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María Fernanda Espinosa, UN secretary general candidate: The UN risks becoming irrelevant

María Fernanda Espinosa, UN secretary general candidate: The UN risks becoming irrelevant

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María Espinosa on her bid to lead the UN and why it must transform or risk irrelevance

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“Sometimes we confuse activity with impact. And here I think the
way we measure results should be different. How many lives has
the UN saved? How many people has the UN helped to live out of
poverty? How many people have we prevented from conflict? How
many people were we able to support?” The BBC’s Anne Soy speaks
to María Fernanda Espinosa, Ecuador’s former foreign minister and
a candidate to become the first woman secretary general of the
United Nations. She is seeking the role at a time when the UN
faces severe financial pressure, falling international aid
budgets and questions about its influence over major conflicts.
Espinosa believes the organisation remains essential, but warns
that it could become irrelevant unless it changes how it works.
She describes the choice facing the UN as “reform, transform or
die”. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping
our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the
BBC, including episodes with Russia’s nuclear envoy Mikhail
Ulyanov and UNICEF chief Catherine Russell. You can listen on the
BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT.
Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times
a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.
Presenter: Anne Soy Producer: Osman Iqbal, Sharon Hemands and
Farhana Haider Editor: Damon Rose

(Image: María Fernanda Espinosa. Credit: Getty)