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Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam was destroyed exactly two years ago on Friday, representing the most significant environmental disaster so far resulting from Russia's ongoing invasion. Its collapse directly impacted over 100,000 people and submerged more than 620 square kilometres under water.In addition to causing widespread displacement, the disaster created a humanitarian and ecological crisis – threatening disease outbreaks and prompting the collapse of ecosystems. The loss and damage from this event is estimated to be $14 billion. UN News' Evgeniya Kleshcheva sat down this week with Roman Shakhmatenko, a team leader with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, to discuss the “far-reaching” consequences of the collapse. 

How Africa Eats is free to read and download from the LSE Press website via this link: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.hae In his online address to the IIEA, award-winning author, Professor David Luke discusses his forthcoming publication, How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks. The book examines in detail what Africa eats and where and how it is produced. Despite holding 60% of the world's arable land area, up to one quarter of the African population experiences severe food insecurity. As editor, Professor Luke has brought together experts in trade policy, international law, and development to scrutinise how finance, investment, foreign aid, institutions, actors, and capacities have interacted with policies in preventing Africa from becoming an agricultural powerhouse. In his address, Professor Luke sets forth the urgent threats of climate change, trade barriers, and policy challenges facing the African continent in terms of food security. Professor Luke will examine the role of the EU as Africa's most important trade partner and investor and assess whether the EU's Global Gateway initiative has had – or could have – an impact on Africa's food production systems and capacities. David Luke is Professor in Practice and Strategic Director at the LSE's Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa and Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa. Specialising in African trade policy and trade negotiations, Professor Luke has decades of experience in policy advisory services, managing and catalysing research, building partnerships, and training and capacity development for private sector and government. This experience stems from an extensive career spanning a tenured appointment at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and assignments at the African Union, the UN Development Programme, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) with postings in Harare, Pretoria, Geneva, and Addis Ababa. At ECA's African Trade Policy Centre, Professor Luke and his team were instrumental in the preparation of the protocols that make up the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement. His PhD in African Political Economy is from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and his MSc and BSc are from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of trade in development; trade and inclusion; and trade and sustainability. He is also a member of the board of TradeMark Africa.

Chad is seeing an influx of Sudanese refugees whose numbers are expected to pass the one million mark in coming months.Multiple UN agencies including the UN Development Programme, UNDP, have joined forces to help the most vulnerable; one example is the construction of a women's centre that doubles as a safe haven.Francis James, the UNDP Resident Representative in Chad – said that the centre in Adre in tyheastern Chad is due to be inaugurated next month.Further initiatives include establishing schools close to the camps housing Sudanese refugees, Mr. Francis explained to UN News's Daniel Johnson in Geneva.

The UN's big annual climate change conference known as COP29 wrapped up in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down in Baku with Marcos Neto, Assistant Secretary General and Director of the UN Development Programme's Bureau of Policy and Programme Support.   Among other things, the UNDP helps countries develop their National Determined Contributions — plans for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement that are updated every five years. The next round of NDCs is due in February 2025. In the interview, Marcos discusses key outcomes from COP29 related to climate finance, the outlook for NDCs and National Adaptation Plans, and the work the UNDP is doing in other areas such as helping countries with their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, or NBSAPs.  Marcos also talks about the COP process and what is at stake heading into COP30, which is slated to take place in his hometown of Belém, Brazil in November 2025 and is already garnering a lot of attention.   “I am optimistic that history will be made in my hometown,” Marcos says. "Despite all the geopolitical troubles, despite the wars, despite everything else ... we have an opportunity in November next year to show that the UN matters, that multilateralism matters.”   2025 will also mark one decade since the Paris Agreement was signed — an important milestone, Marcos says. “If we have an agreement that 10 years on, cannot put us on the trajectory to 1.5 degrees, is it still credible?”   This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.      Copyright ©2024 by S&P Global   DISCLAIMER   By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.   S&P GLOBAL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST. 

*) Sinwar killed in gunfight, defying Tel Aviv's assertions — Israeli media Hamas politburo leader Yahya Sinwar was killed during a surprise gunfight with Israeli forces, according to Israeli media. Previously reported to be hiding in tunnels, Sinwar was actually found dressed in military gear, ready for combat. Israel's public broadcaster noted that Sinwar's constant movement kept him battle-ready after months of Israeli attempts to limit his mobility. *) War between Israel, Iran has 'to be considered a high possibility' — Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has warned that a war between Israel and Iran is a "high possibility," urging Türkiye and the region to be prepared. In an interview on Thursday, Fidan stressed the need for regional countries to brace for this scenario, which he called undesirable, but potentially destabilising. While Türkiye opposes any conflict with Iran, Fidan acknowledged Tehran's right to self-defence if it comes to that. *) 1 billion people, half of world's children, trapped in acute poverty —UN Over 1 billion people live in extreme poverty, with more than half being children, and nearly 40 percent residing in conflict-affected areas, according to a UN report. The report, from the UN Development Programme and Oxford, highlights that 83 percent of the poor live in rural regions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The 2024 Multidimensional Poverty Index, covering 112 countries, tracks poverty using 10 key indicators, including health, education, and living standards. *) Kenya deputy president ousted in historic impeachment Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted from office after being impeached in an unprecedented political saga that has kept the nation on edge. In a historic move, the Senate voted to impeach Gachagua on five of 11 charges, after a similar motion was overwhelmingly approved by the lower house National Assembly last week. The vote capped a day of drama which saw the 59-year-old known as "Riggy G" fail to testify in his defence after being admitted to hospital with chest pains. *) Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers' last-minute appeal The Texas Supreme Court has halted the execution of Robert Roberson, convicted for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter tied to shaken baby syndrome. The ruling followed intense last-minute legal challenges and bipartisan public pressure, citing concerns about flawed science. Roberson, who had been waiting in a cell near the death chamber, expressed shock and gratitude after the stay was announced.

This episode features a conversation with Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Executive Director of Climate Cardinals, one of the world's largest youth-led climate advocacy organisations, who work to make the climate movement more accessible to those who don't speak English. It was recorded in August, 2024.In his role, Hikaru oversees a volunteering program that is projected to grow to over 60,000 volunteers by the end of 2024, translating climate-related information into over 100 different languages.Hikaru established Climate Cardinals' signature translation program in partnership with Translators Without Borders and Google Cloud, expanding the organisation's translation capacity to a million words per year. Under Hikaru's watch, Climate Cardinals has handled translation requests for over two million words of climate information, has fundraised for a six-figure budget, and became one of the first-ever youth-led organizations to be funded by Google's philanthropic branch. Hikaru represents Climate Cardinals as part of UNESCO's Youth Climate Action Network Steering Committee, a network of networks that represents over 10 million youth climate activists, and has spoken about his work for the Smithsonian, the UN Development Programme, the Italian Ministry of the Environment, the March On Foundation, Williams College, and the U.S. Interagency Group on Climate Literacy. His work has also been featured in Axios, the Guardian, Forbes, and Teen Vogue.All this, while still a university student.Amongst other things, Hikaru and I discussed the fact that more than 90% of scientific information about climate change is only available in English, the challenges that this presents in terms of engagement and justice for the global majority, and the power this translation gap has when it comes to fueling climate misinformation.Additional links: Visit the Climate Cardinals websiteClimate Cardinals Founder Sophia Kianni's TED TalkJoin the Climate Cardinals mailing listCandis Callison's book, “How Climate Comes to Matter”

Über 80% der Menschen weltweit sind für mehr Klimaschutz, wie eine neue Studie zeigt. Aufgrund europäischer Sektorziele könnte Deutschland bald über 16 Milliarden Euro für verfehlte Klimapoliti zahlen. Und im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Hawaii haben junge Menschen eine Klimaklage gegen zu hohe Emissionen gewonnen. Das und mehr in dieser Folge KLIMANEWS am Mittwoch, den 26. Juni 2024. Weiterlesen: UNDP: 80 percent of people globally want stronger climate action by governments according to UN Development Programme survey  taz: Umfrage zu Klima und Wirtschaft: Große Mehrheit für Reichen­steuer Focus: Deutschland verfehlt EU-Klimaziele - jetzt drohen Milliarden hohe Zahlungen Washington Post: Young climate activists just won a ‘historic' settlement   Wir freuen uns über euer Feedback und Kommentare zu den Themen der Folge direkt auf Spotify, auf Instagram, Twitter oder in unserem Podcast-Telegram-Kanal. Allgemeine Anregungen oder Fragen? Schreib uns! redaktion@klimanews-podcast.de. Die täglich wichtigsten Klima-Nachrichten-Artikel findest du außerdem in unserem Hauptkanal auf Telegram. Empfehle diesen Podcast weiter! Mehr Infos findest du hier. Redaktion: Jonathan Auer (RvD), Johannes Hofmann, Josephine Hübner, Linus Nolte Moderation: Valeria Schell Produktion: Jonathan Auer Musik: Felix Jaentgen

Around four in 10 countries where conflicts have ended return to a state of war within a decade, which is why investing in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration is crucial to sustaining peace.That was one of the key messages from the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) at this year's Symposium on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration which was held in Geneva.To find out more, UN News' Nathalie Minard spoke to Thomas Kontogeorgos, an expert on the issue based at DPO. She asked him about the situation in Haiti, DRC, Mali and Sudan – and what support the UN still provides to countries once peacekeeping missions come to an end.

More than 60 elections are taking place in 2024 and, whilst 90 per cent of people say they want to live in a democracy, many are voting for people and systems that are restricting their rights.The UN has expressed concern about this “democracy paradox”, and that fact that some governments and governance systems are becoming increasingly repressive. Conor Lennon from UN News discusses the issue with Sarah Lister, the Head of Governance at the UN Development Programme, and Iain Walker, the CEO of newDemocracy.

The cultivation of sisal plants by some of the most vulnerable communities in southern Madagascar is helping to tackle desertification and allow people to stay on their land, thanks to a project by the UN Development Programme.The seasonal Tiomena wind, a fiercely strong wind that blows over the coastline,  has driven sandy soils across productive farmland forcing many people to give up their subsistence farming activities.But the planting of sisal has helped to reverse the trend as Daniel Dickinson reports for the Lid is On Podcast from southern Madagascar.

Muhammad Affan, factory manager at industrial safety products manufacturer Midas Safety in Pakistan, talks with Innovation Forum's Savanna Razzaque about what's needed to ensure worker protection and what can help improve livelihoods. They discuss the importance of collaboration with organisations such as the UN Development Programme and the International Labour Organisation to train supervisors and managers to comply with safety regulations.

More countries have halted funding to the largest UN agency operating in Gaza, as the crisis deepens over the alleged role of some staff in the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel. According to a report in the New York Times, an Israeli intelligence dossier alleges that nearly 200 UNRWA workers are Hamas or Islamic Jihad operatives, without providing detailed evidence. The dossier also alleges at least 12 workers crossed into Israel on 7 October. UNRWA has sacked nine of those employees and says it is investigating. Former prime minister Helen Clark who led the UN Development Programme which oversees UNRWA, spoke to Morning Report.

International public opinion is turning against Israel bombing Gaza. 153 members of the UN General Assembly, including New Zealand, voted today to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Former UN Development Programme head and former Prime Minister, Helen Clark, says even the US President - a staunch advocate - has acknowledged Israel is losing support. She says the situation in Gaza is dire and getting worse. "Two-thirds of people have no home, 80 percent of them have been displaced. People are given a choice between flee or die." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Paris climate agreement in 2015 aimed to limit global warming to 1.5C. But have politics and lobbying got in the way of urgently needed progress? Is it too late for some nations? There has been much scepticism among delegates at COP28 as to whether the hosts are honest brokers in this process and if the money pledged by the wealthiest nations is enough to mitigate this crisis. Shaun Ley is joined by:Rachel Kyte served as Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General, and is a long standing advocate for sustainable energy. She was vice president of the World Bank and is a visiting professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford in the UK.Cassie Flynn, who's now global director of climate change at the UN Development Programme. Cassie Flynn was senior adviser to the Prime Minister of Fiji when he was presiding at COP23 in 2017.Adil Najam, Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at Boston University. He's originally from Pakistan. In the summer, Professor Najam became President of WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature.Also featuring: Amos Wemanya, is senior advisor on climate and energy at Power Shift Africa, a pan African non governmental organisation from Kenya.Vishal Prasad, campaign director of Pacific Islands' Students Fighting Climate Change from Fiji.Produced by Rumella Dasgupta and Max Horberry.(Photo: Activists protest to demand loss and damage payments by rich countries to poor countries affected by climate change at COP28, Dubai. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

How serious a threat are landmines to Ukraine? Jasmine Dann from the Halo Trust in Mykolaiv and Paul Heslop at the UN Development Programme in Ukraine answer listener questions about the huge challenge of clearing the millions of landmines in Ukraine. And we hear from the Economist's Arkady Ostrovsky about his interview with the commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny. Today's episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480 You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast's Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

UN team in Armenia, led by the acting Resident Coordinator Nanna Skau, is working with the Government of Armenia to support the rapidly rising influx of refugees across the border. According to the latest official figures from the government there are about 93,000 men, women and children who have crossed into Armenia. The UN Refugee Agency noted that refugees are mainly arriving in the Syunik region of Southern Armenia. UNHCR pointed out that an inter-agency response plan is being finalized, to be followed by a joint financial appeal.UNHCR teams have been on the ground, at the border since day one when the first groups of refugees arrived exhausted, frightened and apprehensive about the future. UNHCR is working with the Government on technical equipment, including laptops, tablets and other items to facilitate the registration of people.WFP is also very much present on the ground with food and hot meals and the UN Children's Fund has established a safe space in the southeastern town of Goris, serving nearly 300 children every day along with their parents, backed by a humanitarian hub. UNICEF also provided health authorities with essential medicine and supplies for children.The UN Population Fund is supporting thousands of women in transit centres in the southeastern regions of Syunik and Vayots Dzor with 8,000 dignity kits, including drinking water, sanitary pads, soap, and more. Supporting health authorities, our UN team has now distributed 150,000 health kits to support the current number of refugees along with their host communities.Sorry, and I was mentioning the World Food Programme, they've placed two mobile warehouses in Goris for non-food items storage and a mobile kitchen serving up to 3,000 people every day. WFP has also delivered 4,000 food parcels to support 16,000 people in need in the Syunik area. Along with WHO, UNICEF and the UN Development Programme, they are preparing to launch a psychosocial support scheme to cover the needs of over 12,000 refugees. And of course, we are on standby and in constant contact with the Government to see how we can increase and scale up what we are already doing on the ground.#inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobookshttps://depictions.media/

The High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly is about to get under way. This is a significant year because it marks a halfway point in the delivery of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or ‘Global Goals'), which were adopted in a 2015 UN resolution known as Agenda 2030.These goals were designed to provide a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.” Following the Covid-19 pandemic and other compounding shocks which we've come to call the “poly-crisis”, there has been much debate about how to get the SDGs back on track. But were they achievable in the first place? And as governments face stark trade-offs in the face of multiple crises, how useful are the SDGs as a framework for navigating them?This episode examines what collective progress has been made towards Agenda 2030, and what a post-Agenda 2030 could look like.SpeakersSara Pantuliano, Chief Executive, ODI (host)Ambassador David Donoghue, ODI Distinguished FellowRachel Kyte, the 14th Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts UniversityAmbassador Macharia Kamau, Kenya's Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign AffairsRelated resourcesWhat are the Sustainable Development Goals? (UN Development Programme)

The COVID-19 pandemic has rolled back progress in development but collaboration between countries of the Global South could help get the world back on track. This exchange of technology and skills is known as South-South cooperation, and triangular cooperation, when supported by developed countries or partner agencies. The UN's High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation met this week to examine how the process can help accelerate recovery from the pandemic and achieve a more sustainable future for all. Dima Al-Khatib is the recently appointed Director of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), which is hosted by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). She spoke to UN News's Dianne Penn about some of the key issues discussed at the meeting, including the need for increased funding. 

[This show is produced in Somali only; English caption of the show context is down below] Todobaadkaan #TubtaNabadda, waxaan kaga hadlaynaa u diyaargarowga masiibooyinka iyo la qabsiga cimilada ee Soomaaliya, ka hor xuska Maalinta Caalamiga ee Deegaanka. Waraysiga ugu horeeya, Nasra Maxamuud, oo ah sarkaal la-qabsiga cimilada oo ka tirsan Barnaamijka Horumarinta ee Qaramada Midoobay (UNDP), ayaa nooga warrantay masiibooyinka dabiiciga ah, xiriirka ay la leeyihiin isbeddelka cimilada iyo sida ay QM ula shaqaynayso Dawladda Federaalka ee Soomaliya iyo dawlad-goboleedyada xubnaha ka ah, si kor loogu qaado u diyaar-garowga masiibooyinka. Marwo Nasra Maxamuud, waxa kale oo ay ka hadlaysaa saamaynta ay masiibooyinka dabiiciga ahi ku leeyihiin noolasha iyo hab-nololeedkii soo jireenka ahaa ee Soomaaliya. Qeybta labaad ee barnaamijka, Wasiirka arrimaha Bini'aadantinimada iyo Maareynta Masiibooyinka ee Dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed, Cabdinaasir Caruush, ayaa warbixin guud ka bixinaya sida ay xaaladu tahay iyo tallaabooyinka ay qaadeen ee looga hortagayo masiibooyinka ee deegaannada Koonfur Galbeed. Barnaamijka oo ku baxaya afka Soomaaliga waxaa soo jeedinaya Cali Guutaale iyo Fatxi Maxamed, waxaana rajaynaynaa in aad nala wadaagto fikradahaaga ku saabsan saamaynta ay masiibooyinka dabiiciga ahi ku leeyihiin noolasha iyo hab-nololeedkii soo jireenka ahaa ee Soomaaliya. Radio Mogadishu (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Kulmiye (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Baidoa (1.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) SBC Radio (1.20 p.m., 7.30 p.m.) Radio Garowe (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Cadaado (1.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Risala (2.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) Radio Dalsan (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Hiranweyn (1.15 p.m., 8.15 p.m.) Radio Galgaduud (2.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) Radio Kismaayo (2.30 p.m., 7.00 p.m.) Waamo Radio (8.00 p.m.) Isnaay Radio (7.00 p.m.) Sanguuni Radio (8.00 p.m. Axad) Beerlula Radio (8.30 p.m. Axad) Arlaadi Radio (8.00 p.m. Axad) Radio Daar-Dheer (8.30 p.m. Talaado) Radio jowhar (2:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m.) Waxaad sidoo kale ka helikartaa Podcast qaybtaan iyo qaybaha kaleba: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../tubta-nabaada.../id1373615264 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tubta-nabaada-path-to-peace TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/Tubta-Nabaada-Path-to-Peace-p1120872/ ------------------ Si aad wax badan uga ogaato wararka iyo warbixinada Howlgalka Kaalmaynta QM ee Soomaaliya, booqo: Website: https://unsom.unmissions.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNSomalia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNSOMALIA Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unsom/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/unsom-somalia/... Vimeo: https://www.vimeo.com/unsom ------------------- ------------------- This week on Tubta Nabadda, we discuss disaster preparedness and climate adaptation in Somalia, ahead of World Environment Day. In our first interview, Nasta Mohamud, a climate adaptation officer with the UN Development Programme, tell us about natural disasters, their links to climate change and how the UN is working with Somali federal and state authorities to enhance disaster preparedness. Ms. Mohamud also talks about the impact of natural disasters on livelihoods and traditional ways of life in Somalia. In the second part of the programme, South West State's Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Abdinasir Arush, gives an overview of the situation and steps taken in response to climate shocks in South West State. The programme is presented in the Somali language by Ali Gutale and Fathi Mohamed. And we hope you can share your thoughts on the impact of natural disasters on livelihoods and traditional ways of life in Somalia.

7.5 billion dollars. That's how much a European Commission donor conference pledged for Turkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the February 6 earthquakes. The funds consist of grants and loans, and will go towards rebuilding the devastated areas. Last month's quakes killed more than 50,000 people in Turkiye, destroyed over 300,000 buildings, and left around 1.5 million people homeless. The Brussels conference brought together hundreds of countries, international organisations and financial institutions. They've pledged to help rebuild homes, hospitals, and schools. The UN Development Programme estimates the total financial burden for Turkiye is $103 billion. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the conference, and said the government would rebuild 319,000 homes within one year. Some three million people are estimated to have fled their homes following last month's disasters. Guests: Samuel Doveri Vesterbye Managing Director at European Neighbourhood Council Giray Sadik Director of European Studies Centre at AYBU

What did it take to start a first-of-its-kind sustainable business section at The Guardian? And why leave the big city life to live in a monastic community? Journalist Jo Confino describes his journey from covering finance and business to the next frontier in this time of crisis: mindfulness, compassion, feeling our suffering. As the podcast Jo hosts says: the way out is in. THE IMPACT. Jo Confino: - Bridges many worlds: executive coach, facilitator, journalist, and sustainability expert. - Was Executive Editor of What's Working at HuffPo, executive editor of The Guardian and chairman and editorial director of Guardian Sustainable Business - Is a Partner at Leaders' Quest, partnered with UN Development Programme on a consciousness and systems change initiative, and sits on the Boards of various climate organizations. - Is a mindfulness advocate, has worked closely with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community in France Plum Village, and now hosts their podcast The Way Out Is In. - Gained his MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice at the University of Bath. THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore: - Early influences: the desire to make sense of the world - Changing things at the edge: how he did that at Guardian Sustainable Business - The next edge for anyone working on the climate and social crises: consciousness - What does climate have to do with mindfulness: getting personal, feeling the feelings - The wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: connecting to our own suffering and the suffering of the world - The thousands of choices we can make every day

"We're in the midst of an energy revolution, we're transitioning to an electricity-based economy," - the UN Development Programme's Administrator, Achim Steiner, discusses how the United Nations is setting out to tackle the multiple challenges facing society today – from  pandemic recovery efforts and bridging the energy access gap, to rebuilding social cohesion and the climate crisis. In discussion with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Steiner reflects on a career in sustainable human development that has taken him to posts from India and Pakistan to Germany,  Zimbabwe and  Vietnam, and looks to ways we can build forward better.

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood speaks with Mark Malloch-Brown, president of Open Society Foundations (OSF), Crisis Group trustee, and former UN Deputy Secretary-General and UN Development Programme administrator, about challenges facing open societies today. They talk about the erosion of democracy around the world, including in the West, authoritarians' increasing global influence and the challenge some of the more competent autocrats' governance poses. They discuss the war in Ukraine, Western support to Kyiv, risks of escalation as new weaponry pours in, and whether trying to hold the Kremlin accountable for the crime of aggression could close avenues to a settlement. They also talk about what Western powers and international financial institutions can do to help poor countries suffering from rising inflation, debt burdens and, often, stress related to climate change. They also discuss how organisations like OSF and Crisis Group, which in some ways reflect the heady assumptions of the post-Cold War years, should adapt to a world very different to the one many people back then expected to emerge. For more on the situation in Ukraine, check out Crisis Group's extensive analysis on our Ukraine country page, and for more analysis on global issues, see our Multilateral Diplomacy page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new UN report has suggested the most common factor driving people to join extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa is not religion, but the need for work. The report by the UN Development Programme surveyed thousands of people in eight African countries, including Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia. Only 17% of respondents said that religion was the reason for joining radical groups, whereas 40% said poverty was their main motivation. Education is also important, with one extra year of education significantly reducing a person's likelihood of joining an extremist group.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

[This show is produced in Somali only; English caption of the show context is down below] Todobaadkaan #TubtaNabadda, waxaa uga hadli doonaa isbadalka cimilada iyo la qabsiga cimilada isbadaleysa ee Soomaaliya. Awood in la diyaariyo, soo kabsasho iyo la qabsiga saameynta isbadalada cimilada - sida abaaraha daba dheeraaday iyo heerkulka daran, diirimaadka badda ee u gegsashada cimilada. Xasan Axmed oo ka tirsan hay'adda horumarinta mashaariicda oo qaybta hore barnaamijka noogu marti ah, ayaa ka wadamaya waxa hay'adaha Q.M iyo dowladda ay sameynayaan si bulshada looga caawiyo ilaalinta nololmaalmeedkooda, hab nololeedkooda caadiga ah, iyo xasiloonida dhaqan, dhaqaale ee dadka Soomaaliyeed. Waxaan sidoo kale wareysanay Max'ed Faarax, xubin ka tirsan bulshada deegaanka Dongoroyo ee Puntland, oo ka hadlaaya deegaanka iyo isbadalka cimilada iyo sida bulshadiisa ay wax ka uga qabaneyso arrimahaan, iyagoo la kaashanaya qaramada midoobay iyo saaxiibada kale. Barnaamijka waxaa daadihinaayo Cali Guutaale iyo Fatxi Max'ed. Nala wadaag aragtidaada ku aadan sida loogu diyaargaroobi karo xaaladaha cimilada xun iyo masiibooyinka la xariira isbadalka cimilada. Wac idaacadda aad ugu jeceshahay xilliyadaan. Radio Mogadishu (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Kulmiye (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Baidoa (1.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) SBC Radio (1.20 p.m., 7.30 p.m.) Radio Garowe (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Cadaado (1.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Risala (2.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) Radio Dalsan (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Hiranweyn (1.15 p.m., 8.15 p.m.) Radio Galgaduud (2.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) Radio Kismaayo (2.30 p.m., 7.00 p.m.) Waamo Radio (8.00 p.m.) Isnaay Radio (7.00 p.m.) Sanguuni Radio (8.00 p.m. Axad) Beerlula Radio (8.30 p.m. Axad) Arlaadi Radio (8.00 p.m. Axad) Radio Daar-Dheer (8.30 p.m. Talaado) Waxaad sidoo kale ka helikartaa Podcast qaybtaan iyo qaybaha kaleba: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../tubta-nabaada.../id1373615264 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tubta-nabaada-path-to-peace TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/Tubta-Nabaada-Path-to-Peace-p1120872/ ---------------------- Si aad wax badan uga ogaato wararka iyo warbixinada Howlgalka Kaalmaynta QM ee Soomaaliya, booqo: Website: https://unsom.unmissions.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNSomalia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNSOMALIA Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unsom/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/unsom-somalia/... Vimeo: https://www.vimeo.com/unsom ----------------------- ----------------------- This week on #TubtaNabadda, we discuss climate change and adaptation to changing weather patterns in Somalia, as UN agencies, the Somali Federal Government and Federal Member States work hard to assist people affected by climate-related natural disasters. The ability to prepare for, recover from and adapt to the impacts of climate change – such as extended periods of drought and extreme temperatures, weather anomalies, ocean warming and acidification – is called “climate resilience.” Our first speaker, Hassan Ahmed from the UN Development Programme, gives an overview of what UN agencies and the federal government are doing to help communities preserve livelihoods, traditional ways of life and the social and economic stability of communities in Somalia. We also interview Mohamed Farah, a community member from the Dongroyo district in Puntland, about the environmental and climate change issues and how his community is mitigating them with help from the UN and other partners. The programme is presented in Somali by Ali Gutale and Fathi Mohamed. Share your opinion about how to prepare for harsh and out-of-season weather and disasters related to changing climate. Call in your favourite radio station during the show today.

One of the greatest challenges for global transformation is mindset shift - and because, in terms of food systems, this transformation needs to happen in so many places at once, it can be very difficult for individuals to feel that they're actually making a difference. The Inner Development Goals framework has been developed to support and foster the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Alongside this, the UN Development Programme has established the Conscious Food Systems Alliance. ffinlo Costain talks to Thomas Legrand, author of Politics of Being, and Lead Technical Advisor to the Conscious Food Systems Alliance - and Klaudia Shevelyuk, a sustainability consultant and communications manager for the UN's Inner Development Goals. Klaudia also talks about her harrowing experience of conflict in Ukraine, and explains how the IDGs helped her to cope. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/farmgate/message

In September 2015, leaders from around the world gathered in New York at the United Nations General Assembly and committed to an ambitious global agenda, setting forth seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals”, or SDGs, to be achieved by 2030. These goals, if accomplished, would mark incredible feats of human history. Unfortunately, the most recent report from the UN Economic and Social Council shows that the world is not on track to meet these targets by the 2030 deadline. This episode of the Oxford Policy Pod will dive into the progress and delays on the SDGs, and understand what it will take to reach these goals. We also explore how policymakers are using these voluntary international commitments to guide and prioritize work in practice, specifically in the context of developing urban areas.  https://www.sdglab.ch/en-team/edward-mishaud (Edward Mishaud), is a Senior Advisor and current acting Director with the https://www.sdglab.ch/ (SDG Lab) at UN Geneva. He has over 15 years of expertise across policy, donor relations, governance, advocacy, and communications, and has worked with several UN and other international organizations, such as the UN Development Programme, the World Health Organization, the Joint UN Programme on HIV and the Green Climate Fund.  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/urban-lab/research/research-projects/making-africa-urban/people/sylvia-croese (Dr. Sylvia Croese) is an urban sociologist who is a Senior Researcher at the South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning at the School of Architecture and Planning of the University of the Witwatersrand and Research Associate with the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She has conducted extensive research on urban planning, politics and governance through the lens of housing, land, urban infrastructure and mobility, with a particular focus on the localization of global urban development goals in African cities. She has published widely on this work in major international journals, as well as three co-edited books: Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities (African Minds, 2021), Reframing the Urban Challenge in Africa: Knowledge Co-production from the South (Routledge, 2021) and Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in African cities (Springer, in press). Currently, her research examines the transcalar workings of developmental policy circuits as part of the ERC funded comparative research project Making Africa Urban: the transcalar politics of large-scale urban development. This episode was produced and hosted by Livey Beha, with support from Read Leask. Season 4 of the Oxford Policy Pod is executive produced by Livey Beha and Read Leask.  To learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals, check out: The SDG Lab: https://www.sdglab.ch/ (https://www.sdglab.ch/) Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 Agenda: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/) UN SDG Progress Report https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/29858SG_SDG_Progress_Report_2022.pdf (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/29858SG_SDG_Progress_Report_2022.pdf)  

The UN Development Programme in a report says soaring inflation rates have seen an increase in the number of poor people in developing countries by 71 million in the three months since March 2022. The UNDP says an analysis of 159 developing countries globally indicates that price spikes in key commodities are already having immediate and devastating impacts on the poorest households, with clear hotspots in the Balkans, countries in the Caspian Sea region, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Resilience among ordinary Ukrainians is remarkable but if the war goes on much longer, it threatens 20 years of development gains, the UN Development Programme (or UNDP), has warned. From Lviv in western Ukraine, here's Manal Fouani, UNDP lead in the country, describing to UN News's Daniel Johnson the many and varied challenges that the country faces, seven weeks since the Russian invasion began.

Resilience among ordinary Ukrainians is remarkable but if the war goes on much longer, it threatens 20 years of development gains, the UN Development Programme (or UNDP), has warned. From Lviv in western Ukraine, here's Manal Fouani, UNDP lead in the country, describing to UN News's Daniel Johnson the many and varied challenges that the country faces, seven weeks since the Russian invasion began.

"We're in the midst of an energy revolution, we're transitioning to an electricity-based economy," - the UN Development Programme's Administrator, Achim Steiner, discusses how the United Nations is setting out to tackle the multiple challenges facing society today – from  pandemic recovery efforts and bridging the energy access gap, to rebuilding social cohesion and the climate crisis. In discussion with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Steiner reflects on a career in sustainable human development that has taken him to posts from India and Pakistan to Germany,  Zimbabwe and  Vietnam, and looks to ways we can build forward better.

GUSTAVE SPETH served as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Carter Administration, was Administrator of the UN Development Programme for 6 years, Dean of the Yale School of the Environment for 10, and is a co-founder of the World Resources Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Speth believes that a meaningful response to the climate crisis is impossible if we simply focus on climate or energy or emissions. It calls for a new system of political economy to replace the current system which is not up to the challenge. Speth has released two books this year: THE NEW SYSTEMS READER: Alternatives for a Failed Economy and THEY KNEW: The US Federal Governments Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis

To learn more: thenextsystem.org and ourchildrenstrust.org GUSTAVE SPETH served as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Carter Administration, was Administrator of the UN Development Programme for 6 years, Dean of the Yale School of the Environment for 10, and is a co-founder of the World Resources Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Speth believes that a meaningful response to the climate crisis is impossible if we simply focus on climate or energy or emissions. It calls for a new system of political economy to replace the current system which is not up to the challenge. Speth has released two books this year: THE NEW SYSTEMS READER: Alternatives for a Failed Economy and THEY KNEW: The US Federal Governments Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis

GUSTAVE SPETH served as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Carter Administration, was Administrator of the UN Development Programme for 6 years, Dean of the Yale School of the Environment for 10, and is a co-founder of the World Resources Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Speth believes that a meaningful response to the climate crisis is impossible if we simply focus on climate or energy or emissions. It calls for a new system of political economy to replace the current system which is not up to the challenge. Speth has released two books this year: THE NEW SYSTEMS READER: Alternatives for a Failed Economy and THEY KNEW: The US Federal Governments Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis

The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground, rather than sending money government-to-government, with Afghanistan now controlled by the Taliban.UNDP chief Achim Steiner says they are not only witnessing a nation and a country in the midst of political turmoil but also witnessing an economic implosion.

The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground, rather than sending money government-to-government, with Afghanistan now controlled by the Taliban.UNDP chief Achim Steiner says they are not only witnessing a nation and a country in the midst of political turmoil but also witnessing an economic implosion.

The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground, rather than sending money government-to-government, with Afghanistan now controlled by the Taliban.UNDP chief Achim Steiner says they are not only witnessing a nation and a country in the midst of political turmoil but also witnessing an economic implosion.

n this episode, the former Director of the Environment and Energy Division at the UN Development Programme and convener of the COVID Education Alliance, Dr. Veerle Vanderweerd, and Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Vice-President and Chair of Learning Through Play at the LEGO Foundation, talk about redesigning the traditional education system with technology. They also address the need to approach learning as an active, engaging, joyful and stimulating activity.

In this episode, the former Director of the Environment and Energy Division at the UN Development Programme and convener of the COVID Education Alliance, Dr. Veerle Vanderweerd, and Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Vice-President and Chair of Learning Through Play at the LEGO Foundation, talk about redesigning the traditional education system with technology. They also address the need to approach learning as an active, engaging, joyful and stimulating activity.

Helen Clark is pushing back at any suggestion that the New Zealand Government is providing financial aid to Afghanistan.Taliban officials have spoken exclusively to New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis following the takeover, thanking our Government for the aid its providing to the country.Clark says New Zealand provides aid to the Red Cross, the High Commission for Refugees and the World Food Programme.The former Head of the UN Development Programme says it's utterly ridiculous for the Taliban to suggest the aid is going to them.She says it's ridiculous spin, to make the Taliban look good, when they're anything but.Clark told Kerre McIvor that the Taliban are conducting a sophisticated media strategy, to cover up a horrible reality she's seen with her own eyes.LISTEN ABOVE

Charles O'Malley works at the intersection of personal organisational and societal transformation. He has two decades of experience working on social and environmental issues with everyone from startups to large corporations and governments. Prior to that, he worked for a decade in finance and venture capital. He currently spends half of his time as Senior Systems Change Advisor at the UN Development Programme, where he focuses on how to accelerate transformation in global food and agricultural systems. He spends the rest of his time involved in a range of projects that bring together personal, organisational and systemic change.In this podcast:Personal organisational and systemic changeCollective sense-making processConnecting to a sense of purposeLong term solution for businessMake change with the resources you haveWhy leaders need to slow downLinks:The Power Of The Powerless See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Digital is the context and then it is about ethics, capability, transformation and sustainability.”  In this week's episode of let's talk Marco and I discuss how to create a digital and inclusive society in today's complex world. The digitalisation of our world is a great opportunity to bring together design thinking, IT skills, technology, entrepreneurship and ethics, while asking: how can society benefit from developments in digital technology? How can companies effectively adapt to the digital society? We must teach integration, provide education and create solutions. Companies must create a culture that fosters ongoing learning, that builds and experiments with capabilities, that designs for true transformation and that invests in and implements creative solutions to avoid design knowledge waste. Listen to us exploring how to create a culture of experimentation & inclusion and scaling the leadership skills for life long learning across organisations. Spreading impact and scaling change sustainability is important to deliberately design for sustainable transformation whether this be in society or in organisations. We all need to be part of ‘team human'.  Marco shares his thoughts, insights and wealth of experience from working with individuals, communities and organisations across the globe.  The main insights you will get from this episode are : DSS hosts global goals jams in conjunction with the UN Development Programme to prevent design and process waste and work towards sustainable goals for the good of humanity - by incorporating collective intelligence, integrating technology, and pairing digital with planetary transformation, and design methodology with sustainable development  The digitalisation of our world is a great opportunity to bring together design thinking, IT skills, technology, entrepreneurship and ethics, while asking: how can society benefit from developments in digital technology? How can companies effectively adapt to the digital society? We must teach integration, provide education and create solutions Human-centred design considers the digital context around humans; digital transformation affects everyone and buy-in is essential for its success – it is disruptive but positive lessons can be learned, e.g. how the ethics of technology can serve the digital talent gap and societal advancement We must all learn to relearn, evolve and adapt as a truly global, inclusive and diverse society and tackle big issues like inequality, wellbeing and safety; as individual societies become more closed, migration decreases and there is less diffusion of both specialist knowledge and skills on the ground Companies must create a culture that fosters ongoing learning, that builds and experiments with capabilities, that designs for true transformation and that invests in and implements creative solutions to avoid design knowledge waste Design thinking demystifies complex topics to produce tangible outcomes more quickly by interconnecting creative forces to focus on transforming the future as opposed to trying to change the past – embracing the risks of ‘what if?' and daring to ‘think big'  The complexity of global challenges, such as migration and climate change, require multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and multi-generational teams with a vision focused on the emotional human experience to transform global issues for the long term It is vital to expand the learning community, retain talent, spread impact, scale change and authentically embrace diversity and inclusion; we are limited by what we think, how we act and what we do, but most particularly by how we interact Sustainability requires a workforce with agency to make decisions, bringing with it representation and the essential feeling of belonging - connections and experiences matter more than tools; our overarching goal should be to create a safe and just space for humanity within planetary boundaries 

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu gives the second address in the new Global Europe webinar series, which is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs. She addresses milestones and prospects for multilateral disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and arms control. The High Representative reflects on the disarmament regime in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and on the steps needed to reinvigorate multilateral cooperation towards securing our common future. About the Speaker:   Ms Izumi Nakamitsu assumed her position as Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on 1 May 2017. Prior to taking on this post, Ms. Nakamitsu served as Assistant Administrator of the Crisis Response Unit at the UN Development Programme since 2014. She has many years of experience within and outside the UN system, most recently as Special Adviser Ad Interim on Follow-up to the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants between 2016 and 2017. She was previously Director of the Asia and the Middle East Division of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations between 2012 and 2014, and Director of the Department's Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training, from 2008 to 2012.

Otago Museum's Dr Claire Concannon and UN Development Programme's Andrea Egan discuss the youth-led climate action exhibition

On this week's Speaker Series virtual event, we were joined by George Gray Molina, Chief Economist at UN Development Programme's Global Policy Bureau. COVID-19 and the response to the pandemic is driving millions of informal sector and self-employed workers into poverty. George Gray Molina discussed the findings of a recent UNDP brief that provides estimates of a temporary basic income for all poor and vulnerable people in the developing world. // Recorded virtually on October 9, 2020. Speaker: ​George Gray Molina, Chief Economist at UNDP's Global Policy Bureau About the speaker: George Gray Molina is Chief Economist at UN Development Programme's Global Policy Bureau. His policy and research work focuses on poverty, inequality and policy reforms in the developing world. He has over twenty years of work experience in government, the United Nations, and academia. In his home country, Bolivia, he was head of UDAPE, the Ministry of the Presidency's economic think tank and professor of public policy at the Catholic University of Bolivia. He has also worked as Chief Economist at UNDP's Latin American and Caribbean bureau and has taught public policy at Columbia's SIPA MPA program. He holds a BA in Economics and Anthropology at Cornell University, an MPP at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, a Dphil in Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford University and has conducted post-doc research on global economic governance at Princeton and Oxford.

On this week’s 51%, COVID has changed so much in our lives. Community dance is off the table, and a group of senior citizens is learning to get by without it, for now. About four months ago, we brought you a story about a woman who had co-founded a community dance class that helps senior […]

Although Afghanistan’s COVID-19 crisis is “vast”, what people really want are jobs and security, according to a senior UN relief official.  In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, the UN Development Programme’s representative there, Abdallah Dardari, explains how the agency is already helping the Government to confront the pandemic, and supporting the rising number of families falling into poverty. 

Digital finance is transformational, and promises huge benefits to the world’s most vulnerable citizens, says Achim Steiner, who heads up the UN Development Programme, UNDP. Mr. Steiner spoke to Conor Lennon from UN News ahead of the launch of a new report from a special UN task force, which spells out how digital finance can empower citizens.

Digital finance is transformational, and promises huge benefits to the world’s most vulnerable citizens, says Achim Steiner, who heads up the UN Development Programme, UNDP. Mr. Steiner spoke to Conor Lennon from UN News ahead of the launch of a new report from a special UN task force, which spells out how digital finance can empower citizens.

OBG talks to key speakers at the SFF X Switch event in Singapore to hear their views on how innovation can tackle development and sustainability challenges   Sustainability and climate change took centre stage at SFF x Switch in Singapore in late 2019, when the Singapore FinTech Festival and the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology joined forces for the first time. As one of the partners of the event that attracted more than 900 exhibitors and 60,000 participants, Oxford Business Group witnessed first-hand how the technology and financial sectors are emerging as enablers and change agents for sustainability. In this episode of the OBG Talk podcast recorded at SFF x Switch, regional editor for Asia Patrick Cooke chats with Edwin Chow, Assistant CEO, Innovation & Enterprise, Enterprise Singapore, and Robert Opp, Chief Digital Officer at the UN Development Programme, about the prospects for open innovation initiatives to prosper against a backdrop of rising protectionism and a damaging trade dispute between the world's two major economies. To wrap things up, Justo Ortiz, chairman of Union Bank of the Philippines, expands on the tangible impact his bank's new fintech innovations could have on the lives of ordinary Filipinos, in a country where more than three quarters of the adult population is unbanked and broadband and 4G penetration lags behind many other ASEAN countries.

In this podcast, Dan sits down with Larry Cooley, founder of MSI (now a part of Tetra Tech) and current President Emeritus and Senior Advisor. Before founding MSI, Larry worked at the World Bank, UN Development Programme, Practical Concepts, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Dan and Larry discuss the importance of including monitoring and evaluating in development programs. What can you learn from pilot programs? How much of projects should be spent on monitoring and evaluating? How can you scale up projects? Click here to listen to the full podcast.  

"Efficiency is about going from inputs to outputs. But effectiveness is about going from outputs to outcomes." So says Charles Chandler, author and podcaster, who discusses his model for organizational sustainability and effectiveness. What makes a project and, by extension, an organization, truly effective and great? You must distinguish between "efficiency" and "effectiveness," and understand the importance of measuring effectiveness based on Outcomes (Uptake, Adoption, and Use) rather than Outputs. By looking at organizations as complex adaptive systems, it becomes clear that the true goal of all organizations is basically the same: to be effective in their particular environment. Rather than top-down goal-setting, the directives should ideally come from below, where team members are closer to the environment and customer interaction. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! PDU Information Use the following information in PMI’s CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media   Provider Number: 4634   PDU Claim Code:  4634M2DQT8   Activity Number: PMPOV0057   PDUs for this episode: 1 Charles G. Chandler graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (B.S. and Ph.D.) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.S.), where he studied engineering sciences. He served in the US Peace Corps in Nepal, and later worked at the Texas Water Development Board in Austin, where he managed the state’s program in water conservation and drought contingency planning. In 1982 he founded Assumption Analysis, Inc., a management consulting firm. His clients include USAID, the World Health Organization, the UN Development Programme, the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank, and the African Development Bank.  

The third most senior figure at the United Nations for the past eight years, Helen Clark shares insights into the complex layers of partnerships for development and the need to recognise partners' contributions. "Tell a positive story" is among the advice for communicators from this inspiring former Administrator of the UN Development Programme. Podcast recorded at the Research for Development Impact Conference 2017, University of Sydney, by Donorzone founder Julie Marks. #globaldev

Topic: Despite Benjamin's protestations, the pair and their illustrious guests are brought down by the challenges of operational excellence in Government. Ed Straw, former PwC partner, think tank and national relationship counselling organisation board member, and author of Stand & Deliver: A Design for Successful Government, talks about the need for a systemic focus on results, and Sasa Linic, adviser to the prime minister of Serbia for the UN Development Programme, focuses on a need for transparency. All of them are seeking hope for Government and all of them get up in the morning filled with the drive to change and improve. JP looks on unsure whether to admire or pity... Hosts: Joseph Paris, Founder of the OpEx Society & The XONITEK Group of Companies Benjamin Taylor,  Managing Partner of RedQuadrant. Guests: Ed Straw, Sasa Linic [caption id="attachment_309" align="alignnone" width="200"] Ed Straw[/caption] About Ed: Ed Straw was born in 1949 and educated at Manchester University, Manchester Business School, Harvard Business School and Oxford University. He has seen government from every angle: as a citizen and consumer, adviser to several government ministers, chair of Demos and Relate, and a specialist on government task forces. He was a consultant on Thatcher’s public sector reforms and then New Labour’s, a policy moderniser during Neil Kinnock’s leadership of the Labour Party, and he designed the organisational blueprint for the party under John Smith and Tony Blair. He was also a global and UK board director for PwC, and his work has taken him to countries and governments around the world. An early training in civil engineering taught him structured analysis, and perhaps most importantly for this book, how to design things so they don’t fall down. [caption id="attachment_310" align="alignnone" width="200"] Sasa Linic[/caption]  Sasa's LinkedIn About Sasa: A dedicated and committed consultancy practitioner with more than 12 years of extensive interdisciplinary experience in sustainability and organizational development in for-profit, governmental, and international organizations. Understand client's circumstances and tailoring innovative organizational solutions that meet specific needs. Recognized as a decisive leader, hard-worker, and excellent team-player, proven in leading multicultural teams with focus on relationships and client success. Holding talent in building common ground and trust with people, comfortable in interacting with all levels of organization to maintain seamless business operations.eteran ICT teacher, project manager and developer, Expert on management cybernetics, Skunkworks operator, Moral philosopher

July 2, 2015 • 12:00 pm EST  Join Ted Hart, CAF America CEO and host of the CAF America Radio Network, for a meaningful conversation with Karolina Mzyk, UNDP Project Manager for the Post-2015 Platform for Philanthropy and a CAF America strategic partner. Karolina will discuss the significance of the UNDP initiative and how the field of philanthropy will be involved while establishing the Post-2015 sustainable development goals. In honor of Nelson Mandela Day, celebrated annually on July 18, Karolina will also discuss Mandela's legacy, how his work is relevant to international development today, and the importance of raising awareness about this motivational global call for service. Karolina Mzyk works in the UN Development Programme and is responsible for coordinating global relations with philanthropic foundations. Karolina facilitates conversation between philanthropic foundations and UNDP about global sustainable development and poverty reduction.Karolina also provides support in developing concrete partnerships between UNDP and various foundations. Recently, Karolina has been working on a global initiative to engage foundations and civil society partners in a dialogue on global development.

On this week's 51%, COVID has changed so much in our lives. Community dance is off the table, and a group of senior citizens is learning to get by without it, for now. About four months ago, we brought you a story about a woman who had co-founded a community dance class that helps senior citizens fight inactivity and isolation. The group dancing was put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking away a social outlet so vital for many. The community class was still on hold at the time of this airing. Joann Jones is the co-founder of the free line-dancing class for senior citizens in Nashville, Tennessee's Hadley Park neighborhood. WPLN producer David Condos brings us an update to his earlier story from 51% episode #1609. Meantime, the COVID-19 pandemic has left some military families in limbo. This spring, the Pentagon issued a "stop movement" order, prohibiting service members from transferring to new bases. Now, months later, some moves are taking place, but other troops - and their families - remain frozen in place. From San Diego, Steve Walsh reports for the American Homefront Project. That's our show for this week. Thanks to Tina Renick for production assistance. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock. Our theme music is Glow in the Dark by Kevin Bartlett. This show is a national production of Northeast Public Radio. If you'd like to hear this show again, sign up for our podcast, or visit the 51% archives on our web site at wamc.org. And follow us on Twitter @51PercentRadio This week's show is #1627.