Podcasts about global programme

Today on Change Agents, Andy takes a deep dive into the strange country of Guinea-Bissau with Mark Shaw. Mark Shaw is the Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Mark worked for ten years at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), including as Inter-regional Advisor, Chief of the Criminal Justice Reform Unit and with the Global Programme against Transnational Organised Crime, with extensive field work. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. SPONSORS: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at ⁠https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/⁠ HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA This 4th of July, make Horizon part of your celebration. Don't miss HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA, with Chapter One in theaters June 28th and Chapter Two in theaters August 16th. Join the Frontier Pass at Fandango.com for exclusive content and tickets. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. OnX Offroad Start your adventure with a 7-day free trial and experience the difference. Download onX Offroad today and elevate your offroading experience at https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/app

Social Impact Pioneer, Azfar Khan explores the complexities and transformative potential of living wages. A topic that seems straightforward but unravels into a myriad of intricate issues: Living wages. The concept is simple – pay people enough not just to survive, but to truly live. This approach has the power to address the root of numerous societal challenges, from domestic violence and health issues to education and overall happiness. Lifting individuals out of poverty can significantly diminish these problems. However, the reality of implementing living wages is far from simple. Questions arise about accurately measuring what constitutes a living wage, managing geographical variations, and adapting to the frequently changing cost of living. To unpack these complexities, we're joined by a distinguished expert in the field, Azfar Khan. Azfar, a Senior Economist at the Anker Research Institute, brings a wealth of experience from his over two decades at the International Labour Organization (ILO). His roles have included Head of Research for Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Deputy Director of the Socio-Economic Security Programme, and Migration Policy Specialist. With a PhD in Development Studies and Economics, Azfar has also taught at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands, and served as the Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)'s Global Programme of Training in Population and Development. Based in Geneva and Beirut, Azfar's work has focused on social protection, employment, poverty, labour migration, and the interplay of demographic and economic issues. Today, we're zeroing in on his insights into living wages – a topic that's more relevant than ever in our world of growing inequality and relative poverty. Links: Living Wage Methodology:https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/182380/1/978-1-78643-146-2.pdf On Qatar Labour Rights Issues: Why it's time to end kafala: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/feb/26/time-to-end-kafala Qatar criticised for promoting slave labour: https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2013/09/26/Qatar-criticized-for-slave-labor-within-World-Cup-projects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_uA6bovq4 Universal Basic Income: https://basicincome.org/ What Is Basic Income and How Does It Support Wellbeing:https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/What_Basic_Income_How_Support_Well_Being UN Guidelines on Business and Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf ILO Social Dialogue: https://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/social-dialogue/2022/lang--en/index.htm And if you liked this podcast take a listen to: Bill and Audrey explore how female entrepreneurs are tackling climate change: https://businessfightspoverty.org/lifting-participation-female-entrepreneurs-tackle-climate-change/

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thecitylife.org/2022/08/06/fifa-and-unodc-wrap-up-year-long-global-programme/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/citylifeorg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/citylifeorg/support

 Andy Garrett is GSK global programme director - Workplace Adjustments Service – enabling employees to request and receive the adjustments/accommodations/accessibility solutions they need to be their best selves at work, including for working remotely. Andy is member of GSK Global Disability Council (GDC) in his capacity as co-lead for GSK's global Disability Confidence Network employee resource group. Providing employee voice and disability subject matter expertise support to key disability inclusion workstreams led by the Disability Council.    Andy is also a founding ambassador for Purple Space (www.purplespace.org)  

David L. Heymann (born 1946) is an American infectious disease epidemiologist and public health expert, based in London. He is currently Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For 22 years Heymann was based at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva on secondment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during which time he rose from Chief of Research of the Global Programme on AIDS to Founding Director of the Programme on Emerging and other Communicable Diseases. Before joining WHO Heymann was based for 13 years in sub-Saharan Africa on assignment from CDC where he worked Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, DRC and Malawi. During this period he participated in the response to the first, second and third outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in DRC. In 2009 he was appointed an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for service to global public health.

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted welcome back Akita Somani, Global Programme Lead at Buy Now Pay Later, Point of Sale Lending Globally for US Bank.Akita brings her inspiring work, advice, and experience to the show, sharing impressive updates on recent changes in the wider industry, and the exciting steps you can take to overcome any barriers faced along the way. Telling us about her new role, Akita offers us an eye-opening take on how she is driving the way forward in terms of impact in the DEI space.We are inspired by the brilliance of different transitions, learning insights and a range of  perspectives throughout this episode, and Akita's plans for real tangible action to walk the talk for change is truly infectious! 

A discussion on the need for the UN to refocus its mission and retool itself to address increased incidence of intra-State conflict. Raja Karthikeya is a Political Affairs Officer in the United Nations Secretariat supporting the General Assembly's deliberations on the Middle East. He has previously served with UN special political missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and led the Global Programme on Preventing Violent Extremism at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism where he supported governments across Asia and Africa in developing inclusive policies to counter violent extremism. His work has included engaging civil society and youth to ensure inclusive political negotiations, facilitation of national unity government formation efforts, and design of transitional justice mechanisms. As part of his personal efforts to raise awareness about the peace & security dimension of climate adaptation, he crossed the Arctic and Antarctic circles in 2018. Prior to the UN, he has worked with international affairs thinktanks and has published widely on public policy challenges. Please note that Raja was speaking in his personal capacity as a visiting fellow at CCW and his comments do not reflect any position of the UN.

This time out on The Work Well Podcast, we've invited Joe O'Connor to join us and talk about the 4-Day Week Global Programme and the studies that support it, including his one-year research fellowship on working time reduction with Cornell University in New York City. Joe is on a sabbatical year from his role as the Director of Campaigning with Fórsa Trade Union, where he coordinates Fórsa's national campaigns. In Ireland, he works as the chairperson of the 4-Day Week campaign, having coordinated the formation of the coalition in 2019, and the successful launch of a pilot programme and government-funded research project in 2021.

Host - Ben & Sveta Banerjee Guest - Dr. Jamison Ervin Head of Global Programme on Nature for Development at UNDP United Nations Development Programme The weekly show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG's worldwide to preserve the world for future generation. Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act now. Dr. Ervin is one of the most amazing and leading expert on how humanity can avert itself from catastrophic climate change and yet keeps it standard of life and economic development. She has been working at the intersection of nature and development since 1990. Currently she is at the United Nations Development Programme, focusing on enabling countries to develop a ‘Map of Hope' for nature-dependent goals that puts nature at the heart of sustainable development. She also focuses on supporting local action on nature-based solutions, including leading UNDP's Equator Initiative, on supporting governments in identifying nature-based solutions for climate, and on supporting action and ambition on protected areas.

John Rolfe MBE is the Schools Outreach Manager at the British Council.   He was awarded the MBE for services to international education in December 2017.  In this episode John shares highlights from the recent British Council Schools Ambassadors Conference - we hear about how teachers have coped with the challenge of sustaining internationalism in the context of a global pandemic, and what future opportunities exist for increased creativity and collaboration across the globe.John also talks about the new Turing scheme, which provides funding to UK organisations to unlock life-changing experiences across the world for their pupils, students and learners.Turing Scheme | UK's Global Programme to Study & Work Abroad | Home (turing-scheme.org.uk) 

Episode 11 of the Education for Justice Global Dialogue Series: In this episode, Jenna and Felix from UNODC's Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime meet with Dr. Annette Hübschle from the University of Cape Town to discuss the case of rhino poaching in Southern Africa's Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park and its interface with local communities.

Episode 11 of the Education for Justice Global Dialogue Series: In this episode, Jenna and Felix from UNODC’s Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime meet with Dr. Annette Hübschle from the University of Cape Town to discuss the case of rhino poaching in Southern Africa’s Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park and its interface with local communities.

Earlier this week, Member States endorsed the European Programme of Work at WHO/Europe’s 70th Regional Committee. Linking to the three key priorities of the Global Programme of Work – protecting more people from health emergencies, promoting health and well-being and ensuring more people have access to universal health coverage. We spoke with WHO/Europe’s Regional Director, Dr Hans Kluge, about how the EPW was formed and what it means for the work of WHO/Europe over the next five years.

In this first ever episode we wanted to start at the beginning and introduce the project ‘INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership – EU Global Project to Strengthen the Capacity of Parliaments' as we try to answer what may seem like very simple questions that are ultimately at the heart of parliamentary development: Why do parliaments matter and what can parliaments learn from one another? The episode features interviews with Gonzalo Jorro-Martinez, Policy Officer – Democracy – Parliaments and Political Parties, European Commission, Laura Thornton, Director of Global Programme, International IDEA, and Jonathan Murphy, Head of Programme, INTER PARES, International IDEA. For more information on the programme, visit our website: www.inter-pares.eu The episode is hosted by Ingrid Walker, Associate Programme Officer for INTER PARES at International IDEA.

In our third GCP Short, Richard gets into parametric insurance and their applicability to captive insurers with Friend of the Podcast for 2020, AXA XL. Owen Williams, Global Programme and Captive Regional Director for UK & Nordics at AXA XL, and Isa Ennadifi, Senior Underwriter at AXA Climate, discuss parametric case studies, how captives can participate and the different structures that are possible. Full biographies and contact information is below. For more information on AXA Climate and AXA XL's parametric services, visit: https://www.climate.axa/ Isa is a Senior Underwriter in London for AXA Climate, developing parametric solutions mitigating climate risks for private and public sector. Prior, she started her career at SCOR in 2011, and then joined AXA XL over three years ago. She has a structuring and underwriting background in the Alternative Risk transfer market with international exposure. She is also a qualified member of both the French (IA) and UK (IFoA) institute of Actuaries. Contact Isa: isa.ennadifi.axapartners@axa.com Owen serves as Global Program and Captive Regional Director UK & Nordics for AXA XL having joined the company in 2017 as Manager of the Captive Centre of Excellence as part of the business’s wider investment in serving clients who utilize Captives. He has over 20 years of experience within the large corporate insurance industry in a mixture of underwriting, relationship management, alternative risk transfer and captives. Before joining AXA XL, Owen spent ten years with Zurich Insurance, most recently leading the UK Captives Services team, other roles at Zurich Insurance include client management and financial lines underwriting. Prior to Zurich Insurance Owen held underwriting positions at RSA for nine years. Contact Owen: owen.williams1@axaxl.com You can subscribe to the Global Captive Podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other podcast app. Contact Richard: richard@globalcaptivepodcast.com Visit the website: www.globalcaptivepodcast.com Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/global-captive-podcast/ Twitter & Instagram: @captivepodcast

Rapid-Fire Presentation: Jamison Ervin, Manager for Global Programme on Nature for Development, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. This year’s Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to achieve the SDGs.

In our second episode we dive into one of the most critical issues for the environment today (and the last few decades): plastic pollution. We explore how the problem came to be, where we are now, and what you can do in your everyday life to be part of the solution.Sources & Links: One of many articles on the Thailand whale:https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/06/04/whale-died-of-starvation-after-eating-80-plastic-bags-off-thailands-coast/#7b6df3116c31 McDonald’s rejects plastic proposal:http://fortune.com/2018/05/24/mcdonalds-shareholders-vote-keep-plastic-straws/ Read more about the Global Programme of Action and the Clean Seas Agreement:https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/oceans-seas/what-we-do/addressing-land-based-pollution http://cleanseas.org/ The National Geographic Planet or Plastic Campaign:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/planetorplastic/ The sea turtle and the plastic straw (Viewer Discretion Advised):https://youtu.be/4wH878t78bw The stork in the plastic bag, and other photos:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-animals-wildlife-impact-waste-pollution/ TIME magazine – Throwaway Living:http://time.com/3879873/throwaway-living-when-tossing-it-all-was-all-the-rage/ The Malaysia Airlines plastic cameo:https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140404-garbage-patch-indian-ocean-debris-malaysian-plane/ The EU and UK race to reduce:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/28/eu-challenges-uk-to-race-to-the-top-on-plastics-reduction Visit the show’s website at www.conservationchronicles.podbean.com to learn moreFind us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles

Sir Gustav Nossal arrived in Australia from Vienna when he was eight years old. He graduated from Sydney University’s Medical School with first class honours and gained his PhD degree in 1960. Sir Gustav is one of Australia’s most celebrated scientists. His research accomplishments are world-renowned, with his work confirming Burnet’s theory of antibody formation a watershed in understanding of the immune system. As researcher and director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research from 1965 to 96, he helped build the foundations of modern immunology and define the field for more than 30 years. Sir Gustav has been directly involved with the World Health Organization since 1967, most recently as chairman of the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization, and has helped shape the scientific affairs of Australia for decades. As president of the Australian Academy of Science he provided valuable input to government policy-making, and has been an influential public commentator on scientific and medical issues. His many lectures and radio and television appearances have inspired ongoing popular and political interest in science and its applications. Sir Gustav is chairman of the Strategic Advisory Council for the Bill and Melinda Gates Children’s Vaccine Program, which works to ensure children in developing countries are immunized. He is also deputy chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and deputy chairman of the Advisory Council of The Global Foundation. He is also heavily involved in charitable work and is patron of a number of organisations. The Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne and the Nossal High School at Monash University are named in his honour. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of London, a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences and a member of the Académie des Sciences, France.