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UN InterviewsRebuilding Syria: Filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on the struggle for justice and healingAfter 14 years of war, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 marked a new chapter for Syria.However, with 90 percent of the population living in poverty and over a million displaced Syrians now preparing to return home, the country faces immense challenges as it begins the process of rebuilding.Filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab documented life under siege in Aleppo in her award-winning film, For Sama, before being forced to flee Syria in 2016. She has since become a leading advocate for justice and human rights.In this interview with UN News’ Pia Blondel, she...2025-03-2413 min
UN News - Global perspective Human storiesBreaking barriers in law and beyond: Ghanaian judge champions women’s empowermentDespite some gains, women remain significantly underrepresented in decision-making positions – especially at senior levels of the judiciary worldwide.Judge Angela Attachie, from Ghana, is both a Circuit Court Judge and the Queen Mother of Ho Bankoe – a dual role that makes her as a key figure in community governance and social development.Speaking to UN News’ Pia Blondel, she talks about her journey to the courtroom, her experience as a woman in a traditionally male-dominated field, and what needs to change for more women to rise in leadership positions.2025-03-2012 min
UN Interviews‘Let us never lose hope’: Young leaders on the frontlines of climate actionFrom rising tides threatening coastal communities, to the urgent need for global energy transition, climate change is no distant crisis – it is a present reality.For young climate advocates like Fatou Jeng from The Gambia and Beniamin Strzelecki from Poland, the fight can be deeply personal. As they near the end of their tenure on the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, they’ve been reflecting on what they’ve achieved.In this interview with UN News’ Pia Blondel, they discuss bridging grassroots activism and high-level policymaking – and share their advice for the next gen...2025-03-0415 min
UN InterviewsAn Afghan dreamer: From robotics champion to advocate for girls’ educationGlobally, 122 million girls are out of school, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Of those, 2.5 million are banned from education in Afghanistan.Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team – known as the Afghan Dreamers – and now an Education Cannot Wait Global Champion, gained international recognition for her engineering achievements before being forced to flee her homeland when the Taliban took power in 2021.Ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, she spoke with UN News’s Pia Blondel about the stark reality of studying engineering in the...2025-02-1009 min
leicht verpackt - der Podcast über Kunststoffverpackungs-Recycling mit Künstlicher IntelligenzEpisode 7: Von Verpackung zu GranulatWas passiert, bevor entsorgter Kunststoff zu neuem Rohstoff wird? In der Episode 7 von "leicht verpackt" kommen Chemiker*innen vom Fraunhofer-Institut für Betriebsfestigkeit und Systemzuverlässigkeit in Darmstadt zu Wort.
In dieser Episode hört ihr:
Pia Klingenberg und Dr. Simon Gölden, vom Fraunhofer-Institut für Betriebsfestigkeit und Systemzuverlässigkeit LBF
Moderation: Tami Kelling, Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.
Sprecher Yogi: Daniel Schlichter
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Dieser Podcast ist ein Projekt des KI-Hub Kunststoffverpackungen, gefördert vom Bu...2025-02-0616 min
UN InterviewsYouth-led initiatives support urban developmentYouth-led initiatives have the potential to significantly impact local urban development, according to the deputy chief of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).Haoliang Xu spoke to UN News ahead of the World Urban Forum which begins in Cairo, Egypt, on 4 November and which brings together people from across the world to discuss the challenges faced by cities.It’s estimated that by 2050, some 70 percent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas, which will put pressure on health services, housing, as well as education, transport infrastructure and the police.Pia Blon...2024-11-0110 min