Between the Headlines

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Edel Hackett, a member of the Irish delegation.

With COP30 less than a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Samira Ben Ali, representing World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WY4CJ). 

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Louis Ilik Papis Chemnitz, a delegate from Greenland’s branch of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC).

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Human Rights Activist & Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change at COP 21.

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Tiein Taebo, Rising Nations Initiative (RNI) Delegate and UNICEF Youth & Adolescent Engagement officer for Kiribati

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Dr. Sivan Kartha, Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute.

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Theresa Oellinger, one of Austria’s official Youth Delegates to the conference.

In this episode, Manju and Mario talk with Meredith Bunn, founder of Skills for Humanity, about the current humanitarian situation in Myanmar. As the popular armed resistance to the military junta in Myanmar has gained significant territory since the 2021 military coup, this conversation is a timely one. With a background as a combat medic, Meredith has spent nearly a decade providing vital humanitarian and emergency support in Myanmar. In this episode, she shared with us her experiences of working on the ground in Myanmar to provide emergency services, medical aid, evacuations, landmine clearance, community training, and education for displaced children. Meredith takes us through her personal experiences of working on the ground in Myanmar, the many challenges the people and the country are facing, and shares her insights into what is next for the country.

In this episode, Anya and Mario talk with the the official spokesperson for the National Unity Government, or NUG, of Myanmar. The NUG is the clandestine resistance government that was created after the military junta took control in February 2021. After a horrific war characterized by brutal civilian massacres and other atrocities, this year has marked a real shift in the Myanmar conflict—in recent months, the resistance has been beating back the junta forces, which have never been weaker than they are now. There’s hope that the end is in sight; all the more reason to keep talking about the uprising and to keep putting a spotlight on the injustices committed by the military leaders. 

In this episode, Manju and Mario talk with Meredith Bunn, founder of Skills for Humanity, about the current humanitarian situation in Myanmar. As the popular armed resistance to the military junta in Myanmar has gained significant territory since the 2021 military coup, this conversation is a timely one. With a background as a combat medic, Meredith has spent nearly a decade providing vital humanitarian and emergency support in Myanmar. In this episode, she shared with us her experiences of working on the ground in Myanmar to provide emergency services, medical aid, evacuations, landmine clearance, community training, and education for displaced children. Meredith takes us through her personal experiences of working on the ground in Myanmar, the many challenges the people and the country are facing, and shares her insights into what is next for the country.