and a vision of peace anchored in the cohesion and resilience of citizens, the diversity and inclusion of communities and the responsiveness and trustworthiness of State institutions. They discuss the obstacles around implementing the strategic aims of rethinking peace, enhancing resilience and embedding peace, as well as the nexus between peacebuilding and multilateralism. Resources Interpeace website: https://www.interpeace.org/
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Content Guest: Itonde Kakoma, President, Interpeace Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 20 Dec 2021 | It Takes a Global Crisis: Episode 0 - Introduction | 00:28:01 | |
Did it take a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic for us to see the challenges to reaching Agenda 2030? To set in motion solutions for sustainable development for all? Welcome to 'It Takes a Global Crisis', a series of four special episodes produced by the UN Library & Archives Geneva in collaboration with the SDG Lab. In this introductory episode, we're joined by Nadia Isler, Director of the SDG Lab and Francesco Pisano, the Director of the Library & Archives, to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has in many ways accelerated sustainable development solutions, but also highlighted the challenges, gaps, and limitations of progress. Throughout the series, we'll be talking to a range of experts and practitioners--as they work both on the ground and in advancing policy--about their experiences across the themes of digitalization and connectivity, the environment as a key to social resilience, social protection and sustainable cities. So, did it take a global crisis? Join us for the first episode on 7 January 2022 to find out. Resources
Transcript: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/c.php?g=673332&p=4880979&t=18980 Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Podbean: https://unitednationslibrarygeneva.podbean.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f2QYzMy3C0 UN Library & Archives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary SDG Lab Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDGLab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdg-lab/ Content Speakers: Nadia Isler and Francesco Pisano Hosts: Natalie Alexander and Edward Mishaud Editor: Tiffany Verga Social Media: Tiffany Verga & Marlène Borlant Production: Natalie Alexander, Edward Mishaud, Marlène Borlant, Evgeniya Altukhova & Tiffany Verga Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva in collaboration with the SDG Lab. | |||
| 08 Jul 2022 | Organiser le Monde, une Autre Histoire de la Guerre Froide avec Sandrine Kott | 00:28:17 | |
Aujourd'hui, la Cheffe de la Section de la mémoire institutionnelle à la Bibliothèque et aux Archives de l'ONU à Genève, Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, est rejointe par Sandrine Kott, Professeur d'histoire contemporaine à l'Université de Genève et professeur invitée à la New York University, pour la présentation de son ouvrage Organiser le Monde, une Autre Histoire de la Guerre Froide apparu en 2021 aux éditions du Seuil.
Sandrine Kott est spécialiste de l'histoire du travail et des politiques sociales. Ses travaux récents se sont intéressés plus particulièrement aux organisations internationales comme lieu de circulation des savoirs et expertises en matière économique et sociale.
Dans cet ouvrage, Kott s’intéresse aux organisations internationales et ce qu’elles peuvent révéler sur la période de la guerre froide. Elle souligne également l’importance des archives dans l’analyse de l’histoire, ainsi que ce que cela révèle sur les origines et les fonctionnements du multilatéralisme. Enfin, elle souligne également l’importance de Genève dans l’histoire du multilatéralisme, ainsi que ce que cette tradition multilatérale signifie aujourd’hui. Ressources Kott, S. (2021). Organiser le Monde, une Autre Histoire de la Guerre Froide, Seuil. https://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/organiser-le-monde-sandrine-kott/9782021408669 Où trouver cet épisode
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| 17 Nov 2023 | Le monde d’ici commence ailleurs : bookcast avec Isabelle Durant | 00:40:46 | |
Le Monde d’ici commence ailleurs : coopérations utiles pour des temps compliqués Pour cet épisode, nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Isabelle Durant, ancienne Secrétaire générale adjointe de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le Commerce et le Développement (CNUCED). Isabelle Durant est une femme politique belge, membre du parti Ecolo qu'elle dirigea à deux reprises, elle fut sénatrice et Vice-Première ministre fédérale en Belgique. Elle a été vice-présidente du Parlement européen pendant la 7e législature et elle a ensuite été élue au Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
Son livre, Le Monde d’ici commence ailleurs : coopérations utiles pour des temps compliqués vient de paraître aux Editions Couleur livres. Isabelle Durant parle avec Francesco Pisano, Directeur de la Bibliothèque & Archives de l’ONU Genève de son parcours, de son livre et elle se penche sur deux thématiques très actuels : les « obsessions identitaires et migrations » et la question du « multilatéral à l’agonie ? » Ressources Livre : Durant, I. (2023) Le Monde d’ici commence ailleurs : coopérations utiles pour des temps compliqué. Éditions Couleur livres
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Contenu Invitée : Isabelle Durant Hôte : Francesco Pisano Réalisation et montage : Amy Smith Conception pour réseaux sociaux : Amy Smith & Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 21 Jun 2024 | Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing Across Time | 00:35:00 | |
Thomas Hale is Professor in Public Policy (Global Public Policy) at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. He also co-leads the Net Zero Tracker and the Net Zero Regulation and Policy Hub. His research explores how we can manage transnational problems effectively and fairly. In this conversation, Professor Hale talks with Francesco Pisano, Director of the UN Library & Archives Geneva, about his new book: Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing Across Time. The book offers a fresh perspective on addressing climate change through the lens of political science. They explore the challenge of long problems and Thomas Hale argues that political science must play a crucial role, alongside natural sciences, in finding solutions to existential threats like climate change through new frameworks for long-term policymaking. Resources: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/thomas-hale Hale, T. (2024) Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing Across Time. Princeton University Press. Long Problems | Princeton University Press Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Professor Thomas Hale Host: Francesco Pisano Producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 07 Jun 2024 | China in the UN and in the world | 00:31:29 | |
Join us for the next episode in our ambassadors series in which H.E. Mr. CHEN Xu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland talks with the Director of the Library & Archives, Francesco Pisano. Ambassador Chen speaks of the history of China, its role in the Asian region and in the world, as well as in the United Nations. Content Speaker: Ambassador CHEN Xu Host: Francesco Pisano Producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 03 Jul 2020 | 27: Jerome Bellion-Jourdan on negotiations for the greater good | 00:34:28 | |
This episode delves into the world of negotiation. As we mark 100 years of multilateralism in Geneva and the UN turns 75, what is the role of negotiation in the multilateral context? For this conversation, we’re joined by Jerome Bellion-Jourdan for an online recording. He’s currently a Senior Fellow at the Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, and before that he served as the lead EU negotiator on a range of thematic issues such as Business and Human Rights as well as country situations in the UN Human Rights Council for almost 9 years. In this conversation, he shares insights into negotiating at the multilateral level, but also some opportunities he sees for change and evolution in the practice of negotiation to address global challenges. He is currently working to explore the potential for an initiative which would provide the space to experiment new formats of negotiations with notably the use of technology to make them more inclusive, and to foster negotiations towards the greater good. He is supported by a team of individuals from international organisations, governments, business, civil society and others contributing pro bono to prepare for a first experiment of a “virtual and inclusive negotiation for the world after COVID-19”. He also shares on some tips on how we can all bring more inclusive conversations and negotiations into our own fields and daily lives. Here below are some resources from the conversation and more. Resources on the project for an international negotiation platform (Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute in Geneva)
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Content: Speaker: Jerome Bellion-Jourdan. Host & Editor/Producer: Natalie Alexander. Images: UN Geneva Library & Archives, Jerome Bellion-Jourdan. Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives.
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| 30 Apr 2021 | Dr. Elizabeth Sáenz on the interconnectivity of the Sustainable Development Goals | 00:41:07 | |
Dr. Elizabeth Sáenz joined The Next Page for a conversation on the interconnection between the Sustainable Development Goals. As a pediatrician and liaison officer for the United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at the WHO, Dr. Sáenz specializes in drug dependence treatment, with a special focus on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Speaking on this issue from the perspective of the SDGs, Dr. Sáenz explores how quality education, gender equality and even decent work and economic growth are all intertwined within this context. She highlights the need for greater compassion and understanding, the role that everyone can play towards raising awareness, and the vastly multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary nature of the ongoing efforts in prevention and treatment. Additionally, she speaks on the unique but collaborative roles of the UNODC and the WHO in advancing the conversation on this topic, through the lens of justice and health. A fascinating conversation that shines a light on the interconnectedness of the Sustainable Development Goals, and the role that everyone can play, we hope this episode brings you new insights and perspectives.
Resources Twitter – Dr. Sáenz: https://twitter.com/drelisaenz?lang=en UNODC and the SDGs: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/about-unodc/sustainable-development-goals/sdgs-index.html UNODC Drug Prevention and Treatment: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/drug-prevention-and-treatment/index.html UNODC 2021-2025 Strategy: https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/CND_Sessions/CND_63Reconvened/ECN72020_CRP22_ECN152020_CRP3_V2007057.pdf UNODC Strategic Vision for Africa 2030: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/strategy/africa-vision.html Transcript here Content Speakers: Karen Lee & Elizabeth Sáenz Host/Editor: Karen Lee Producers: Karen Lee & Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 15 Sep 2023 | Germany in the UN and in the world - a conversation with Ambassador Dr. Katharina Stasch | 00:36:29 | |
Our ambassadors’ series hosts Permanent Representatives of UN Member States for conversations about the role of their countries in the UN and in the world. In this episode we invited the Permanent Representative of Germany, Ambassador Dr. Katharina Stasch, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Germany’s membership in the UN. In 1973 there were two German states. The Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic were both admitted to membership in the United Nations fifty years ago, on 18 September 1973. Ambassador Dr. Stasch tells us more about this historic moment, how it has shaped Germany’s membership in the UN, and what happened once the two countries were reunited in 1990. Where to listen to this episode
Content Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Dr. Katharina Stasch Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Amy Smith & Nadia Al Droubi Photo: Photo: Antoine Tardy.© StäV Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 21 Jul 2023 | Night on Earth - a bookcast with Davide Rodogno | 00:47:01 | |
In this episode, Davide Rodogno introduces his book Night on Earth, an account of international humanitarian programmes in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Near East in the interwar period from 1918 to 1930. Professor Rodogno explains how concepts of international 'relief' and 'development' were deeply connected long before the existence of the United Nations. Through the conversation, we explore the long history of humanitarians operating in the region devastated by war and famine and in which state sovereignty was deficient and hear about the colonial motivations and ideologies that influenced the activities of the various secular and religious organizations and philanthropic foundations in their attempts to reshape communities and nations through reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes. Davide Rodogno is Professor of International History and Politics, Head of the Interdisciplinary Programmes at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He specializes in researching international organizations and philanthropic foundations, and transnational networks and movements since the 19th century. https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/davide-rodogno Resources Rodogno, D. (2021) Night on Earth. A History of International Humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918–1930. Cambridge University Press Rodogno, D. (2015) Against Massacre: Humanitarian Interventions in the Ottoman Empire (1815-1914), Princeton University Press – Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity, Princeton, 2011, paperback.
Daughton, J.P. (2012) In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Ocean Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism. New York. Norton Foliard, D. (2022). The violence of colonial photography. Manchester University Press. Levi, P. (1988) The Drowned and the Saved. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. New York. Maalouf, A. (2006). Origines. Le Livre de Poche. Pamuk, O. (2022) Nights of Plague. Knopf. Robson, L. (2017). States of Separation: Transfer, Partition, and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. White, B. T. (2011). The Emergence of Minorities in the Middle East: The Politics of Community in French Mandate Syria. Edinburgh University Press.
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Content Speaker: Professor Davide Rodogno Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Amy Smith & Nadia Al Droubi Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 12 Apr 2021 | Andrea Bellini on the role of art in multilateralism and intercultural dialogue - Excerpt in English | 00:10:13 | |
In this brief excerpt of Episode 48 – originally recorded in French – Kelly Le Normand speaks with Andrea Bellini. Director of the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, artistic director of the Biennale of Moving Images, curator and contemporary art critic, Andrea Bellini shares his experience of international Geneva and offers us a unique perspective on multilateralism. His exhibitions and publications address major current themes – racial question, feminism, gender identity – and invite intercultural dialogue. He describes art as an indispensable tool for a better understanding of the world and a sharing of universal values. Resources Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève: https://centre.ch Digital platform of the Centre: https://5e.centre.ch/en/ UNOG Art collection: https://bit.ly/3d0F9rS MIRE Project: https://fcac.ch/commande-publique/projet-mire/ Transcript Available here Content Speakers: Andrea Bellini Host/Editor: Kelly Le Normand Producers: Karen Lee & Natalie Alexander Image: Mathilde Agius Social media designs: Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 29 Apr 2022 | Ambassador Galib Israfilov on Azerbaijan and enriching multilateralism for our collective future | 00:37:30 | |
This episode of the #NextPagePod continues our series of conversations with Ambassadors to the United Nations Geneva, where we explore their experiences as diplomats in a multilateral system, and what the UN means for their countries today as we look to the multilateralism we need for our future. Our Director at the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Francesco Pisano, is joined by the Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN in Geneva, Galib Israfilov. In March 1992, Azerbaijan joined the United Nations. With this year marking 30 years of accession, Ambassador Israfilov shares some of the history of the nation, its regional role today, and his own reflections on the importance of multilateralism from his experiences as both a bilateral and multilateral diplomat. Resources Follow the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN Geneva on Twitter: https://twitter.com/azmissiongeneva and Ambassador Galib Israfilov: https://twitter.com/galib_is Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: https://youtu.be/QvRMvSgVnys Content Speakers: Ambassador Galib Ifralov, Francesco Pisano Host: Natalie Alexander Editors & Producers: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Image of Galib Ifralov: Dodge and Burn Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 18 Nov 2020 | 36: The World's Most Traveled Document, with Gudrun Beger & Colin Wells #SpecialEpisode | 00:23:56 | |
While we cannot travel much these days, as we work together through COVID-19, we hope this story will take you on a bit of a journey! Our colleagues Gudrun Beger and Colin Wells, from the Institutional Memory Section at the UN Geneva Library & Archives, join us for a special look into the League of Nations Archives. Gudrun is Team Analyst and Colin is Project Manager for the LONTAD Project, the Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives Project, which upon completion will ensure free access online to, as well as the digital and physical preservation of, the entire archives of the League of Nations. For this conversation, Gudrun shares a brief history of The World’s Most Traveled Document: our passports and travel IDs. As part of the team working recently on the processing of the Mixed Archival Nansen Fond, they came across examples of some of the very first modern passports and travel IDs issued. Colin also shares some analysis about what we can find in the Archives on these documents, as well as the importance of the Archives collection to our understanding today of our history, the work of the League and some its lasting impacts, and multilateralism as it evolves and moves forward. Resources and Episode Materials
Images and Credits Dried bananas, found in the League of Nations Archives (United Nations Archives at Geneva).
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian polar explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace prize laureate. (Wikimedia Commons: Henry Van der Weyd)
Nansen certificate issued in France as an international substitute for a passport, part of the League of Nations Archives (United Nations Archives at Geneva).
Passport of a Russian refugee (Konstantin Wlassoff-Klass) containing numerous German stamps, part of the League of Nations Archives (United Nations Archives at Geneva). Content: Speakers: Gudrun Beger, Colin Wells and Stefan Vukotic. Host & Editor/Producer: Natalie Alexander. Images: United Nations Archives at Geneva (see images for more information). Sound effects: Via Envato Market (Belle Epoque Waltz and WWI Battle Ambience), Soviet March by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com) and World of Brothers Allegretto by Dee Yan-Kee). Recorded & produced by the UN Geneva Library & Archives.
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| 10 Feb 2023 | Why we need a new eco-social contract – a conversation with Paul Ladd | 00:44:40 | |
Why we need a new eco-social contract – a conversation with Paul Ladd In this episode we discuss with Paul Ladd, Director of the UN Research Institute on Social Development, about the contribution of the Institute to multilateralism at this 60-year milestone since UNRISD's establishment. In particular, we take a deep dive into the latest report, "Crises of Inequality", which shows why, in order to break the cycle of multiple, interlocking crises and to address inequality, we need a new eco-social contract. Paul Ladd tells us about how UNRISD's research has, in many instances, been ahead of the curve leading to positive impact. He explains in depth key themes in the recent UNRISD flagship report and gives us clear pointers to ways in which multilateralism must evolve. Resources Flagship report: https://www.unrisd.org/en/library/publications/crises-of-inequality UNRISD website: https://www.unrisd.org/en UNRISD Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrisd Where to listen to this episode
Content Speakers: Paul Ladd Host: Francesco Pisano Production, editing and social media: Amy Smith and Panha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 26 Jan 2024 | A Breakthrough: Six Transformative Shifts (Part I) | 00:25:46 | |
In this and the following episode, we take a deep dive with Adam Day, Head of the Geneva Office of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, into the Six Transformative Shifts proposed by the High-Level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Effective Multilateralism for a more secure and sustainable future. Here, in part 1, Adam Day talks with Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives, about the first three shifts: rebuilding trust in multilateralism; planet and people; and global finance. They talk about re-thinking what consensus means, making multilateralism inclusive and the rights of future generations. Adam also focuses on the vital need to elevate environmental issues, he discusses peace as a public good, and looks at the viable yet ambitious track on finance.
Resources Previous episode with Adam Day: A time for change and effective multilateralism – a conversation with Adam Day | The Next Page (podbean.com) HLAB Report: https://highleveladvisoryboard.org/breakthrough/ Our Common Agenda policy briefs: https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/policy-briefs United Nations University: https://unu.edu/explore Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Adam Day, Head of the Geneva Office, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Menga Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 25 Oct 2024 | The Forever Crisis with Adam Day | 00:30:12 | |
Welcome to a compelling episode with Adam Day, Head of the UN University Centre for Policy Research in Geneva on his new book, "The Forever Crisis." In this engaging discussion, Adam introduces the concept of complex systems thinking, exploring its applicability to global governance and the pressing issues of our time. Adam shares his journey from his role as a senior political advisor in Congo to his current position at the UN University's Center for Policy Research. He explains how his experiences led him to delve into the intricacies of complex systems and their unpredictable, yet not entirely unpredictable, nature. The episode dives into key themes from Adam's book, including environmental governance, large-scale conflict resolution, cybersecurity, and the rise of artificial intelligence. He offers a critique of today's proposals for improving governance on global issues. Adam emphasizes the importance of moving away from linear thinking and top-down approaches, advocating instead for adaptive, networked solutions. In a thought-provoking conclusion, Adam introduces the idea of a planetary immune system—a visionary concept aimed at addressing global challenges holistically. This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in understanding and navigating the complexities of our world today. Resources Day, A. (2024). The Forever Crisis: Adaptive Global Governance for an Era of Accelerating Complexity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003506386 Soon available at UNOG Library Day, A. (2022). States of Disorder, Ecosystems of Governance: Complexity Theory Applied to UN Statebuilding in the DRC and South. https://unog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/41UNOG_INST/s5qper/alma991002408952102391 Keinfield, R. (2015) Improving Development Aid Design and Evaluation; Plan for Sailboats not Trains. https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2015/03/improving-development-aid-design-and-evaluation-plan-for-sailboats-not-trains?lang=en Gladwell, M. (2002). The tipping point. Back Bay Books.
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Content Guest: Adam Day, Head, UNU Centre for Policy Research, Geneva Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded and produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 29 May 2020 | 26: Holly Syrett & Colette Grosscurt on the global impact of our wardrobe, and acting for local and multilateral change #KnowledgeRising | 00:44:13 | |
This episode begins a new series on the podcast called Knowledge Rising, which is dedicated to speaking with young activists, knowledge-shapers and knowledge-makers, in order to hear their own insights on the global issues they’re working on and are passionate about. The series is a space to build our understanding collectively about how we can act on the issues that affect our common future. We kick off with a conversation on the global impact of what we wear: the fashion and apparel industry. Holly Syrett (Senior Sustainability Manager at the Global Fashion Agenda) and Colette Grosscurt (a Responsible Investment Officer at ACTIAM) are based in Amsterdam and are dedicating a lot of their work to helping change the fashion industry to a more sustainable one. They’re both part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community, a network of young people driving action and change on global challenges. They together co-founded the initiative called Shaping Fashion, and in this conversation share their own insights into this industry, which accounts for at least 8 to 10 per cent of global greenhouse emissions among other impacts on the environment, labor rights and gender equality. They also share what is needed to bring about change globally through multilateral efforts, but also what we can all do to act now by choosing more consciously what we wear. Further Resources: The Shaping Fashion initiative: https://www.weforum.org/projects/shaping-fashion & https://www.globalshapers.org/impact/shaping-fashion
Content: Speakers: Holly Syrett and Colette Grosscurt. Host & Editor/Producer: Natalie Alexander. Images: Holly Syrett and Colette Grosscurt/Shaping Fashion. Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives. | |||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Multilateralism & the UN today - a conversation with Richard Gowan | 00:43:38 | |
In this episode, we met with Richard Gowan, UN Director at International Crisis Group (ICG) to get his perspective on current issues and trends in multilateralism. He shared his thoughts on reasons for optimism and pessimism about the way multilateralism is functioning, the ways in which it is evolving and the values on which it stands. We also talked about the UN, possibilities of reform, the SDGs, the Secretary-General’s report Our Common Agenda and the Summit for the Future. Richard also explained the importance of the UN entities based in Geneva in the UN system. Richard Gowan can be followed on Twitter @RichardGowan1 Resources International Crisis Group: https://www.crisisgroup.org/
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Content Speaker: Richard Gowan, UN Director, International Crisis Group Host: Amy Smith Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Amy Smith & Nadia Al Droubi Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 28 Apr 2023 | Re-imagining International Relations - a conversation with Professor Amitav Acharya | 00:54:06 | |
Re-imagining International Relations - A conversation with Amitav Acharya Taking as a starting point that today’s multilateralism is in urgent need of an upgrade, Library & Archives Director, Francesco Pisano talks with Professor Amitav Acharya about how Global International Relations could broaden the Eurocentric way concepts and ideas in international relations developed, so that the practice of international relations could transform to be better adapted to the pluralistic world in which we live. Amitav Acharya is the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Distinguished Professor at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC. Previously he was a Professor at York University, Toronto and the University of Bristol, U.K. He is currently Honorary Professor at Rhodes University, South Africa, and Guest Professor at Nankai University, China. He was the inaugural Boeing Company Chair in International Relations at the Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University, Fellow of Harvard’s Asia Center and John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Christensen Fellow at Oxford. Amitav Acharya is also the recipient of an International Studies Association (ISA) Distinguished Scholar Award 2023 for his “extraordinary impact” in globalizing the study of International Relations and “mentorship of emerging scholars”. Resources Website: https://www.american.edu/sis/faculty/aacharya.cfm Amitav Acharya’s Blog, The Multiplex World: https://multiplexworld.com/ Twitter: @AmitavAcharya https://twitter.com/amitavacharya Books: Acharya, A. & Buzan, B. (2021). Re-imagining International Relations. World Orders in the Thought and Practice of Indian, Chinese, and Islamic Civilizations. Cambridge University Press. Acharya, A. & Buzan, B. (2019). The Making of Global International Relations. Origins and Evolution of IR at its Centenary. Cambridge University Press. Acharya, A. (2018). Constructing Global Order. Agency and Change in World Politics. Cambridge University Press. Acharya, A. (2018). The End of American World Order, 2nd Edition. Wiley. Acharya, A. (2013). Rethinking Power, Institutions and Ideas in World Politics. Whose IR? Routledge.
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Content Speaker: Professor Amitav Acharya Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing & Social media designs: Amy Smith and Sotheapanha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 04 Nov 2022 | Polylateralism and Preparing for the Future, with Dr. Randolph Kent | 00:33:37 | |
The global challenges we face today are often complex, inter-connected and inter-related. How, as a global community, can we prepare for the global threats of the future? In this episode of the #NextPagePod, we speak with Dr. Randolph Kent about his research on future global crises, and why he thinks polylateralism is needed to face them collectively. D. Kent is the Director of the Humanitarian Futures Initiative, Visiting Professor at the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London, and Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, where he works on an initiative called the Futures Project. His past roles include several in the humanitarian sector of the UN system, including as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia (2002), UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Kosovo (1999), UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Rwanda (1994-1995), and emergency and preparedness roles in Sudan and Ethiopia. Dr. Kent speaks with us about his experiences in the UN, and how they've shaped his work today in futures thinking and polylateralism. What is futures methodology and should it matter for the UN and multilateralism? What exactly is polylateralism, and why does he think it's necessary to better meet global crises as an international community? Let's find out. Resources
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Content Speakers: Dr. Randolph Kent Host: Natalie Alexander Editor & Producer: Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Natalie Alexander & Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 22 Nov 2024 | How to use AI in peace making and negotiations | 00:44:07 | |
Welcome to another episode of The Next Page. Today, we delve into the transformative role of artificial intelligence in diplomatic matters, focusing on its application in peacemaking and negotiations. Claude Bruderlien, a researcher and lecturer at Harvard, shares his wealth of experience as a professional negotiator working with the UN and other international organizations. Claude discusses the evolution of negotiation training and the integration of AI into diplomacy to enhance strategic planning and international collaborations. The conversation covers real-world applications of AI in various negotiation contexts, including campus and climate negotiations, providing unique insights into how technological advancements are shaping future diplomatic efforts. Discover how AI aids negotiators by filtering complex data, simulating scenarios, and improving cross-cultural communication, all while retaining the essential human elements of empathy and connection. Resources: Ask a Librarian! Frontline Associates: AI Negotiation Challenge platform, which is designed to help train negotiators in the use of AI in their negotiations.
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Content Guest: Claude Bruderlein, Researcher and Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, and The Graduate Institute, Geneva Host, production and editing: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 24 Jan 2020 | 18: Amandeep Gill on Nuclear Security Summits: A History #BookTalk | 00:34:59 | |
Welcome to the second episode of 2020! In this recording for our Book Talk series, the Director at the Library, Francesco Pisano, speaks with Ambassador Amandeep Gill about his book published in 2019, called Nuclear Security Summits: A History. This book looks at how nuclear security has developed over the period from 1945 to 2006, as well as how it has evolved in practice in more recent years through the Nuclear Security Summits between 2010 and 2016. Ambassador Gill has a range of experience in this field and in others, having taken part in 3 of the summits. For this conversation he shares what his book is about and why he thinks the Nuclear Security Summits changed the domain of nuclear security, through driving what he calls nuclear learnings and knowledge-making. He touches upon ideas around collective intelligence, and the role of leadership but also knowledge communities springing up around the topic, and how such negotiations can also be translated to other multilateral domains such as climate change or artificial intelligence negotiations. Ambassador Amandeep Gill is currently Director of the Global Health Centre project on International Digital Health & AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR). He was Executive Director and co-Lead of the Secretariat of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation until August 2019. He previously served as India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. You can find out more about his experience here: https://graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/amandeep-singh-gill You can find Amandeep Gill on Twitter @gioasempre: https://twitter.com/gioasempre, and his book at Palgrave Macmillan: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030280376. The UN Library Geneva also has 8 research guides on disarmament topics, including one on Nuclear Weapons. You can find out more about them here: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/?b=s. Content: Speakers: Amandeep Gill & Francesco Pisano. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor & Sound Editors: Natalie Alexander. Image: Graduate Institute Geneva. Recorded & produced at the UN Library Geneva. | |||
| 10 Mar 2023 | The Rise of Digital Diplomacy - a conversation with Jovan Kurbalija | 00:37:35 | |
The Rise of Digital Diplomacy Francesco Pisano talks with Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation, about the mission of Diplo. We discover more about digital diplomacy and the impact it has on multilateralism and international cooperation. Jovan Kurbalija shares highlights from the 2022 Summit on Digital Diplomacy and Governance held in Malta and discusses the trends in digital geopolitics and geoeconomics. He underlines that diplomats need new skills to keep pace with changing technology in a digital world.
Resources Diplo website: At DIPLO technology meets diplomacy Resources - DiploFoundation (diplomacy.edu) Report: Stronger digital voices from Africa Geneva Internet Platform Digital Watch website: https://dig.watch/
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Content Speaker: Dr. Jovan Kurbalija Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Sotheapanha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 13 Jan 2023 | Canada & the multilateral system. A conversation with Ambassador Leslie E. Norton | 00:43:14 | |
This first episode of 2023 continues our series with Permanent Representatives to the United Nations at Geneva. Ambassador Leslie E. Norton tells us about her diplomatic career, speaks about Canada and its role in the world today, as well as exploring the long history of Canada’s involvement in multilateralism. Canada is a founding member of the United Nations, was part of the League of Nations, and has membership in many international and regional organizations, including the World Trade Organization, the G20 and other forums like the Organization of American States and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Canada has served on the UN Security Council 8 times, the most recent being in 2000. Resources Where to listen to this episode
Content Speakers: Ambassador Leslie E. Norton Host: Francesco Pisano Editor & Producer: Amy Smith Social media designs: Amy Smith and Yiying Zhang Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 11 Aug 2023 | Marcel Griaule - une conversation avec Yves Pourcher | 00:53:31 | |
Marcel Griaule, un ethnographe dans la diplomatie de l’entre-deux-guerres avec Yves Pourcher Pour cet épisode, nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Yves Pourcher pour parler de Marcel Griaule, un anthropologue, explorateur et écrivain au destin particulier notamment parce qu’il est entré dans la diplomatie lors de la crise d'Abyssinie. Yves Pourcher, professeur de science politique, a rassemblé plus de 50 textes de Marcel Griaule dans une publication, parue en 2023, intitulée Envahir l’Ethiopie. L’ethnologue en guerre (1935-1936). Il détaille le parcours de vie original de Marcel Griaule et, en particulier, sa fonction de conseiller particulier d’Haïlé Sélassié pendant la guerre italo-éthiopienne qui l’a mené à participer à la rédaction du fameux discours prononcé par l’Empereur d’Ethiopie devant l’Assemblée de la Société des Nations, à Genève, le 30 juin 1936. Un extrait sonore, avec la voix d’Haïlé Sélassié enregistré le jour du discours, est à écouter pendant l’épisode. Yves Pourcher s’exprime également sur l’engagement des ethnologues qui sont confrontés à une guerre sur leur « terrain » d’étude.
Ressources Livre « Envahir l’Ethiopie. L’ethnologue en guerre (1935-1936) », éditions Anacharsis : https://www.editions-anacharsis.com/Envahir-l-Ethiopie Plus d'informations sur Yves Pourcher : https://lassp.sciencespo-toulouse.fr/Yves-POURCHER Différend entre l’Ethiopie et l’Italie. Requête du gouvernement éthiopien (commentaires de M. Marcel Griaule) (14 septembre 1935) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/differend-entre-lethiopie-et-litalie-requete-du-gouvernement-ethiopien Texte du discours d’Haïlé Sélassié devant l’Assemblée de la Société des Nations (30 juin 1936) en français et amharique : https://archives.ungeneva.org/ethiopia-speech-by-the-emperor-haile-selassie-to-the-league-assembly-2 Enregistrement sonore du discours d’Haïlé Sélassié devant l’Assemblée de la Société des Nations (30 juin 1936) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/haile-selassie-eth-whole-speech-in-amharic Où écouter cet épisode
Contenu Invitée : Yves Pourcher Animatrice : Hermine Diebolt Réalisation et montage : Amy Smith Conception pour réseaux sociaux : Amy Smith & Nadia Al Droubi Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 26 Apr 2024 | Why history matters in today's world – with Davide Rodogno and Carolyn Biltoft | 00:49:43 | |
In this rich conversation with Professors Davide Rodogno and Carloyn Biltoft, we delve into a world of meaning making and examine the depth and breadth that history offers for policymaking. Davide Rodogno is professor of International History and Politics and the Head of the Interdisciplinary Master Programme at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He specializes in researching international organizations and philanthropic foundations, and transnational networks and movements since the 19th century. Carolyn Biltoft is associate professor of international history and politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Her works fuses the tools of world history, intellectual history, cultural studies and critical theory. She is interested broadly in the dynamic interactions between globalising structures and infrastructures and diverse beliefs, emotions, concepts and human life-worlds. Resources Geneva Graduate Institute: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/international-history-politics Carolyn Biltoft’s book suggestions: Hartman, Saidiya. (2019). Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval. W. W. Norton & Company (February 19, 2019). Johnson, Denis. (2012) Train Dreams: A Novella. Picador Smail, Daniel Lord. (2007) On Deep History and the Brain. University of California Press; First Edition Davide Rodogno’s book suggestions: García Márquez, Gabriel (1967) One Hundred Years of Solitude / Cien años de soledad. García Márquez, Gabriel. (1985). Love in the Time of Cholera. García Márquez, Gabriel. (1992) Strange Pilgrims. Twelve Short Stories. (Bon Voyage Mr. President, is set in Geneva)
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Content Guests: Davide Rodogno and Carolyn Biltoft Host and Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 26 May 2023 | A time for change and effective multilateralism – a conversation with Adam Day | 00:52:39 | |
In this episode we explore a recent report of the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism - A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future (United Nations University, 2023) - which offers a pathway to revitalize the multilateral system in view of the Summit of the Future. The Summit of the Future will be a key moment to reaffirm and recommit to effective multilateralism in the interest of both people and the planet. Adam Day is Head of the Geneva Office of United Nations University Centre for Policy Research. He oversees programming on peacebuilding, human rights, peacekeeping, climate-security, sanctions, and global governance, while also acting as co-lead on UNU-CPR’s support to the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.
Resources United Nations University: https://unu.edu/explore HLAB Report: https://highleveladvisoryboard.org/breakthrough/pdf/56892_UNU_HLAB_report_Final_LOWRES.pdf
High Level Advisory Board: https://highleveladvisoryboard.org/
Books mentioned: Slaughter, Anne-Marie. (2018). The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World. Yale University Press. Carayannis, Tatiana & Weiss, Thomas G. (2021) The “Third” United Nations: How A Knowledge Ecology Helps the UN Think. Oxford University Press.
Where to listen to this episode · Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 · Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc7CX2RRWZ8&list=PLmzrhlc0gF6KlZ8KES5Jzho0d-UZdyuIx Content Speaker: Dr. Adam Day, Head of Geneva Office, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research Host: Francesco Pisano Producer, editing & social media: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 30 Oct 2020 | 34: Dr. John Pace and the role of civil society in the fabric of human rights | 00:33:25 | |
In episode 34, Dr. John Pace, former Secretary to the Commission on Human Rights and Coordinator of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights joins The Next Page to share his knowledge in the field of human rights, while introducing his recently published book, The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, A Very Great Enterprise. With more than three decades of experience in humanitarian work, Dr. Pace takes us back in time, with a special focus on the council that began it all: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Starting from its inception and moving through its ongoing evolution, he takes us on a journey along the Commission’s rich history and its role in the multilateral protection of human rights. He also emphasizes the role of civil society in the discussion and advancement of human rights and multilateral cooperation, and considers the critical questions: how does a topic as universal and intersectional as human rights translate into global cooperation? And why are universal human values important? In this conversation, Dr. Pace richly informs us on a subject that is integral and invaluable to us all.
About Dr. John Pace To learn more about his new book: https://bit.ly/3mynCdP The e-version may also be found on most online book stores. In the course of a career spanning over fifty years in the field of human rights, John Pace has been involved in a wide range of experiences in human rights and related institutional structures and procedures. Since leaving regular UN service in 1999, he has held senior positions in the human rights/humanitarian field in Liberia, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Nepal. In the same period, he has worked in various other countries such as Indonesia, Sudan, Cambodia and Vietnam. He has been involved in the establishment and management of most departments that currently make up the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, such as Special Procedures, Technical Cooperation, and External Relations and in later years, the formation, or re-structuring of teams and management units. As a senior official, he played an important role in the design and restructuring of the Secretariat upon the creation of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). He is currently Senior Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, he also sits on the Board of the Diplomacy Training Programme. He is Adjunct at University of Sydney, School of Law.
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Content Speakers: John Pace & Karen Lee Host & Editor/Producer: Karen Lee Images: John Pace / Karen Lee Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives
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| 09 Feb 2024 | A Breakthrough: six transformative shifts (Part II) with Adam Day | 00:32:17 | |
Will we have a breakthrough or a breakdown? In this second episode with Adam Day, Head of the Geneva Office of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, we continue the exploration of the Six Transformative Shifts proposed by the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism for a more secure and sustainable future. Adam Day talks with Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives about the second three shifts: digital and data governance, peace and prevention and anticipatory action. They also discuss how the UN architecture that was set up post-World War II has aged and what a review of the UN Charter would look like. Resources HLAB Report: https://highleveladvisoryboard.org/breakthrough/ Our Common Agenda policy briefs: https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/policy-briefs United Nations University Centre for Policy Research: https://unu.edu/cpr/abouthttps://unu.edu/explore Slaughter, A.-M. (2017). The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World. Yale University Press. Previous episodes with Adam Day: A Breakthrough. Part I: https://unitednationslibrarygeneva.podbean.com/e/a-breakthrough-six-transformative-shifts-part-i/ Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Adam Day Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing and social media designs: Menga Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 26 Jan 2021 | Dr. Hope Elizabeth May on Bertha von Suttner and the power of positive history | 00:35:42 | |
This episode introduces a key figure in the 19th century peace movement: the Austrian writer, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bertha von Suttner. Who was she, what did she work towards, and how does her contribution connect to our present day? Dr. Hope Elizabeth May, Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Center for International Ethics at Central Michigan University, joins The Next Page to share more about Bertha and her current research as part of the Bertha von Suttner project. This episode is a companion to the event held on 26 January 2021 at the UN Library and Archives Geneva, Bertha von Suttner: A Woman Ahead of Her Time, where Dr. May and Colin Wells (Project Manager of the Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives), explore her role as an activist and political thinker, her influence on the establishment of the first multilateral institutions, and her action in favor of international peace. In spite of her achievements, unthinkable for a woman of her time, many do not know about her work and life. This episode, as well as the online event, are designed as an introduction to her work and ideas. We hope you enjoy! Resources: Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/39hdKkZ To watch the replay of the online event, visit: https://bit.ly/2JZ1prQ Explore resources about Bertha and the peace movement at the Library & Archives in this Research Guide on Bertha von Suttner: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/vonsuttner Learn more about the Bertha von Suttner Project: https://www.berthavonsuttner.com/ Content Speaker: Dr. Hope Elizabeth May Host/Editor: Natalie Alexander Producer: Natalie Alexander Images: Dr. Hope Elizabeth May Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee & Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 24 Jan 2025 | Féminismes et multilatéralisme (1920-1970) avec Françoise Thébaud | 00:33:48 | |
Dans cet épisode, nous avons la grande chance d'accueillir Françoise Thébaud, professeure émérite d’histoire contemporaine à l’université d’Avignon, qui a publié de nombreux travaux sur l’histoire des femmes et du genre. Elle nous rejoint pour discuter de l’histoire de la place des femmes et des féminismes dans le multilatéralisme, en se basant sur deux de ses ouvrages : Les féminismes. Une histoire mondiale, 19e-20e siècle (codirigé avec Yannick Ripa) et Une traversée du siècle – Marguerite Thibert, femme engagée et fonctionnaire internationale. Françoise Thébaud nous offre une plongée fascinante dans l’évolution des mouvements féministes à travers le monde et leur intégration au sein des organisations internationales, depuis la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale jusqu'en 1970. Elle nous fait explorer comment les femmes ont trouvé leur place dans ces institutions multilatérales, à la fois comme militantes et fonctionnaires, ainsi que les défis qu’elles ont dû surmonter pour faire avancer la cause de l'égalité des sexes à l'échelle mondiale.
In this enlightening episode in French, we delve into the historical journey of feminism and its influence on multilateralism, as seen through the lens of Françoise Thébaut, Emeritus Professor of contemporary history at the University of Avignon. Drawing from her works, "Les Féminismes,Une histoire mondiale, 19e-20e siècle" and "Une Traversée du siècle, Marguerite Thibert," we explore the diverse feminist movements from the post-French Revolution era to modern times. We discuss the integration of feminists into international organizations from the end of World War I until 1970, highlighting significant contributions and challenges faced by women within these structures. Special attention is given to key issues like women's rights, social justice, and the historiography of gender history. Through the biography of Marguerite Thibert, a trailblazing feminist and international civil servant, we uncover pivotal moments in the advocacy for gender equality. Her story illustrates the complex interactions between feminism, socialism, and peace movements across the 20th century. As we look towards the future, Thébault invites us to reflect on the ongoing evolution of feminism amidst contemporary global challenges like climate change and migration. This episode serves as a testament to the enduring fight for gender equality and the transformative potential of feminist ideals in building a better world. Ressources : Ask a Librarian! Les féminismes : une histoire mondiale 19e-20e siècles / sous la direction de Yannick Ripa, Françoise Thébaud. Paris : Textuel; 2024. https://unog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/41UNOG_INST/s5qper/alma991002543869602391 Une traversée du siècle : Marguerite Thibert, une femme engagée et fonctionnaire internationale / Françoise Thébaud. Paris : Belin; 2017. https://unog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/41UNOG_INST/s5qper/alma991002298366902391 Dépasser la guerre froide ? Marguerite Thibert et la création du Bureau de liaison (1960) / Françoise Thébaud. Clio. Femmes, Genre, Histoire, 2023, p. 235‑249. https://unog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/41UNOG_INST/1uhj92k/cdi_cleo_primary_oai_revues_org_clio_23612 Liste des publications de Françoise Thébaud : https://mnemosyne-asso.com/mnemosyne/annuaire/francoise-thebaud/ Exemple d’un dossier d’archives de la Société des Nations contenant une copie de la « Pétition internationale pour le Désarmement général » approuvée par le Comité du Désarmement créé par les Organisations Féminines Internationales (1931-1932) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/correspondence-with-the-disarmament-committee-of-the-womens-international-organisations Exemple d’un document officiel de la Société des Nations sur la question de la nationalité des femmes mariées (1935) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/nationalite-et-statut-de-la-femme-exposes-des-organisations-internationales-feminines-supplement Archives en ligne de la Ligue internationale des femmes pour la paix et la liberté (1915-1978) : https://archives.ungeneva.org/womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom Où écouter cet épisode
Contenu Invitée : Françoise Thébaud Hôte : Hermine Diebolt Réalisation : Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 10 Dec 2021 | Hidden Figures in Women’s International Human Rights, with Ellen Chesler, Fatima Sator and Dan Plesch | 00:40:54 | |
This episode brings us on a journey of archaeology. Not the type with shovels and brushes, but rather a restorative archaeology that sheds light on the stories of women who are not well known in the history books. We speak with Fatima Sator, Ellen Chesler and Dan Plesch, two of the authors and the co-editor of a new book published this year called Women and the UN: A New History of Women’s International Human Rights. It documents the stories of influential women, many from the global south, who dedicated their work to ensuring women’s human rights were recorded in UN conventions, treaties and documents. Despite this work, there is very little known about them and their contribution. Fatima Sator is a communications specialist at International Committee of the Red Cross, author and gender equality researcher at School of Oriental and African Studies University of London, or SOAS. Ellen Chesler is an author and Senior Fellow at CUNY's Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. They both contributed chapters to the book. Dan Plesch is a co-editor of this volume, together with Rebecca Adami. He is the Director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS. We talk about why documenting these stories of women in our history matters for our understanding of multilateralism, and consider how we define multilateralism might to evolve to fully comprehend the contribution of women to key multilateral decisions and documents that exist today. Episode Transcript Open Access Book “Women and the UN: A New History of Women’s International Human Rights” - Open Access version online: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003036708/women-un-rebecca-adami-dan-plesch Book Resources
Content Speakers: Ellen Chesler, Fatima Sator and Dan Plesch Host: Natalie Alexander Editor & Producer: Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 13 May 2022 | Naji Osman on youth, the UN, and building an inclusive multilateralism | 00:35:09 | |
According to statistics from the United Nations, our world is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 to 24, the largest generation of young people in recorded history. What is the role of youth in today’s multilateralism, as we look to the challenges we face in our present and our future? In this episode, we are joined by Naji Osman, who in 2021 was designated as one of the three Swiss Youth Delegates to the United Nations. Naji is a student and research assistant in the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich, and is actively engaged in global political affairs, economic development and human rights. Today he speaks with our Director Francesco Pisano, about his views on inclusive engagement, in particular, youth participation in multilateralism and how we can build intergenerational synergy to really make an impact as a global community. Resources Learn more about the Office of the UN Secretary’s General’s Envoy on Youth: https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/ Find statistics on youth from across the UN system: https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/youth-statistics/ Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: Content Speakers: Naji Osman, Francesco Pisano Host: Natalie Alexander Editor & Producer: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang Social media designs: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 23 Jul 2021 | Repenser les études internationales et du développement avec Marie-Laure Salles | 00:36:20 | |
Pour l’épisode 56, nous sommes très heureux d’accueillir Marie-Laure Salles, qui nous parle des interactions complexes entre le monde dès l’économie et la société et de la nécessité de former les jeunes autrement, si nous voulons « changer la culture du monde » et faire face aux enjeux du futur. Marie-Laure Salles est une sociologue et universitaire renommée qui est, depuis septembre 2020, la directrice de l’Institut des Hautes Études et du Développement (l’IHEID) à Genève. Dans cet épisode, Marie-Laure Salles partage sa vision sur la manière dont les étudiants doivent être préparé au monde de demain d’une manière radicalement différente de celle qui prévaut aujourd’hui. L’épisode permet également de comprendre comment un plan d’action commun entre l’Organisation des Nations Unis à Genève et l’IHEID, qui partagent un lien historique, va permettre de concrétiser en partie de cette vision. Marie-Laure Salles insiste en particulier sur la nécessité de mettre en place des mécanismes qui permettront aux jeunes générations d’affirmer leurs idées auprès de l’ONU et de se faire entendre au sein de l’Organisation. Ressources Plus d'infos sur Marie-Laure Salles: https://g.co/kgs/5KWXtG Retrouvez Marie-Laure Salles sur Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marielauredjelic/ Retrouvez Marie-Laure Salles sur Twitter : https://twitter.com/mlevasalles Consultez les recherches de Marie-Laure Salles : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=g1JxoogAAAAJ Transcription ici Contenu : Intervenant: Marie-Laure Salles Animatrice: Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert Réalisation et montage: Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, Natalie Alexander & Katrine Lyngso Francesco Pisano pour l’introduction Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 29 Oct 2021 | Le rôle du Cameroun dans le multilatéralisme d’aujourd’hui et de demain, avec Ambassadeur Salomon Eheth | 00:49:49 | |
Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir pour cet épisode l’Ambassadeur et Représentant de la Mission permanente de la République du Cameroun auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales à Genève, Monsieur Salomon EHETH. Il est rejoint par notre Directeur, Francesco Pisano, dans le studio pour une conversation fascinante sur l’histoire de son pays et la place actuelle du Cameroun dans le contexte politique et stratégique en Afrique. Il partage aussi ses réflexions sur le rôle du Cameroun et le continent africain dans le multilatéralisme d’aujourd’hui et de demain. Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cet épisode, bonne écoute !
Ressources : Ambassador Salomon Eheth: https://bit.ly/3mkBT0d Transcription: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/c.php?g=673332&p=4880979&t=18512 Contenu : Intervenant: Francesco Pisano Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand Réalisation et montage: Kelly Le Normand, Natalie Alexander, Katrine Lyngso & Tiffany Verga Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève
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| 21 Oct 2022 | Achieving the SDGs: How Can We Really Measure Progress? A Conversation with Ruzanna Tarverdyan & Edward Mishaud | 00:42:54 | |
Today's episode delves into data. It’s all around us in our daily lives, but how important is data for multilateralism today? Especially, as we look to Agenda 2030, and measuring our progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs)? The #NextPagePod is joined by Ruzanna Tarverdyan, Founding President of the Geneva Consensus Foundation, and author of the book, “Measuring sustainable development goals performance”, as well as Edward Mishaud, Acting Director of the SDG Lab at UN Geneva. How can we really measure if we’re achieving the SDGs? Are countries’ ready to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of development? What does the data tell us about crises, and our ability to face future challenges? And how can science impact multilateralism? We explore these questions in this episode. Resources
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Content Speakers: Ruzanna Tarverdyan & Edward Mishaud Host: Natalie Alexander Editors & Producers: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 21 Feb 2020 | 20: Catherine Bertini on Leading Transformational Change in International Organizations | 00:40:32 | |
What is transformational change, and when might it be needed in an organisation? This episode brings to you a conversation on leadership and change, particularly on the role of transformational change in international organisations. Our guest is Catherine Bertini, who served as the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) for 10 years from 1992 to 2002, among other roles in government, the private sector and academia. She was, at the time of her appointment, the third woman to have led a UN agency. Shortly after leaving WFP, she was awarded the World Food Prize in 2003 for the change she led in the organization. Today, she is a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, and in this role published a recent report called Leading Change in UN Organizations. She sits down with our Director Francesco Pisano, to speak about the key issues in the report, transformational change and the current state of affairs in global governance, as well as what she’s learned about women in leadership, and the role of youth in leading change at the international level. For more information about Catherine Bertini’s work, head to her website: www.catherinebertini.com/. Her report, Leading Change in UN Organizations, is available here: https://bit.ly/2T10ffW. Catherine Bertini also led a leadership discussion at the Knowledge & Learning Commons at UN Geneva. Find out more and links to other UN resources on leadership and change here: https://bit.ly/2PeAlUR. For even more learning, you can find Library’s Research Guides on Women & Global Diplomacy: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/womendiplomacy and Multilateralism: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/multilateralism online. Content: Speakers: Catherine Bertini & Francesco Pisano. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor and Sound Editor: Natalie Alexander. Image: UN Library and Archives Geneva. Recorded & produced at the UN Library and Archives Geneva. | |||
| 19 Nov 2021 | When Climate Science Meets Policy with Dr Debra Roberts | 00:31:10 | |
With policymakers needing scientific evidence to guide their decisions on topics such as public health and the climate, how do we ensure science makes its way into policy? For the month of November, #NextPagePod is going green in support of COP26. We will feature conversations exploring climate issues, youth activism, explore the science behind the policy and of course talk about what role multilateralism plays in the future of our planet. In this episode, we speak to Dr Debra Roberts about the intersection of science and policy, the bridge builders helping open the communication lines between both worlds and what the future of science multilateralism will hopefully look like. Dr Roberts is currently the Head of the Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit in the eThekwini Municipality in Durban, and prior to this post she established the Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department in eThekwini and was selected as the first Chief Resilience Officer in 2013. She was also involved in both the fifth and sixth assessment of the IPCC report has led the Chapter 8 (Urban Areas) section and contributed to Chapter 12 (Africa) on the fifth assessment report. For the sixth assessment report, she became the Co-Chair of Working Group 2 and her team is looking to release their report next year. She also brings to this discussion several years of negotiating experience having sat on various international advisory boards advising on climate issues. Resources: Find out more about Debra: https://www.ipcc.ch/people/debra-roberts/ Visit the IPCC website: IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change View the latest IPCC report: AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2022 — IPCC AR5 Synthesis Assessment IPCC report: AR5 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2014 — IPCC The eThekwini Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit: Durban’s Resilience Strategy
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Content: Speakers: Dr Debra Roberts & Tiffany verga Host: Tiffany Verga Editor & Producer: Tiffany Verga Social media designs: Tiffany Verga Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 08 May 2020 | 25: Scott Weber on the power of building peace through community, trust & resilience. | 00:40:28 | |
This episode brings a conversation on peace: how is it defined and achieved in communities and societies, and how does it stick? UN Geneva Library & Archives Director Francesco Pisano speaks with Scott Weber, the president of Interpeace. Interpeace was originally founded in 1994 by the United Nations, but as it evolved became an independent non-governmental organization in 2000, with continued strong links with the UN. Scott has dedicated his career to supporting people in many parts of the world to build peace for themselves. You'll hear his insights into what he sees as vital to measure and to focus on as communities seek to build peace amid conflict and after conflict; what he thinks are some key challenges in current peacemaking and peace-building; and some ways in which Interpeace is framing peace processes and tools in different ways, and building on the knowledge and resilience of communities. Interpeace Resources To learn more about Interpeace, visit their website: https://www.interpeace.org/ and follow Scott Weber on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scott_M_Weber Library & Archives Resources You can also visit our dedicated Research Guide on Peace: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/peace or our more specific Research Guide on Women and Global Diplomacy: From Peace Movements to the United Nations: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/womendiplomacy/peace Content: Speakers: Scott Weber & Francesco Pisano. Host & Editor/Producer: Natalie Alexander. Image: Interpeace. Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives. | |||
| 09 Apr 2020 | 23: ICRC President Peter Maurer on multilateralism, the power of partnership, and working for impact | 00:53:21 | |
Welcome to Episode 23 of The Next Page podcast. In this episode, UN Library & Archives Geneva Director Francesco Pisano speaks with Peter Maurer, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This conversation will take you on a deeper look into the ICRC, established more than a century ago. Peter Maurer shares about its identities that have developed over time, and gives insights into its connection with the United Nations; the role of young people in the work of the organisation; the value of new ways of thinking and mobilising resources to ensure work that has impact; and what multilateralism means for the ICRC in practice today and in the future. As this episode is recorded online, as we together respond to the pandemic of COVID-19, he also shares what the ICRC is doing and learning from this current situation. ICRC Resources To learn more about Peter Maurer and the work of the ICRC, head to: https://www.icrc.org/en/person/peter-maurer and https://www.icrc.org/en/who-we-are. You can also keep up-to-date via Twitter: https://twitter.com/PMaurerICRC and https://twitter.com/ICRC. In addition, learn more about the Geneva Conventions: https://www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions, and the book A Memory of Solferino by Henri Dunant: https://www.icrc.org/en/publication/0361-memory-solferino. Library Resources To explore the Library's online collection on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), visit here: https://tinyurl.com/oaihl20 or take a look at the Library's selection of resources on IHL from our collections (print and online) for the last 10 years: https://tinyurl.com/ihl201020 Content: Speakers: Peter Maurer & Francesco Pisano. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor & Sound Editor: Natalie Alexander. Image: International Committee of the Red Cross. Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives. | |||
| 01 Apr 2022 | It Takes A Global Crisis: Episode 4 - Sustainable Cities | 00:44:44 | |
Welcome to Episode 4 of 'It Takes a Global Crisis', a series of four special episodes produced by the UN Library & Archives Geneva in collaboration with the SDG Lab. In this last episode, we explore sustainable cities. According to the United Nations, about 2 out of every 3 people will be living in cities or urban centres by 2050. Did it take a global crisis like the pandemic to highlight what we need for the future of cities? To ensure safe, livable, sustainable spaces? Let’s find out, as our host Edward Mishaud speaks with Dr. Agata Krause, Head of the 2030 Agenda and International Relations at the Center for Sustainable Development, Trondheim Kommune in Norway, and Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, the Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific. Resources Transcript: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/audio/transcripts/It-Takes-A-Global-Crisis-Episode-4-Sustainable-Cities
Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/iJGrFQrGleE UN Library & Archives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary SDG Lab Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDGLab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdg-lab/ SDG Lab website: About SDG Lab — SDG Lab Content Speakers: Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi & Dr. Agata Krause Host: Edward Mishaud Editors: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Social Media: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Production: Natalie Alexander, Edward Mishaud, Marlène Borlant, Evgeniya Altukhova, Tiffany Verga, Yunshi (Daisy) Liang. Social media image: Wirestock. Produced at the UN Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 30 Aug 2024 | Informing Interwar Internationalism: The League of Nations Information Service | 00:39:15 | |
In this episode, Emil Seidenfaden, an historian presently undertaking postdoctoral research at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, joined us to talk about his recent book, Informing Interwar Internationalism. This fascinating work combines international history and media history and explores the intersection of journalism and diplomacy at the time of the League of Nations. Emil talks about the relationship between public information and legitimacy, and how the Information Section officials at the League negotiated the tensions between propaganda, public opinion and internationalism.
Resources Seidenfaden, E. E. (2024). Informing Interwar Internationalism: The Information Strategies of the League of Nations. Bloomsbury Academic. Histories of Internationalism
Seidenfaden, E. E. (2020). Daniel Hucker, Public Opinion and Twentieth-Century Diplomacy. A Global Perspective. Leiden: Brill. Potter, S. J. (2023). Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace: Regulating International Radio Propaganda in Europe, 1921–1939. The International History Review, 45(6), 843–864. https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2023.2224352 Sweetser, A. (1916) Roadside Glimpses of the Great War. Macmillan. London. Covenant of the League of Nations: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/ld.php?content_id=32971179 The League of Nations Information Section: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/LONSecretariat/information
Emil’s book recommendation: Cohen, D. (2023). Last Call at the Hotel Imperial. The Reporters Who Took On A World At War. Penguin Random House.
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Content Guest: Emil Seidenfaden Host, producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 14 May 2021 | Invisible history and the Institution of International Order with Prof. Alanna O’Malley | 00:29:52 | |
The historian Professor Alanna O’Malley from Leiden University, joined us at The Next Page to tell us more about her work as Chair of United Nations Studies in Peace and Justice and to explore some of the themes in the cross-disciplinary volume she co-edited on The Institution of International Order, tracing the period from the 1920s to the 1970s and spanning the transition from the League of Nations to the United Nations. She discusses the history of internationalism and the dynamic, complex forces at play around these two organisations as global platforms. Professor O’Malley also talks of her current research on the invisible history of the UN and the Global South. Resources: Professor O'Malley's bio: https://bit.ly/2QdzN58 Tracing the Invisible History of the Global South and the United Nations: https://bit.ly/2RR1X6m The Institution of International Order: From the League of Nations to the United Nations: https://bit.ly/3uF8MGR TedTalk: "The United Nations: From Blue Helmets to Blue Skies" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng2TltnSDmU The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire by Susan Pedersen: https://bit.ly/3hppl5F The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations by Paul Kennedy: https://bit.ly/2QelKMK The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations by Mark M. Mazower: https://bit.ly/3borbjC Transcript here Content: Speakers: Amy Smith & Professor Alanna O'Malley Host: Amy Smith Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 20 Dec 2023 | Knowledge matters in incomprehensible times | 00:25:06 | |
In this end of year episode, Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives and senior managers Sigrun Habermann and Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, find themselves on the other side of the table to talk about why knowledge matters in our times, whether libraries matter, what expertise we need and what digitization, technology and AI can mean for knowledge services. Together, they come up with an innovative list of wishes to bring you advanced knowledge services for work and research in multilateralism.
Resources: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/library-archives
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Content Speakers: Francesco Pisano, Sigrun Habermann, Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert Host: Amy Smith Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Mengna Chen, Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 08 Jan 2021 | Dr. David Day on Learning to be a Leader | 00:37:08 | |
Happy New Year to all of our listeners. In Episode 41, our Director Francesco Pisano speaks with Dr. David Day, Professor of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College and Academic Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute. Are leaders born or made? What defines a leader, and how is the concept of leadership evolving as we question the type of leaders we need to meet our global challenges? As we make our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, what can we learn about being a leader? Dr. David Day, a leadership specialist, speaks on the need for three-dimensional leaders, the difference between leader development and leadership development, and looks to the future and what the next generation of leaders might look like. In a time where creative, collaborative, and courageous leadership is essential, Dr. David Day encourages us all to be leaders – in any capacity in which we serve. About Dr. David Day David Day, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College and Academic Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute, Steven L. Eggert ‘82 P'15 Professor of Leadership and George R. Roberts Fellow. Previously he was Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Woodside Chair in Leadership and Management at The University of Western Australia Business School. Resources Kravis Leadership Institute: https://www.kravisleadershipinstitute.org/ Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/2KKytnh Content Speakers: Dr. David Day & Francesco Pisano Host/Editor: Natalie Alexander & Karen Lee Producer: Karen Lee Images: The Kravis Leadership Institute Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
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| 24 Jun 2022 | Why International Organizations Hate Politics with Dr. Lucile Maertens & Dr. Marieke Louis | 00:43:08 | |
Marieke Louis and Lucile Maerten’s book, Why International Organizations Hate Politics: Depoliticizing the World, draws on the extensive literature on functionalism and the related topic of technocracy, on anti-politics and bureaucractic multilateralism, and the wider, crosssectional research on expertise, knowledge and technicization, to systematically analyse and shine new light on the less explored topic of depoliticization. Through current and historical case studies they examine behind the facades to reveal the common structures, mechanisms and logics of the depoliticization process at work and point to the unintended consequences and impacts on the very issues that IOs were created to address. Their argument is carefully constructed and very nuanced and they invite us to consider their whole book and to question everyday practices that may, as they say, “backlash”. Marieke Louis is Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations at Sciences Po Grenoble, PACTE, University Grenoble Alpes. Lucile Maertens is Senior Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations at IEP / CRHIM, University of Lausanne. Resources • Transcript: http://bitly.ws/sBna • Louis, M. & Maertens, L. (2021). Why International Organizations Hate Politics. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9780429466984/international-organizations-hate-politics-marieke-louis-lucile-maertens • Finnemore, M. and Barnett, M.N. (2004) Rules for the world: international organizations in global politics. Cornell University Press. • Hay, C. (2007) Why we hate politics (Vol. 5). Polity. • Hay, C. (2014) “Depoliticisation as Process, Governance as Practice: What Did the ‘First Wave’ Get Wrong and Do We Need a ‘Second Wave’ to Put it Right?,” Policy and Politics 42, no. 2. 293–311. • Human Development Index. UNDP. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/humandevelopment-index#/indicies/HDI • Keohane, R. O. (1978) “The Functional Theory of Politics. By David Mitrany. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1975. Pp. xxv 294),” American Political Science Review. Cambridge University Press, 72(2), pp. 805–806. doi: 10.2307/1954263. • Littoz-Monnet, A. (2017) The politics of expertise in international organizations. London: Routledge. • Mérand, F. (2021) The Political Commissioner: A European Ethnography. Oxford University Press. • Müller, B. (ed.) (2013) The gloss of harmony: the politics of policy‐making in multilateral organisations. London. Pluto Press. • Ruwet, C. (2012) “La RSE négociée: règles du jeu et contenus. Le cas d'ISO 26000,” Négociations 2, no. 18 (2012): 93–108. • Steffek, J. (2021) International Organization as Technocratic Utopia. Oxford University Press. • Steffek J, Holthaus L. (2018) The social-democratic roots of global governance: Welfare internationalism from the 19th century to the United Nations. European Journal of International Relations. 24(1):106-129. doi:10.1177/1354066117703176. Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: https://youtu.be/Vzr7xmBwokU Content Speakers: Dr. Lucile Maertens & Dr. Marieke Louis Host: Amy Smith Editors & Producers: Amy Smith, Alma Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Alma Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 04 Mar 2022 | It Takes a Global Crisis: Episode 3 - Social Protection | 00:38:34 | |
Welcome to Episode 3 of 'It Takes a Global Crisis', a series of four special episodes produced by the UN Library & Archives Geneva in collaboration with the SDG Lab. In this episode, we explore social protection. Host Edward Mishaud is joined by Christina Behrendt, Head of the Social Policy Unit at the International Labour Organization, and Dr. Kate Philip, Programme Lead for the Presidential Employment Stimulus in South Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic has put social protection in the spotlight, inviting us to reflect on social protection policy not only in times of crisis but also in everyday life. What exactly is social protection? What have we learned from countries’ policy responses to the crisis? How does a robust social protection system contribute to individual, community and collective wellbeing? And what can we learn in order to strengthen these systems for future events? Did it take a global crisis to highlight the critical and multi-dimensional role of social protection? Let’s find out. Resources Transcript: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/audio/transcripts/It-Takes-A-Global-Crisis-Episode-3-Social-Protection
Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/U8Hwo9PjGqE UN Library & Archives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary
SDG Lab Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDGLab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdg-lab/ SDG Lab website: About SDG Lab — SDG Lab
Content Speakers: Christina Behrendt & Kate Philip Host: Edward Mishaud Editors: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Social Media: Natalie Alexander Production: Natalie Alexander, Edward Mishaud, Marlène Borlant, Evgeniya Altukhova, Tiffany Verga, Yunshi (Daisy) Liang. Social media image: https://www.freepik.com/photos/business. Business photo created by fabrikasimf - www.freepik.com | |||
| 10 Jun 2022 | Le rôle du Maroc au niveau multilatéral, avec Ambassadeur Omar Zniber. | 00:43:43 | |
Cet épisode poursuit notre série de conversations avec des ambassadeurs auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, où nous explorons leurs points de vue en tant que diplomates dans un système multilatéral et ce que l'ONU signifie pour eux aujourd'hui. Notre directeur de la Bibliothèque et Archives des Nations Unies à Genève, Francesco Pisano, est rejoint par le représentant permanent et ambassadeur du Royaume du Maroc auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève et d'autres organisations internationales, Omar Zniber. En 1956, le Royaume du Maroc a rejoint les Nations Unies. L'ambassadeur Zniber raconte le parcours historique du Maroc, les défis auxquels il est confronté aujourd'hui, ainsi que son rôle au niveau régional et mondial, tout en partageant comment il a commencé à travailler dans la diplomatie. Il évoque également les souhaits du Maroc pour la communauté internationale, exprimant l'importance de la coopération multilatérale et les défis auxquels le multilatéralisme est confronté aujourd'hui. Ressources:
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La Bibliothèque et Archives des Nations unies à Genève Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary Contenu Intervenants: Omar Zniber et Francesco Pisano Animatrice: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi Réalisation et montage: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang, Natalie Alexander et Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi Design des réseaux sociaux : Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi Image de Omar Zniber: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang Transcription: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang et Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque & Archives des Nations Unies à Genève
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| 14 Apr 2022 | Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan on Armenia, multilateralism, and strengthening what unites us | 00:41:02 | |
This episode continues our series of conversations with Ambassadors to the United Nations Geneva, where we explore their views as diplomats in a multilateral system and what the UN means for them today. Our Director at the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Francesco Pisano, is joined by the Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the UN in Geneva, Andranik Hovhannisyan. This year, 2022, Armenia marks 30 years of accession to the United Nations. Ambassador Hovhannisyan shares how he came to serve in diplomacy, as well as moments from Armenia’s history that have marked him the most. He also shares his view on Armenia’s experience with the multilateralism at the UN, and as a historian himself, his thoughts as multilateralism evolves in a changing world. Resources Transcript: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/audio/transcripts/Armenia-multilateralism Follow the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the UN Geneva on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Armembsuisse Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: https://youtu.be/VeVBSekEclw Content Speakers: Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Francesco Pisano Host: Natalie Alexander Editors & Producers: Yunsi (Daisy) Liang & Natalie Alexander Social media designs: Natalie Alexander Image of Ambassador Hovhannisyan: Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN in Geneva Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 18 Dec 2020 | Prof. Bertrand Badie on inter-sociality and the multilateralism of the future | 00:07:59 | |
In this brief English addition to Episode 40 – originally recorded in French – Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, Chief of the Institutional Memory Section at the United Nations Library&Archives Geneva speaks with Professor Bertrand Badie, a French political scientist and emeritus professor at Sciences Po Paris. In this short summary of the conversation, Professor Badie captures the essence of his new book, Inter-socialités: le monde n’est plus géopolitique. In his book, he argues that international relations have become inter-social rather than geo-political.
Resources Learn more about Professor Bertrand Badie's new book Inter-socialités - Le monde n'est plus géopolitique: https://bit.ly/2WoAhF7 Read the transcript here: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/c.php?g=673332&p=4880979&t=16152 Access the UN Library&Archives Geneva research guides and resources here: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/tools Content Speakers: Professor Bertrand Badie & Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert Host/Editor: Pierre-Étienne Bourneuf Producer: Karen Lee Images: Citoyens du Monde / Éditions la Découverte Social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library&Archives Geneva | |||
| 11 Oct 2024 | AI, Democracy, and International Relations with Jérôme Duberry | 00:41:21 | |
Welcome to a thought-provoking episode of The Next Page. Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives discusses the intersection of artificial intelligence, democracy, and international relations with Professor Jérôme Duberry from the Geneva Graduate Institute. With AI rapidly evolving and influencing political practices, diplomacy, and global governance, understanding its societal implications is more important than ever. In this episode, Professor Duberry shares his insights on the dual nature of AI in democracy, highlighting both the hopes and concerns it raises. From micro-targeting in political campaigns to AI's role in shaping global policies, we explore how AI is reshaping the way we access information and engage in democratic processes. As AI becomes a vital tool in diplomatic practice, we discuss its potential to augment human decision-making and the ethical considerations surrounding its use. Professor Duberry also sheds light on the challenges of governing AI on an international scale, examining the debates around AI ethics and regulation. Finally, we address the importance of AI literacy, particularly for the younger generation, to ensure informed participation in shaping the future of technology. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of AI's impact on our world and the critical need for inclusive governance. Books by Jérôme Duberry:
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Content Guest: Dr. Jérôme Duberry, Managing Director of the Tech Hub, Co-Director Ad-Interim, Executive Education, and Senior Researcher at the Albert Hirschman Center on Democracy Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Production and editing: Amy Smith | |||
| 19 Feb 2021 | Dr. Filippa Lentzos on biological threats in the 21st century | 00:28:38 | |
Last year, 2020, marked the 45th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention that was negotiated at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. It prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. Last year also saw the outbreak of a major pandemic that humanity is grappling to bring under control. In episode 45, we meet with Dr. Filippa Lentzos, who holds a joint appointment as Senior Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies and the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King’s College London, and who is also a regular participant as NGO Coordinator at meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva. Dr. Lentzos explains more about her work and her book Biological Threats in the 21st Century, sharing her thoughts on multilateralism for security in this field, providing insights on how to prepare for and respond to outbreaks of disease, and giving us glimpses of emerging technologies. Underlying the conversation is the theme of the importance of moral frameworks. Resources Learn more about Dr. Lentzos and her work: http://www.filippalentzos.com/ Biological Threats in the 21st Century (Book): https://bit.ly/3uhhiw2 United Nations Biological Weapons Convention: https://www.un.org/disarmament/biological-weapons Access the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/3qtdsxn Content Speakers: Dr. Filippa Lentzos and Amy Smith Host: Amy Smith & Karen Lee Editor/Producer: Karen Lee Images: Dr. Filippa Lentzos Graphics, social media designs and transcript: Karen Lee Recorded & produced by the UN Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 24 Feb 2023 | The Right to Science - a conversation with Helle Porsdam & Sebastian Porsdam Mann | 00:50:04 | |
The Right to Science – a conversation with Helle Porsdam & Sebastian Porsdam Mann In this episode, we host the editors of a recently published book, The Right to Science: Then and Now (2021). Professor Helle Porsdam, Professor of History and Cultural Rights at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law (CIS) at the University of Copenhagen and who holds a UNESCO Chair in Cultural Rights, and Dr. Sebastian Porsdam Mann at the University of Oxford, speak about the fascinating history of this less well-known Human Right. They discuss what it means to participate and share in culture and science, the importance of diversity and inclusion, and what a human rights perspective brings to complex issues. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 27 - Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
Resources Porsdam, H., & Porsdam Mann, S. (Eds.). (2021). The Right to Science: Then and Now. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108776301 Open access: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/right-to-science/right-to-science-then/B61DA8232EC2F7B539C224ACCBF48D92
Website: https://en.unesco.org/human-rights/science
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Content Speakers: Professor Helle Porsdam and Dr. Sebastian Porsdam Mann Host: Amy Smith Editor & Producer: Amy Smith Social media designs: Sotheapanha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 29 Mar 2021 | Andrea Bellini sur le rôle de l’art dans le multilatéralisme et le dialogue interculturel | 00:38:45 | |
Dans ce nouvel épisode de The Next Page, Kelly Le Normand accueille Andrea Bellini. Directeur du Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, directeur artistique de la Biennale de l’Image en mouvement, curateur et critique d’art contemporain, Andrea Bellini partage son expérience de la Genève internationale et nous propose un point de vue inédit sur le multilatéralisme. Ses expositions et publications abordent les grandes thématiques actuelles – question raciale, féminisme, identité sexuelle – et invitent au dialogue interculturel. Il décrit l’art comme un outil indispensable à une meilleure compréhension du monde et à un partage de valeurs universelles. Ressources Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève : https://centre.ch Plateforme digitale du Centre : https://5e.centre.ch/fr/ Collection d’œuvres d’art de l’ONUG : https://bit.ly/3d0F9rS Projet MIRE : https://fcac.ch/commande-publique/projet-mire/ Transcription: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/c.php?g=673332&p=4880979&t=18232 Contenu Intervenant: Andrea Bellini Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand Réalisation et montage: Karen Lee, Natalie Alexander & Kelly Le Normand Image: Mathilde Agius Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève | |||
| 07 Feb 2025 | UNaccountable: Exploring Relational Accountability with Ioana Popp | 00:31:16 | |
In this enlightening episode recorded in October 2024, we were joined by Ioana Popp, the visionary Founder and Executive Director of UNaccountable, to delve into the dynamic world of relational accountability within the UN system. Discover how this Geneva-based organization aims to revolutionize multilateralism by exploring innovative solutions for enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of international organizations. We discuss the critical role of relational accountability, what it would mean for the UN, and how it could complement the new Pact for the Future. Learn about the challenges of maintaining accountability in such a complex organizational ecosystem and the strategies UNaccountable employs to address these challenges. Furthermore, we explore the groundbreaking potential of AI in facilitating a more efficient multilateral system, enabling stakeholders to access vital information quickly and accurately. Ioana shares insights into how AI-driven solutions can empower diplomats and organizations to make informed decisions and foster a more transparent and effective UN system. Resources: Ask a Librarian! UNaccountable website: https://UN-accountable.ch/ Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Ioana Popp, Founder and Executive Director, UNaccountable Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Geneva Production and editing: Amy Smith Recorded and produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 13 Sep 2024 | Insights from the World Happiness Report with John Helliwell | 00:43:19 | |
Join us as we delve into the World Happiness Report with the distinguished Professor Emeritus John Helliwell. As a founding editor of the report, Professor Helliwell shares the origins of the report, the methodology behind measuring happiness, and the profound implications of the findings. Discover the pivotal role of the 2011 UN Resolution supported by Bhutan, the importance of subjective well-being data, and how the report has evolved to influence global perspectives on happiness and well-being. Learn about the top-ranking countries and the factors that contribute to their success, as well as surprising findings from this year's report. Professor Helliwell also explores the significance of social connections, trust, and benevolence, shedding light on how these elements impact our daily lives and national policies. This episode is a deep dive into the science of happiness and a call to integrate well-being into every aspect of decision-making. Tune in to understand how we can all contribute to a happier, more compassionate world.
Resources The World Happiness Report 2024: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/ The Gallup poll: https://news.gallup.com/poll/612125/happiest-country-earth.aspx Sustainable Development Solutions Network: https://www.gallup.com/analytics/247355/gallup-world-happiness-report.aspx What's the happiest country in the world? https://news.gallup.com/poll/612125/happiest-country-earth.aspx
The Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford: https://wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/
Professor Helliwell’s book recommendation: Gawande, A. (2014). Being mortal: Medicine and what matters in the end. Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company. https://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/
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Content Guest: John Helliwell Host, producer and editor: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 24 Apr 2022 | Director-General of UN Geneva Tatiana Valovaya on the International Day of Multilateralism & Diplomacy for Peace | 00:38:44 | |
Today on the #NextPagePod we release a bonus episode to mark the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, established in 2018 by the UN General Assembly, and observed each year on 24 April. At the heart of our podcast is the aim to enrich and promote understanding of the values of multilateralism and international cooperation. To mark this day, our Director at the Library & Archives, Francesco Pisano, speaks with the Director-General of UN Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya. #MultileralismDay #MultilateralismMatters Resources
Where to listen to this episode Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy Youtube: https://youtu.be/jyGtsFtB42Q UN Library & Archives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOGLibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOGLibrary
Content Speakers: Director-General of UN Geneva Tatiana Valovaya, Francesco Pisano Host: Natalie Alexander Editor & Producer: Natalie Alexander Transcript: Yunshi (Daisy) Liang Social Media Designs: Natalie Alexander Image of the Director-General: UN Photo / Jean Marc Ferré Produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Inside the Human Rights Council – a conversation with Ambassador Federico Villegas | 00:58:47 | |
Inside the Human Rights Council – a conversation with Ambassador Federico Villegas, 16th President of the Human Rights Council Human rights are a burning issue at the centre of the international arena because they are fundamental to humankind. The interpretation and respect of human rights and the response to their violations depend on discussions held annually by the Human Rights Council that convenes in Geneva. Ambassador Villegas was President of the Council in 2022, one of the most challenging years on the body's record. In this podcast episode, Ambassador Villegas explains why the Council is so important, talks about the state of human rights in the world today and shares his thoughts on the strong connection between human rights and multilateralism.
Resources Website: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/sessions
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Content Speaker: Ambassador Federico Villegas Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing & Social media designs: Sotheapanha Theng Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 21 Mar 2025 | Branding International Organizations with Stefan Tschauko | 00:44:37 | |
Our guest, Stefan Tschauko, explains how, “Branding in IOs means advancing humankind through the power of ideas”. Join us in this conversation as we explore the world of branding within international organizations, focusing on the United Nations. Stefan shares his journey of over a decade in researching branding strategies and their impacts on organizational performance and global issues. With insights into the unique challenges faced by these organizations, Stefan explains how branding can shape perceptions and drive change, making it a crucial component for advancing multilateralism. He shares with us his unique model, defining three components of branding manifestations, touchpoints and ideas, how they relate to each other and how that leads to performance and impact. In this episode, we delve into the components of branding, from logos to stakeholder interactions, revealing the power of branding in IOs to advance human progress through impactful ideas. Stefan Tschauko is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs where he teaches a class on Strategic Communications in International Organizations. His research focuses on branding and brand management in international organizations, particularly within the United Nations system. He also teaches a class on the United Nations at the Harvard Summer School.
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Content Guest: Stefan Tschauko Host: Amy Smith, UN Library & Archives Geneva Production and editing: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 05 Mar 2021 | Prof. Carlos Lopes on Structural Change in Africa & Investing in Africa’s Youth | 00:41:17 | |
Episode 46 sees Professor Carlos Lopes return to the podcast after featuring in our very first episode back in 2019. This time, he joins us online from South Africa, to speak with our Director Francesco Pisano about his latest book: Structural Change in Africa: Misperceptions, New Narratives and Development in the 21st Century, which he authored with George Kararach. Professor Lopes is a Professor at the Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town, a Visiting Professor at Sciences Po, an Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at Chatham House, and the former Executive Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, among other roles. He joins Francesco Pisano to speak about the importance of this new work, and what is necessary for Africans to change their reality through structural transformation. The book's 7 chapters aim to expand our knowledge about the African continent, and outline practical suggestions for how development in this complex, yet vibrant continent can be achieved. Resources
Content Speakers: Carlos Lopes & Francesco Pisano. Host: Karen Lee & Natalie Alexander. Editor & Sound Editor: Karen Lee. Images: Carlos Lopes. Recorded and produced at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.
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| 11 Jun 2021 | Harnessing economics for humanitarian action with Gilles Carbonnier | 00:56:57 | |
In this episode, Gilles Carbonnier joined the #NextPagePod for a conversation about applying economic tools and methods to improve humanitarian responses to armed conflicts and disasters. Carbonnier is a specialist in the domain of humanitarian response with expertise on several levels. Carbonnier is a Professor of Development Economics at the Graduate Institute whose research focuses mainly on the economics of humanitarian crises and the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Carbonnier also has vast experience as a practitioner in the field of humanitarian missions, in countries including Iraq and Egypt. In this episode, the economist explains how these levels of humanitarian work corporate and especially how economics can contribute to a better understanding of the side effects and contributions of humanitarians. Carbonnier also explained economics can bring valuable contributions to solving armed conflicts in interdisciplinary dialogue with phycologists, anthropologists, historians, and political scientists.
Resources: Follow Carbonnier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcarbonniericrc Read more about Carbonnier: https://www.icrc.org/en/person/gilles-carbonnier Humanitarian Economics: War, Disaster, and the Global Aid Market: https://bit.ly/3xbYsqG Rebel Economies: Warlords, Insurgents, Humanitarians: https://bit.ly/3vc75Qw Reason, emotion, compassion: can altruism survive professionalisation in the humanitarian sector: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25439560/ The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith: https://www.adamsmith.org/the-theory-of-moral-sentiments Households in Conflict Network: https://hicn.org/ Cash Learning Partnership: https://www.calpnetwork.org/ Centre for Economic Policy Research: https://cepr.org/ Transcript: Here Content: Speakers: Gilles Carbonnier & Francesco Pisano Host: Katrine Lyngso Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 21 Aug 2020 | 29: Kartik Sawhney on the intersection of accessibility, education and entrepreneurship, and the power of working together #KnowledgeRising | 00:43:10 | |
Our Knowledge Rising series is particularly focused on young activists, knowledge-shapers and change-makers. In this episode, we are joined by young activist and UN Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals, Kartik Sawhney, who shares about his ongoing work in accessibility, education and entrepreneurship. As a disability advocate and technologist, Kartik has worked to redefine the term “impact” in accessibility, empowering other people with disabilities to be successful in their own pursuits in technology and innovation. A computer science graduate of Stanford University, Kartik co-founded I-Stem (previously called Project StemAccess), which provides technical training, mentorship and hands-on opportunities to people with disabilities around the world. As the first blind student to pursue science education in high school in India, he also advocated for accessible and equitable education for other students with disabilities in the country. He is currently a software engineer/AI scientist at Microsoft where he works with the Cortana Team, the company’s virtual assistant. In this conversation, Kartik shares about his unique activism at the intersection of accessibility, education and entrepreneurship, his personal experience as a blind person, and the important role of multilateralism — at the level of individuals, companies and nations —in the fight for accessibility. Suggesting different ways in which we can all help to make a difference, Kartik emphasises the need to work collectively together to achieve truly transformational impact. Resources:
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Content: Speakers: Kartik Sawhney Host & Editor/Producer: Karen Lee Images: Medium Blog Recorded & produced by the UN Geneva Library & Archives. | |||
| 21 Feb 2025 | Invisible Histories of the UN - a conversation with Dr. Alanna O'Malley | 00:30:24 | |
In this episode of The Next Page, we uncover overlooked narratives of the United Nations' history, guided by Dr. Alanna O'Malley, associate professor at Leiden University. Recorded in Geneva during the recent META-UN academic conference on ideas relevant to multilateralism, Dr. O'Malley discusses her extensive research into the unseen contributions of Global South actors to the UN, challenging the traditionally Western-focused historical narratives. She shares insights from her project funded by the European Research Council, highlighting how these actors have dynamically engaged with and transformed the UN system over decades. Tune in to uncover how these invisible histories shape the current and future landscape of global governance. And stay tuned for more on this topic following the publication of Dr. O'Malley's new book on this topic. Resources: Ask a Librarian! Where to listen to this episode
Content Guest: Alanna O’Malley, Associate professor, Leiden University Institute for History Host: Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Geneva Production and editing: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Dr. Katharina Rietzler on recovering Women’s Thought in International Relations | 00:36:35 | |
In this episode, historian, author and researcher Katharina Rietzler joins Francesco Pisano to talk about her new book called Women's International Thought: A new history. Dr Rietzler co-wrote the book after her research revealed that numerous women in history have researched and published in the field of international public affairs but only a few were present in the documented history of international relations as a disciple and in international thought. Although the author pays tribute to otherwise marginalised female thinkers in the book, she also stressed the importance of not predetermining, romanticising and generalising women’s intersectional contributions purely on their gender. Tune in to hear this intriguing discussion about rethinking the patriarchal history of international relations by challenging existing paradigms through the recovery of female voices. Resources Dr. Katharina Rietzler - Profile: https://bit.ly/3s9YGfc Follow Katharina Rietzler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathistory Women's International Thought: A New History: (book) https://bit.ly/3dNPXKc Read the book through UN Library Geneva The Leverhulme Project on Women’s Thought: https://bit.ly/3wQRzf7 The Leverhulme project publication: https://whit.web.ox.ac.uk/home#/ Transcript Available here Content Speaker: Katharina Rietzler & Francesco Pisano Host: Natalie Alexander Producer/Editor: Katrine Lyngsø Image: Fran Monks Social media designs: Katrine Lyngsø Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 19 Mar 2021 | Dira Fabrian on the art of diplomacy & finding common ground #KnowledgeRising | 00:31:36 | |
In episode 47, Dira Fabrian joins our Knowledge Rising series to reflect on the role of young diplomats in multilateralism today. After a decade serving as a diplomat for her home country of Indonesia, she shares what she's learned in these past years, as well as her advice for young diplomats entering the service in a rapidly changing global and technological landscape. She also shares what she believes is important to make multilateralism more inclusive, and what it takes to find common ground while embracing our diversity. Resources The Women's Power Index, by the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/article/womens-power-index UN-Women - Facts and Figures: Leadership and Political Participation: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation/facts-and-figures Watch the Gamelan being played at the UN Library & Archives Geneva: https://fb.watch/4gxLE-pPEE/ Find out more about the Gamelan: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-gamelan-195131 Transcript Available here: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/audio/dirafabrian Content Speaker: Dira Fabrian Host: Natalie Alexander Editor/Producer: Karen Lee & Natalie Alexander Images: Dira Fabrian Graphics, social media designs and transcript: Natalie Alexander Recorded & produced by the UN Library & Archives Geneva | |||
| 17 May 2024 | The Path to Zero Hunger - a conversation with Catherine Bertini | 00:28:57 | |
Catherine Bertini is The Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director for Food, former Executive Director of the World Food Programme and World Food Prize Laureate (2003). We were delighted to have her join the Director of the Library & Archives, Francesco Pisano, for this episode to explore the question of food security and the vision of achieving zero hunger in an equitable world. The Rockefeller Foundation published a report last year providing an analysis of the current obstacles to food security and offers innovative ideas to overcome them. You can read the report via the link below. Resources The Rockefeller Foundation Report: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/report/defining-the-path-to-zero-hunger-in-an-equitable-world/ International Food Policy Research Institute: https://www.ifpri.org/event/commitments-impact-analyzing-global-commitments-toward-promoting-food-security-and-healthy Catherine Bertini: https://www.catherinebertini.com/
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Content Guest: Catherine Bertini, The Rockefeller Foundation, Food Host: Francesco Pisano Producer: Amy Smith Editing: Mengna Chen Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva | |||