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Biden-Putin: The Geneva summit expectations

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Geneva is welcoming two of the most powerful men in the world: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. What do t…

5 years, 3 months ago

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Education: Making it a priority in humanitarian emergencies

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Education is fundamental to the life of every child. Not being in school puts children at immediate risk and it ruins their futures. …

5 years, 4 months ago

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Finding common ground to battle future pandemics

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The 194 members of the World Health Organisation will meet for the annual World Health Assembly from May 24. The body decides global …

5 years, 4 months ago

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Defending the Disappeared

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Not knowing the fate of a loved one causes unimaginable heartbreak and anxiety for families. People go missing in wars and natural di…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Is the United Nations' top job for men only?

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The United Nations is 75 years old – but there has never been a woman Secretary General. Now Antonio Guterres is standing for a secon…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Genocide: why we apply the term sparingly

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It is regarded as the worst of all crimes, but what constitutes genocide? How does it differ from crimes against humanity? How are th…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Syria, a decade of war

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The war in Syria began 10 years ago this month. Throughout that decade, Geneva has been at the heart of diplomatic efforts towards pe…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Is Facebook a danger to democracy?

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Billions of us use social media – but how much control do we have over how it uses us? Big tech giant Facebook could block news conte…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Are nuclear weapons really banned?

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In January nuclear weapons were banned by international treaty. But the treaty doesn’t apply to any of the nuclear powers, since none…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Covid 19: When hindsight is 20/20

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It’s a year since Covid 19 went global, and we all headed into lockdown. In this episode Imogen Foulkes revisits some eerily prescien…

5 years, 8 months ago

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