Ep. 13: Melissa Fleming Wants to Reshape the UN’s Image: Can She Do It?

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words
"United Nations"? Melissa Fleming, UN Under Secretary General for
Global Communications, spends a lot of time thinking about how
people all over the world answer that question. A newcomer to UN
headquarters in September, with a big agenda ahead (like the UN's
75th anniversary), Fleming wants the UN to become synonymous with
positivity and real solutions. In the process, can she improve what
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