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Youth Action for the Future of Water with Garvita Gulhati

For the month of November, #NextPagePod is going green in support of COP26. We will feature conversations exploring climate issues, youth activism, explore the science behind the policy and of course talk about what role multilateralism plays in the future of our planet. 
In this episode, we invite you to ask yourself what water means to you and what role it plays in your everyday life. How does our relationship with water impact our communities and our future? 
In this episode, we are joined by Garvita Gulhati an Indian environmentalist, Forbes 30 under 30 Asia member and founder of 'Why Waste?', an organization that aims to change people's mindsets towards the water after experiencing the devastating impacts of water shortage in her community in India. Today, 'Why Waste?' is India's largest youth-led organization working towards the conservation of water. 
Resources:
Find our more about Why Waste? www.whywaste.io
Download the Why Waste? app: app.whywaste.io
Read the book online: https://storyweaver.org.in/publishers/4116-why-waste
Learn more about the We The Change Now campaign: wethechangenow.com.
 
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy
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Content: 
Speakers: Garvita Gulhati & Natalie Alexander
Host: Natalie Alexander
Editor & Producer: Tiffany Verga
Social media designs: Tiffany Verga
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva 

Le rôle du Cameroun dans le multilatéralisme d’aujourd’hui et de demain, avec Ambassadeur Salomon Eheth

Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir pour cet épisode l’Ambassadeur et Représentant de la Mission permanente de la République du Cameroun auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales à Genève, Monsieur Salomon EHETH. Il est rejoint par notre Directeur, Francesco Pisano, dans le studio pour une conversation fascinante sur l’histoire de son pays et la place actuelle du Cameroun dans le contexte politique et stratégique en Afrique. Il partage aussi ses réflexions sur le rôle du Cameroun et le continent africain dans le multilatéralisme d’aujourd’hui et de demain.
Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cet épisode, bonne écoute !
 
Ressources :
Ambassador Salomon Eheth: https://bit.ly/3mkBT0d
Transcription: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/c.php?g=673332&p=4880979&t=18512
Contenu :
Intervenant: Francesco Pisano
Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand
Réalisation et montage: Kelly Le Normand, Natalie Alexander, Katrine Lyngso & Tiffany Verga 
Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève
 

The Rising Role of Youth in Multilateralism with Maria Isabelle Wieser

How should the UN involve and include young people in multilateralism? How can young people benefit from mentorship? And, are youth content with the pace of global governance? In this episode, Maria Isabelle Wieser, the former Deputy Director of Foraus and former Head of the Think Tank Hub joined the #NextPagePod for a discussion about the role of youth in multilateralism, barriers to diversity for young voices and how to best meaningfully engage youth in the decisions of today. Foraus is a Swiss think tank that advocates for constructive foreign policy and informative dialogue. They provide a platform for young people to access and contribute to a foreign policy outside of the current political party system and publish scientific-based policy recommendations. Currently, there are over 120 volunteers across 12 different thematic groups and 9 regional groups with the two central hubs located in Geneva and Zurich.  In discussion with the Director of the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Francesco Pisano, Maria Isabelle explores her experiences navigating the foreign policy scene in Geneva from being bombarded by meetings in her first year to managing a young team throughout a pandemic. She also discusses the current limitations for young people to access international organizations and what needs to be done to best engage young people beyond surface-level meetings.
Resources:
More about Maria Isabelle Wieser:  
Maria Isabelle Wieser – Foraus
Making Gender Work: The International Dimensions of Labour Market Inequality in Switzerland Making Gender Work (foraus.ch)
Where to find Foraus:
More about Foraus: Foraus – foraus
Facebook : @forausthinktank / @ThinkTankHubGeneva
Twitter : @foraus / @ThinkTankHub_CH
LinkedIn : Foraus - Swiss forum on foreign policy
Transcript: click here 
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Content: 
Speakers: Maria Isabelle Wieser & Francesco Pisano
Host: Tiffany Verga
Editor & Producer: Tiffany Verga
Social media designs: Tiffany Verga
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva 

The Crossroads of Multiculturalism & Multilateralism with Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina

How did Argentina’s multicultural society shape how they approach multilateralism? And how did Argentina contribute to the human rights law we know today?
 
In this episode, Ambassador Federico Villegas, the Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva joined the #NextPagePod for a discussion around the history of Argentina and how diversity has shaped the country today.
 
Before being appointed to Geneva, Mr. Villegas has had an expansive career in foreign services as a career diplomat and lawyer. Appointed as the Argentinian Ambassador to Mozambique in 2016, he was then appointed as the Director-General of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina from 2012 to 2016 and as a Representative to the Southern Common Market in Uruguay from 2008 to 2011.
 
In discussion with Director of the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Francesco Pisano, Mr. Villegas talks about his experience as a UN Disarmament fellow, Argentina’s relations with neighbouring America and how immigration in Argentina created a turning point for society. He also talked about military coups, and how periods in the country’s history led to a new human rights wave dedicated to the enforced disappearances of persons.
 
Resources:
More about Ambassador Villegas: 
https://unctad.org/node/33987
Transcript: click here 
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Content: 
Speakers: Ambassador Federico Villegas & Francesco Pisano
Host: Tiffany Verga
Editor & Producer: Tiffany Verga
Social media designs: Tiffany Verga
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva 

Media, Truth and Power at the League of Nations with Carolyn Biltoft

In this episode, Professor Carolyn Biltoft considers how you do global intellectual history and the need for analysis, as she talks about her book, A Violent Peace: Media, Truth and Power at the League of Nations (2021, University of Chicago Press).
Looking through the League of Nations, a longed-for project of international peace and cooperation, Biltoft is interested in examining what is this thing called mass media. In her critique of the information system, she looks at how it transforms our relation to power and interacts with our fears, anxieties, and our longing for certainty.
We talk about language, money and the press and uncover stories from the time of the League of Nations about Esperanto, typewriters, time-capsules, pneumatic tubes, money, counterfeiting, branding and advertising. We also talk about the tragedy of the suicide of Stefan Lux during the Assembly on 3 July 1936 to bring attention to the horrors occurring in Nazi Germany.
Carolyn Biltoft encourages us to hold open what we can never know, to be curious and to keep asking.
 
Resources:
Biltoft, C. N. (2021). A Violent Peace: Media, Truth and Power at the League of Nations. University of Chicago Press: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/V/bo80675830.html 
Biltoft, C. N. (2020). The anatomy of credulity and incredulity: A hermeneutics of misinformation, Misinformation Review. Harvard Kennedy School. https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-anatomy-of-credulity-and-incredulity-or-a-hermeneutics-of-misinformation/
More about professor Biltoft: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/carolyn-biltoft 
Transcript: here 
Content: 
Speakers: Amy Smith and Carolyn Biltoft 
Host: Amy Smith
Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso and Amy Smith
Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso 
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva   

L‘héritage de Gustave Revilliod, des capsules temporelles aux Nations Unies avec Anne-Claire Schumacher

Pour l’épisode 59 de The Next Page, nous sommes heureux d’accueillir Anne-Claire Schumacher pour parler de Gustave Revilliod, du Musée Ariana et de leur lien avec les Nations Unies.
Conservatrice en chef au Musée Ariana, le musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, Anne-Claire Schumacher nous propose un regard nouveau sur l’héritage de Gustave Revilliod et son influence sur la Genève internationale. Elle nous dévoile également le contenu des mystérieuses capsules temporelles cachées par Gustave Revilliod et dont deux sont retrouvées en 1933 et 1936, respectivement, par des ouvriers de la Société des Nations. Enfin, elle nous rappelle l’importance de la culture et de l’Histoire pour améliorer le présent et favoriser une plus grande ouverture au monde.
Ressources :
Musée Ariana : http://institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/ariana/
Gustave Revilliod : https://bit.ly/3xYnnhx
Parc Ariana : https://www.ungeneva.org/fr/about/palais-des-nations/ariana-park
 
Contenu :
Intervenant: Anne-Claire Schumacher
Animatrice: Kelly Le Normand
Réalisation et montage: Kelly Le Normand, Natalie Alexander & Katrine Lyngso
Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève

Cooperative Security amid multilateral doubt with Thomas Greminger

This episode of the #NextPagePod addresses the paradoxical reality that while we face a growing number of systemic security challenges that can only be solved collaboratively, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, there is also an increasing amount of unilateral policies and political will globally. Our Director Francesco Pisano welcomes Thomas Greminger to the studio to talk about what cooperative security means, and where it can be beneficially applied. As a security expert, the current Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and former Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), he argues that collaboration is the best-proven way to fight our current security challenges and prepare against future security risks. 
Resources: 
More about Geneva Centre for Security Policy: https://www.gcsp.ch/
More about Ambassador Thomas Greminger: 
https://www.gcsp.ch/our-experts/ambassador-thomas-greminger 
Follow Greminger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thgreminger 
Transcript: Here
Content: 
Speakers: Ambassador Thomas Greminger & Francesco Pisano
Host: Natalie Alexander
Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso
Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso 
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva   

Women in Tech: why it matters with Doreen Bogdan-Martin

This episode of the #NextPagePod brings you a timely conversation between the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, Doreen Bogdan-Martin and our Director Francesco Pisano about women in tech.
As the first woman in ITU’s history to hold a top elected management position, Doreen Bogdan-Martin speaks about her experience as a female leader in the male-dominated tech sector, why the industry can be discouraging for women, why the industry perpetuates gender bias, and tech ethics.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin asserts that putting more emphasis on people-centered technology is key to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and helping people live better lives. She also enlightens us on how the Bureau makes substantial efforts to encourage young people’s participation in the sector, not only as beneficiaries but as creators and changemakers.
Resources: 
Follow Doreen Bogdan-Martin on Twitter at @DoreenBogdan
Or the BDT Director's Twitter​​ here ​@ITUBDTDirector
Find Doreen Bogdan-Martin on Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/doreentbogdan/ 
Find more info about Bogdan-Martin here: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/bdt-director/Pages/Biography.aspx
More about ITU: www.ITU.int  
The EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age: https://www.equalsintech.org/ 
The International Gender Champions (IGC): https://genderchampions.com/
Women@theTable : https://www.womenatthetable.net/ 
School connectivity effort (GIGA): https://gigaconnect.org/ 
“Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint”: https://www.itu.int/en/myitu/News/2020/06/12/13/32/Niger-launches-Smart-Village-project 
Generation Connect Initiative: https://www.itu.int/generationconnect 
Transcript: here 
Content: 
Speakers: Doreen Bogdan-Martin & Francesco Pisano
Host: Katrine Lyngso
Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso
Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso 
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva  

Repenser les études internationales et du développement avec Marie-Laure Salles

Pour l’épisode 56, nous sommes très heureux d’accueillir Marie-Laure Salles, qui nous parle des interactions complexes entre le monde  dès l’économie et la société et de la nécessité de former les jeunes autrement, si nous voulons « changer la culture du monde » et faire face aux enjeux du futur. 
Marie-Laure Salles est une sociologue et universitaire renommée qui est, depuis septembre 2020, la directrice de l’Institut des Hautes Études et du Développement (l’IHEID) à Genève. 
Dans cet épisode, Marie-Laure Salles partage sa vision sur la manière dont les étudiants doivent être préparé au monde de demain d’une manière radicalement différente de celle qui prévaut aujourd’hui.
L’épisode permet également de comprendre comment un plan d’action commun entre l’Organisation des Nations Unis à Genève et l’IHEID, qui partagent un lien historique, va permettre de concrétiser en partie de cette vision. Marie-Laure Salles insiste en particulier sur la nécessité de mettre en place des mécanismes qui permettront aux jeunes générations d’affirmer leurs idées auprès de l’ONU et de se faire entendre au sein de l’Organisation.
Ressources
Plus d'infos sur Marie-Laure Salles:  https://g.co/kgs/5KWXtG
Retrouvez Marie-Laure Salles sur Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marielauredjelic/
Retrouvez Marie-Laure Salles sur Twitter :  https://twitter.com/mlevasalles
Consultez les recherches de Marie-Laure Salles : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=g1JxoogAAAAJ
Transcription ici 
Contenu :
Intervenant: Marie-Laure Salles
Animatrice: Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert
Réalisation et montage: Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, Natalie Alexander & Katrine Lyngso
Francesco Pisano pour l’introduction
Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève

Neutrality and vulnerable states with Ambassador Nasir Andisha of Afghanistan

What is neutrality and why it is beneficial for some states? How do geopolitical tensions influence Afghanistan's potential for permanent neutrality?
In episode 55 of the #NextPagePod, our director Francesco Pisano spoke to Dr Nasir A. Andisha, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the UN in Geneva, about Afghanistan's periods of neutrality which have coincided with periods of stability and peace.
Dr Andisha is also the author of Neutrality and Vulnerable States, which analyses the concept and practice of neutrality from an academic and historical perspective. In this conversation, the ambassador also gave us his perspective of Afghanistan's future in light of the US's withdrawal of all its troops and how this can affect its prospects of regional neutrality. 
Resources: 
Follow Dr. Andisha on Twitter https://twitter.com/AndishaNasir 
Neutrality and Vulnerable States: https://bit.ly/36n6NfW 
More about Dr. Andisha: https://www.geneva.mfa.af/en/the-embassy/ambassador-s-biography.html 
Transcript: here 
Content: 
Speakers: Dr. Nasir A. Andisha & Francesco Pisano
Host: Katrine Lyngso
Editor & Producer: Katrine Lyngso
Social media designs: Katrine Lyngso 
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva