WHFPodcasts

For this week's episode we are continuing with our leadership series conducted by the chair of our Innovation Fund, Ms Dianne Dain. This week we conducted an interview with Mr Maher Nasser, Director of the Outreach Division within the Department of Global Communications at the United Nations. Mr Nasser is a UN veteran with over 29 years in the system, having worked in Gaza, Cairo, Amman and Vienna. If you're interested in finding out more about his work, please visit their website at: https://www.un.org/en/sections/departments/department-global-communications/outreach/index.html  

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For this week's episode we had a great conversation with Mr Salem Avan, Director, Strategy, Policy & Governance Division, Office of Information and Communications Technology, United Nations. Mr Avan has extensive experience in peacekeeping operations having served in places ranging from Sierra Leone to the former Yugoslavia. Over the last few years he has been based in UN headquarters where he has worked on issues ranging from cyber security to communication technology security. 

 

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For this week's episode we have gone over a past interview we conducted as a part of our WHF Talks.Live series, a series of video interviews conducted with senior humanitarian leaders. Mr Jagan Chapagain is the Secretary-General of the IFRC and has extensive experience in assisting with humanitarian disasters having worked in the movement for over 25 years. If you're interested in finding out more about his work, please visit their website at: https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/

 

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For this week we were delighted to have a conversation with Mr Wade McMullen, Senior Vice President for Programs and Legal Strategy at Robert F Kennedy Human Rights. Mr McMullen is a prominent human rights advocate and defender of social justice movements as well as an expert in mass criminalisation and incarceration in the US. To find out more about Robert F Kennedy Human Rights' work, please visit their website at: https://rfkhumanrights.org/ 

 

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We are delighted to welcome you back to a new year of WHF Podcasts! For our first episode of 2021, we are very pleased to introduce Mr Joshua Setipa who is the Managing Director of the UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. He has exceedingly extensive experience within technology and banking sectors within the development context. If you're interested in finding out more about his work, please visit their website at: https://www.un.org/technologybank/

 

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In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. We asked questions ranging from Georgetown's Women, Peace and Security Index to the role of men in promoting gender equality. Asides from this, we are currently organising our New York conference taking place online on the 22-23 September. If you're interested, please visit our website. 

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In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Mr Nigel Topping, the UK's High Level Climate Champion for COP 26. We asked questions ranging from how non-governmental organisations can support systemic economic change for global warming, how COVID-19 has had an impact on the global economic recovery and how a green recovery is vital. 

 

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In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Ms Emma Wade Smith OBE, HM High Commissioner for Africa. We asked questions ranging from the impact of the UK-Africa Summit 2020 to how future trade should consider the role of the UN SDGs and the African Union's Agenda for 2063. 

 

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In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Dr Patrick Moriarty, CEO of IRC WASH. We asked questions ranging from how COVID has impacted the operations of IRC, the role of leadership in international development projects, and the nine building blocks which IRC use to strengthen WASH systems globally.

To find out more about IRC WASH, please visit their website at: https://www.ircwash.org/home

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In this week's episode, we had a conversation with Mr Serge Stroobants, Director of Europe and MENA for the Institute for Economics and Peace. We asked questions ranging from the most recent findings of the Global Peace Index, to the impact of COVID on conflict situations and the role of multilateral systems in promoting peace globally.

To find out more about the Institute for Economics and Peace, please visit their website at: http://economicsandpeace.org/

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