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Ukraine and Russia Clash at the Security Council
We kick off this episode of To Save Us From Hell at the Security Council, where an emergency meeting on Ukraine led to a revealing clash between the Russian and Ukrainian ambassadors. The meeting followed Russian airstrikes on a children’s hospital in Kyiv, which Russia denied. Things got particularly heated when the Russian Ambassador, acting in his capacity as President of the Security Council, raised procedural objections against letting Ukraine into the meeting(!).
As certified UN-Nerds, Anjali Dayal and Mark Leon Goldberg's ears always perk up when they see the UN represented in pop culture. In this segment of this special episode of To Save Us From Hell, they take a deep dive into how the United Nations is portrayed in popular music from the 1950s to today.
A UN Meeting With the Taliban Excludes Afghan Women. Is that a Problem?
The United Nations is convening a meeting that includes about 30 representatives of government and international institutions on one side, and the Taliban on the other. This meeting has garnered a degree of controversy for the fact that the meeting does not include any Afghan women. In this segment of "To Save Us From Hell" Mark Leon Goldberg and Anjali Dayal discuss the propriety of this meeting and whether or not political sometimes expedience demands working with nasty international actors?
Why the United Nations' Humanitarian Work is the Most Important Thing the UN Does
The United Nations these days is defined by its humanitarian work around the world. That makes the top UN humanitarian official arguably the second most important person at the UN after the Secretary General. Martin Griffiths is currently the top UN humanitarian official and is leaving his post at the end of the month. In this clip, we discuss why the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs has become such an important position at the UN. We discuss who might replace him—and why this position has always gone to a British diplomat in recent years.
The Olympic Truce and the Refugee Olympic Team
In this video we talk about the 2024 Olympics and discuss the concept of an “Olympic Truce” embraced by the United Nations. We also talk about the UN-backed effort to establish a Refugee Olympic Team. For more: https://www.globaldispatches.org/
What Would a Second Trump Presidency Mean for the UN
It’s been a tumultuous week in American politics: an assassination attempt on Trump, JD Vance nominated as the Republican vice presidential candidate, and the ongoing Republican National Conventions. In this To Save Us From Hell video, we deep dive into what Project 2025 says about the United Nations, including the potential for the US to withdraw from the UN altogether.