Feb 3, 2026
Why peace begins with people, not power, with Bintou Keita - Former UN Secretary-General's Special Representative DRC
46 minutes
Podcast · Inglés
Awake At Night
Tulin Battikhi
What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous locations? How are health workers, humanitarians and peacekeepers racing to protect the most vulnerable populations from the threat of the COVID-19 virus? Stationed in remote locations and far from family, how are they coping themselves? To find out, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, meets them. Here you will discover extraordinary personal stories from people who devote their lives to helping others.
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
Jan 27, 2026
Youth, power and possibility, with Felipe Paullier - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs
39 minutes
Jan 20, 2026
How to lead forces for peace, with Cheryl Pearce - The UN's Acting Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations
35 minutes
Jan 13, 2026
Fighting hunger in a world of plenty, with Jean-Martin Bauer - Director, Food Security and Nutrition Analysis, World Food Programme (WFP)
37 minutes
Jan 6, 2026
Serving the UN is the honor of a lifetime, with Annalena Baerbock, President UN General Assembly 80th Session
38 minutes
Dec 19, 2025
A lifetime championing refugees, with Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
44 minutes
Dec 12, 2025
A trapeze without a net: the life of the UN Spokesperson, with Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
41 minutes
Dec 5, 2025
Ukraine: 'Heaven and Hell', with Matthias Schmale - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine
44 minutes
Sep 18, 2025
On life’s journey, make each step count, with Amina J. Mohammed - UN Deputy Secretary-General
41 minutes
Sep 11, 2025
A ray of hope for cancer patients, with Dr. May Abdel-Wahab - Director of the Division of Human Health at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
35 minutes
Sep 5, 2025
Nothing keeps me awake, everything keeps me going, with Peter Hawkins - UNICEF Representative in Yemen
39 minutes
Aug 29, 2025
Working for peace in the DR Congo, with Vivian van de Perre - Deputy head of peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
42 minutes
Aug 21, 2025
When war comes home, with Yacoub El Hillo - Regional Director for Africa at the UN Development Coordination Office
39 minutes
Aug 15, 2025
Why I’ll always champion Afghan women, with Georgette Gagnon - the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan
31 minutes
Aug 8, 2025
Do not take Democracy for granted, with Nicholas Haysom - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS
33 minutes
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