The World Health Organization (WHO)has been in the news recently; its profile was heightened following its leadership in the Covid-19 response - or perceived failure to lead - and in the US's withdrawal after criticisms of bias. Join James Cafferky in an interview of WHO expert, and recent WHO retiree, Professor Vivian Lin, in walking through what the enigmatic multinational organisation actually does, the challenges it faces, and the importance of health systems thinking.
With 42-years’ service in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) former ambassador John Woods has served the interests of Australia in Europe, The Middle East, Asia, North Africa and the Americas. His storied career and wealth of experience makes John one of Australia’s most knowledgeable authorities on life as an ambassador. Full of information on the path to becoming an ambassador and the realities of holding the honour for your country season 1’s final episode is not to be missed. Thank you to all who have followed a long for since April and make sure to check back in August for season 2. ...
In this episode we sat down for a chat with Dr Charles T. Hunt, a Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at Social & Global Studies Centre, RMIT to discuss what constitutes the success of a peacekeeping mission, the challenges that a “robust turn” in UN missions poses, and what it takes to construct conditions for lasting peace. Dr Charles T. Hunt will be giving a talk on the protection of civilians in UN peace operations at the Australian Institute for International Affairs Victoria on May 29th, 2019. ...
Emmy-nominated Australian Journalist, Karishma Vyas, discusses her career as an international reporter. In doing so, this episode unravels the phenomenon of fake news and political polarisation while debating the importance of press freedom and equal representation in the media. ...
