Ep. 24: Elders and Youth Reflect on the UN's 75th Birthday

Happy Birthday, UN Charter! As the United Nations turns 75,
UN-Scripted looks at the past, present and future of the
organization through the sharp eyes of elders and youth. In this
episode, you’ll hear from former heads of states, diplomats and
United Nations officials on what they believe are the UN’s greatest
accomplishments and the path ahead for the organization. In this
episode, you'll hear strong, controversial opinions: disillusioned
UN youth delegates, elders desperate for international cooperation
and pro-Asian scholars who believe the region is bound to lead the
world soon. You’ll also hear from leading UN scholars who look at
the key events that have shaped the United Nations since its its
inception. For more information about our guests, in order of
appearance: • Stephen Schlesinger, United States, Senior Fellow at
the Century Foundation and former Director of the World Policy
Institute at the New School; author of, among other books, “Act of
Creation: The Founding of The United Nations," available here:
https://www.amazon.com/Act-Creation-Founding-United-Nations/dp/0813332753
• Thomas G. Weiss, United States, Presidential Professor of
Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and former director
of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at CUNY;
author of numerous books on the UN. For more information:
https://www.futureun.org/en/Home • Fabrizio Hochschild, Chile,
Special Adviser to Secretary-General António Guterres on the
Commemoration of the UN-75th Anniversary. The United Nations
worldwide survey is available at: https://www.un.org/UN75 • Mary
Robinson, Ireland, Former President of Ireland, former UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights and currently Chair of The Elders.
Mary Robinson has also discussed human rights and multilateral
cooperation in a post-pandemic world with fellow members of The
Elders in special episodes of a new podcast series called “Finding
Humanity”. The series also features interviews with frontline
activists and human rights defenders working for change in their
communities. Listen here: findinghumanitypodcast.com • Sir Richard
Jolly, United Kingdom, Former Deputy Director of Unicef and a UN
Assistant Secretary-General • Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore, Former
Permanent Representative to the UN and Distinguished Fellow at the
National University of Singapore. His book, "Has China Won," is
available at:
https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/kishore-mahbubani/has-china-won/9781541768123/
• Carol Bellamy, United States, Former Executive Director of Unicef
• Justin Yifu Lin, China, Former Chief Economist at the World Bank
and Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking
University. • Edward Mortimer, United Kingdom, Former Director of
Communications for Secretary-General Kofi Annan And our youth
leaders: • Côme Girschig, France, Representative at the UN’s 2019
Youth Climate Change Summit • Yen Ba Vu, Vietnam, Law and History
Student • Dr. Joannie M. Bewa, Benin, Sexual and Reproductive
Health Advocate and UN Youth Leader for the Sustainable Development
Goals • Sophie Arsenault, Canada, delivered a speech on behalf of
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• The Centre for United Nations Studies at the University of
Buckingham in the United Kingdom offers a one-year masters degree
program in United Nations and Diplomatic Studies.
www.buckingham.ac.uk/humanities/ma/united-nations-and-diplomatic-studies
• Fordham University offers a Master of Science in Humanitarian
Studies via online and evening classes at Fordham's campuses in the
Bronx and Manhattan. fordham.edu/mshs. • The Fletcher School at
Tufts University offers a two-year Master of Arts in Law and
Diplomacy and a one-year master’s degree program for mid-career
professionals. https://fletcher.tufts.edu