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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 Transcript  Learn more about "Our Common Agenda", an agenda of action designed to accelerate the implementation of existing agreements: https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/  Find out more about UN Geneva: https://www.ungeneva.org/en and Director-General Tatiana Valovaya: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/director-general  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 

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  

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  Find out more about the Center for Sustainable Development with Trondheim Kommune in Norway: https://twitter.com/LearningSociTRD?s=20&t=u3INxevAMmIkrFVC3TcgtA  Find out more about United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific: https://uclg-aspac.org/en/  Learn more about the C40 Students Reinventing Cities competition: https://www.c40reinventingcities.org/en/students/  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 

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: Transcription : https://libraryresources.unog.ch/audio/transcripts/Le-multilateralisme-et-la-sauvegarde-du-patrimoine-culturel La culture dans les situations d’urgence : https://fr.unesco.org/themes/culture-situations-durgence Fonds d’urgence pour le patrimoine : https://fr.unesco.org/themes/protecting-our-heritage-and-fostering-creativity/Fonds-d%E2%80%99urgence-pour-le-patrimoine  Initiative Faire revivre l’esprit de Mossoul : https://en.unesco.org/fieldoffice/baghdad/revivemosul Initiative Li Beirut : https://fr.unesco.org/fieldoffice/beirut/libeirut  Convention de La Haye de 1954 pour la protection des biens culturels en cas de conflit armé : http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/culture/themes/armed-conflict-and-heritage/convention-and-protocols/1954-hague-convention/ Accord UNESCO-UNITAR (UNOSAT) : https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/news/unesco-and-unitar-unosat-team-protect-cultural-heritage-latest-geo-spatial-technologies  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

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  Find out more about Christina Behrendt, Head of the Social Policy Unit at the International Labour Organization. Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/csbehrendt  Find out more about the International Labour Organization’s Work in social protection: https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/social-security/lang--en/index.htm   ILO. 2021. World Social Protection Report 2020–22: Social Protection at the Crossroads – in Pursuit of a Better Future: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_817572.pdf Resources on social protection and the COVID-19 crisis: ILO | Social Protection Platform (social-protection.org) Find out more about the Presidential Employment Stimulus in South Africa: https://pres-employment.openup.org.za/img/Presidential%20Employment%20Stimulus%20Review%20and%20Introduction%20to%20Phase%202.pdf  Visit the ESCAP Social Protection Toolbox: www.socialprotection-toolbox.org      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

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 Transcript: The Next Page - Transcripts - Audio Guide - Research Guides at United Nations Library & Archives Geneva (unog.ch) Find out more about Dr. Alfred de Zayas at his Human Rights Corner website: https://dezayasalfred.wordpress.com/ Find out more about his book, Building A Just World Order: https://www.claritypress.com/product/building-a-just-world-order/ 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 

Welcome to Episode 2 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 look at the environment and social resilience.  We're joined by David Smith, Chief Economist and Regional Coordinator of UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Action for the SDGs (PEA), UNEP Africa Office, and Akanksha Khatri, Head of the Nature Action Agenda, World Economic Forum (WEF). Together with host Edward Mishaud, they explore how COVID-19 has shed new light on our understanding of society's critical link with the environment. They discuss the link between economic growth and environmental sustainability, and what needs to change to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. So, did it take a global crisis to realize our own health is linked to the health of our planet? Let's find out. Resources Transcript: The Next Page - Transcripts - Audio Guide - Research Guides at United Nations Library & Archives Geneva (unog.ch) Find out more about David Smith, Chief Economist and Regional Coordinator for the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Action for the SDGs (PEA), UNEP Africa Office: Click here. Find out more about Akanksha Khatri, Head of the Nature Action Agenda, World Economic Forum (WEF): Click here. Find out more about the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Action for the SDGs (PEA): Click here. The UpLink: https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/ 1 Trillion Trees - 1t.org: https://www.1t.org/  Global Risks Report: https://www.weforum.org/global-risks/reports 100 million farmers: 100 Million Farmers | World Economic Forum (weforum.org) 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/32QMmWjSHg4  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: David Smith and Akanksha Khatri Host: Edward Mishaud Editors: Tiffany Verga & Yunshi (Daisy) Liang Social Media: Natalie Alexander & Marlène Borlant Production: Natalie Alexander, Edward Mishaud, Marlène Borlant, Evgeniya Altukhova & Tiffany Verga, Yunshi (Daisy) Liang. Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva in collaboration with the SDG Lab.    

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 Transcript: The Next Page - Transcripts - Audio Guide - Research Guides at United Nations Library & Archives Geneva (unog.ch) 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  

Welcome to Episode 1 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 on digitalization and connectivity, we're joined by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) and Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou, the Minister Special Advisor to President of Niger and CEO of the National Agency for Information Society (ANSI). Together, they explore the impact of COVID-19 on connectivity and digitalization across the world, and whether progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals has been accelerated or disadvantaged through the pandemic.   So, did it take a global crisis to advance digitization and connectivity? Let's find out.  Note: This podcast, recorded on 6 October 2021, mentions 3.7 billion people, or 51% of the world’s population, remain unconnected to the Internet (Source: ITU Facts and Figures 2020). In December 2021, ITU's latest Facts and Figures 2021 report revealed that the estimated number of people who have used the Internet has surged to 4.9 billion in 2021 (63%), from an estimated 4.1 billion in 2019. However, in 2021, an estimated 37 per cent of the world's population – or 2.9 billion people – have still never used the Internet. Resources  Transcript: The Next Page - Transcripts - Audio Guide - Research Guides at United Nations Library & Archives Geneva (unog.ch) Find out more about Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the ITU: Click here. Find out more about Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou, Minister Special Advisor to President of Niger and CEO of National Agency for Information Society (ANSI): Click here. Find out more about the 'Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint – as Piloted in Niger': Click here. Sustainable Development Goals: THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development (un.org) The 2030 Agenda: The Sustainable Development Agenda - United Nations Sustainable Development 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  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: Doreen Bogdan-Martin and Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou Host: 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.

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  SDG Lab website: About SDG Lab — SDG Lab Find out more about Nadia Isler, Director of the SDG Lab: Nadia Isler Find out more about Francesco Pisano, Director of the Library & Archives: Francesco Pisano - MEIG Programme Sustainable Development Goals: THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development (un.org) The 2030 Agenda: The Sustainable Development Agenda - United Nations Sustainable Development 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.