Global Dispatches Podcast

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Joe Biden, at the UN podium, condemns Russian atrocity and rallies international unity to isolate and expel them from Ukraine.

Live from the UN General Assembly: President Biden’s Speech and Other Key Moments | Pandemic Preparedness and Response (UNGA Day 3)

The annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly is always a key moment on the diplomatic calendar. Hundreds of...

President Macky Sall, of Senegal, West Africa, Puts UNGA on notice, “If there is no fertilizer, we will have a famine”.

Live from the UN General Assembly: Food Security in Focus | The Global Refugee Crisis (UNGA Day 2)

The annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly is always a key moment on the diplomatic calendar. Hundreds of...

Malala Yousafzai, at the UN podium, in a dark red head scarf, stresses urgency and benefit of universal access to education.

Live from the UN General Assembly: The Key Stories to Follow During UN Week | What Happened at the Transforming Education Summit? (Day 1)

The annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly is a key moment on the diplomatic calendar. Hundreds of world...

Dark, dense residential buildings in a cold winter scene with ominous storm clouds forming.

Europe is in the Midst of a Deepening Energy Crisis

Energy prices are soaring in Europe, driven largely by the uncertainty surrounding Russian gas exports. And exacerbating the situation was...

Decomposed, emaciated sheep and goat carcasses, scattered on a dry barren space, just a kilometer from Waridaad Village.

Somalia is on the Brink of Famine

United Nations officials have issued fresh warnings that parts of Somalia are on the verge of famine. More than 7...

Demonstrators denounce a military coup while holding signs for the return of Aung San Suu Ky, their de facto civilian leader.

The Crisis in Myanmar Takes a Turn for the Worse

In lay July, the military Junta in Myanmar carried out its first executions in decades. Four activists were killed, including...

Solar panel farm with assembly technician. Prelude to a plethora of clean energy projects and employment enabled by the IRA.

How the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States Will Impact International Climate Diplomacy

On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This legislation is a $750 billion dollar health,...

Kabul, overshadowed by a massive mountain, is functioning and making progress through engagement with the Taliban authority.

Why This Female Civil Society Leader in Afghanistan is Urging Greater Engagement With the Taliban

In this episode, we are joined by Zuhra Bahman, the Afghanistan country director for the peacebuilding NGO Search for Common...

Calm Kakhovka Reservoir waters at the edge of the at-risk Russian-occupied nuclear reactor complex in Zaporizhia.

A Catastrophic Nuclear Meltdown at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is Suddenly in the Realm of Possibility

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is Europe’s largest. In March, Russian forces captured the plant and a crew...

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