On September 5th, a special forces unit of the Guinean military attacked the presidential palace in the capital Conakry, and deposed President Alpha Conde.

This was the third coup in West Africa in the last 12 months.

David Zounmenou, senior research consultant at the Institute for Security Studies, explains the circumstances that lead to this coup. He also explains how events in Guinea fit into a broader regional trends in which once duly elected presidents become authoritarian and are deposed in a coup.  

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The United Nations General Assembly is always one of the most important weeks of the diplomatic calendar. Each day this week we are bringing you live coverage featuring the latest news and analysis from UNGA, in partnership with the UN Foundation. 

Today’s episode was recorded Friday afternoon, September 24.

Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, discusses ongoing diplomacy on the crisis in Afghanistan. 

Elizabeth Cousens, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, discusses her key takeaways from this week in diplomacy.

Kanika Chawla, Programme Manager with UN Energy, Sustainable Energy For All explains the significant outcomes from a major meeting on Energy and Energy transitions called the High Level Dialogue on Energy. 

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The United Nations General Assembly is always one of the most important weeks of the diplomatic calendar. Each day this week we are bringing you live coverage featuring the latest news and analysis from of UNGA, in partnership with the UN Foundation. 

Today’s episode was recorded Wednesday afternoon, September 22.

Kate Dodson, vice president for global health at the United Nations Foundation explains the big outcomes from a major COVID Summit convened by the White House. Also, Panama Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the work of a senior diplomat during UNGA. 

 

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The annual opening of the UN General Assembly is always one the most important weeks on the diplomatic calendar.

The podcast has partnered with the United Nations Foundation to provide listeners with daily news and expert analysis about what is driving the diplomatic agenda at the United Nations during this key week.

Today, we speak with UN Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed who articulates her priorities for #UNGA76. We then turn to climate diplomacy expert Yamid Dagnet of the World Resources Institute who explains the significant moments in climate diplomacy this week. 

This episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience in advance of a key meeting at the United Nations known as the Food Security Summit. 

This episode is produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network and features a panel discussion examining the links between food systems and action needed to confront climate change. 

Introductory Remarks:

Gernot Laganda, Chief / Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes,  UN World Food Programme (WFP)  

Framing remarks

Peter Laderach, Principal Scientist WFP/CGIAR

Panellists 

Ben Webster, Head of Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) Secretariat

Astrid Zwick, Head of InsuResilience Secretariat

Walter Baethgen, Director of the Regional and Sectoral Research program in the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, IRI

Jerry Velasquez, Director Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund 

Dr Saleemul Huq, Director International Centre for Climate Change andDevelopment (ICCCAD), Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and AT5 Chair of the UNFood Systems Summit

Closing remarks

Christine Schneeberger, Deputy Head Global Cooperation, Swiss Agency for Developmentand Cooperation (SDC)

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Angela Merkel steps down this month after having served as chancellor of Germany since 2005. Her time in office coincided with a number of major world events, including the global financial crisis; the 2015 refugee and migrant crisis; Brexit, Crimea, Trump, COVID, and much more.  Throughout it all, Angela Merkel has been the de-facto leader of the European Union.

On the line with me to discuss some of the significant moments in Angela Merkel’s 16 years as Chancellor of Germany is Constanze Stelzenmüller, the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at the Brookings Institution. 

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