Multilateralism UNpacked
by United Nations University Centre for Policy Research · 14 episodes
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Multilateralism UNpacked is produced by the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research. Each month, we take a deep dive into a key challenge facing the United Nations and its Member States; and offer evidence-based solutions that can be adopted in response to help avert crisis and strengthen the multilateral system.
Latest episodes
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27 min
The Future of UN Peace Operations, Part 3 – “A New Review, A New Vision?”
UNU-CPR Senior Fellow and RMIT Professor of Global Security Charles Hunt unpacks the Secretary-General’s review on the future of all forms of UN peace operations, requested by Memb…
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28 min
The Future of UN Peace Operations, Part 2 – Peace Operations Under Pressure in South Sudan
In this episode of Multilateralism Unpacked, UNU-CPR Research Officer Catharina Nickel discusses how financial cuts are affecting UN peace operations on the ground, drawing on rece…
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32 min
Rethinking International Tax Cooperation
In this episode of Multilateralism UNpacked, UNU-CPR Senior Fellow and Professor of Fiscal Law at the University of Nairobi, Attiya Waris, discusses the ongoing negotiations on a U…
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24 min
The Future of UN Peace Operations, Part 1 – Peace Operations at an Inflection Point
In this episode, UNU-CPR’s Head of Geneva Office Dr. Adam Day joins Dr. Jack Durrell to discuss the future of UN peace operations at a moment of financial strain, geopolitical frag…
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23 min
Misinformation, Disinformation and the Future of Information Integrity
In this episode, UNU-CPR Director Dr. David Pasarelli speaks with Dr. Simon Chesterman, Vice Provost and David Marshall Professor at the National University of Singapore, about mis…
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23 min
Misinformation, Disinformation and the Future of Information Integrity
In this episode, UNU-CPR Director Dr. David Pasarelli speaks with Dr. Simon Chesterman, Vice Provost and David Marshall Professor at the National University of Singapore, about mis…
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37 min
Exit from International Organizations – Rethinking State Withdrawal
In this episode, UNU-CPR Director Dr. David Pasarelli is joined by Professor Inken von Borzyskowski about her award-winning book, Exit from International Organizations (co-authored…
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35 min
Meeting the Needs of Future Generations, Part 1 – Intergenerational Equity Explained
In this episode of Multilateralism UNpacked, UNU-CPR’s Daouia Chalali welcomes Professor Edith Brown Weiss of Georgetown University, one of the leading architects of the concept of…
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27 min
Governing AI for Humanity: Reflections on Risks, Opportunities and Global Cooperation
Episode 8 of Multilateralism UNpacked examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping global governance at a moment when the technology is advancing faster than multilateral syst…
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33 min
COP 30: A Turnaround COP or a Missed Opportunity?
In this episode of Multilateralism Unpacked, UNU-CPR’s Head of Communications, Jack Durrell, speaks with Senior Researcher Michael Franczak, sharing insights from his experience at…
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33 min
AI, War and International Humanitarian Law
In this episode of Multilateralism Unpacked, Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at UNU-CPR, speaks with Laurent Gisel, Head of the Arms and Conduct…
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28 min
Exploring the UN’s Role in the Global Governance of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become one of the most transformative technologies of our time. From reshaping industries and labour markets to influencing education, heal…
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17 min
UN80: Can the UN learn to adapt?
As the United Nations approaches its 80th anniversary, questions about its agility and relevance have taken centre stage. In Episode 4 of Multilateralism UNpacked, UNU-CPR Director…
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15 min
Running out of time? Accelerating implementation of the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched ten years ago. But their implementation over the past decade has been uneven and evidence suggests we are unlikely to achieve…
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11 min
Looking Ahead to the “Turnaround COP”
President Lula of Brazil has called COP30 the “Turnaround COP” – warning that it may represent our last chance to avoid an irreversible rupture in the climate system. In episode 2…
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17 min
Doing "more with less".
Dr. Jack Durrell, Head of Communications at UNU-CPR, speaks to Dr. Nicole Goldin, Head of the Centre's Equitable Development research pillar, on key takeaways from the recent IMF a…