Awake At Night

Awake At Night

40 episodes

What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous places? How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? 
Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness to suffering and atrocities, how are they helping people and coping themselves?
 To find out, Melissa Fleming meets them. Here you will discover extraordinary personal stories from people who devote their lives to helping others.

Podcasts

Sorrow and relief on the shores of Greece - Erasmia Roumana - Protection associate, UNHCR

Published: Nov. 24, 2023, 1:52 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds

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Invigorated by Africa - Stephen Jackson - UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya

Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 12 seconds

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Feeding the Forgotten - Reena Ghelani - UN ASG Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator

Published: Nov. 10, 2023, 2:08 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 5 seconds

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Season 8 - There to help

Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 11:31 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 6 seconds

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My Heart Was Crying - Sara Beysolow Nyanti - Former Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan

Published: July 7, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 21 seconds

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The Last Best Hope Humanity Has - Ramiz Alakbarov - former UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan

Published: June 30, 2023, 1:02 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 6 seconds

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The Africa the World Needs - Cristina Duarte - UN Under-Secretary-General & Special Adviser on Africa

Published: June 16, 2023, 6:37 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 38 seconds

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The Light in Their Eyes - Najat Maalla M'jid - UN Special Representative on Violence against Children

Published: June 9, 2023, 4:22 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 36 seconds

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Bringing Health to the World - Dr. David Nabarro - Special Envoy of the WHO Director-General on COVID-19

Published: June 2, 2023, 3:04 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 25 seconds

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The Missiles Dont Stop Us - Denise Brown - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine

Published: May 26, 2023, 7 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 33 seconds

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Haunted by Syrias Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, 7 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 40 seconds

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But Where Are You Really From? - Amanda Khozi Mukwashi - UN Resident Coordinator in Lesotho

Published: Jan. 13, 2023, 7:03 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 43 seconds

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Expanding your heart - Ulrika Richardson - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti

Published: Jan. 6, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 40 seconds

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Giving Voice to Victims in Ukraine - Matilda Bogner - Head of UN Human Rights mission in Ukraine

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 12:31 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds

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Fighting Disinformation to Survive - Irene Khan - UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression

Published: Dec. 9, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 22 seconds

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Harnessing constructive outrage - Staffan de Mistura - UN Secretary-Generals Personal Envoy for Western Sahara

Published: Nov. 25, 2022, 4:41 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 3 seconds

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The Power of One Small Act - Chris Mburu - UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Congo

Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 7:51 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 56 seconds

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Leading in Tragic Times - Deborah Lyons - UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

Published: Aug. 26, 2022, 4:17 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 36 seconds

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Life After Islamic State - Bitesize special - Adiba Qasim - Yazidi refugee and humanitarian

Published: Aug. 19, 2022, 5:41 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds

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Knowing the Pain of the Displaced - Ugochi Daniels - IOM

Published: Aug. 5, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 42 seconds

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It Wasn't My Day To Die - Bitesize Special - Giles Duley

Published: July 29, 2022, 4:51 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds

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A Life-long Quest for Justice - Serge Brammertz

Published: July 22, 2022, 10:04 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds

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Believe in the Power of Change - Rebeca Grynspan

Published: July 1, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 46 seconds

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Not Here to Judge You - Bitesize Special - Monique Sokhan

Published: June 24, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 2 seconds

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The heartbreaking struggle to help Ukraine - Osnat Lubrani

Published: June 17, 2022, 4:55 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 41 seconds

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Climate Action in the Shadow of War - Vladislav Kaim

Published: June 10, 2022, 6:10 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds

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Risking Your Life For Peace - Unaisi Vuniwaqa

Published: June 3, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 23 seconds

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Even children of war find hope - Bo Viktor Nylund

Published: May 27, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds

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Sitting face to face with the Taliban - Mary-Ellen McGroarty

Published: May 20, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds

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New Season Coming Soon

Published: May 13, 2022, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 4 seconds

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I Refuse to Give Up

Published: Dec. 17, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 20 seconds

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Rays of Hope

Published: Dec. 10, 2021, 1:25 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 17 seconds

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So Much More that We Can Do to Save Lives Right Now

Published: Nov. 5, 2021, 8:23 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 49 seconds

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They want me to tell their story

Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Every trafficking story is a story that can shake you to your core

Published: Oct. 1, 2021, 4:22 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 14 seconds

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Keep going for the children of Afghanistan

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 4:32 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 57 seconds

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Build Trust and Build a Future

Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 3:17 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 56 seconds

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A Barrier-free Life

Published: Sept. 3, 2021, 4:27 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 59 seconds

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Need to be heard

Published: Aug. 27, 2021, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 31 seconds

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Space Diplomat

Published: Aug. 13, 2021, 6:50 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 23 seconds

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Empower Your Women!

Published: June 25, 2021, 4:26 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 29 seconds

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Prisoner of Hope

Published: June 18, 2021, 7:04 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 19 seconds

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United, we prevail. Divided, we fail.

Published: June 11, 2021, 10:18 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 14 seconds

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Are we doing enough for the children?

Published: May 14, 2021, 5:42 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 4 seconds

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It Breaks Your Heart to Hear About the Brutality

Published: April 30, 2021, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 23 seconds

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Clearing Mines for 30 Years

Published: April 23, 2021, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 9 seconds

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Good People Have Always a Smile on Their Face

Published: April 9, 2021, 6:22 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 28 seconds

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We Are the World

Published: March 26, 2021, 4:56 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 55 seconds

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Light in the Darkness

Published: March 19, 2021, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 11 seconds

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There is Hope

Published: March 12, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 57 seconds

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Are you the Scorpion?

Published: March 5, 2021, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds

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Finding the Thing You Love

Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 6:59 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 21 seconds

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I Believe in Humanity

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 5:55 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 53 seconds

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You can put things right

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 24 seconds

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Isaac

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 7:32 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 3 seconds

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I get very calm in chaos

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 24 seconds

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You Have to Take Action

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 5:47 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 6 seconds

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All you have to do is your best

Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 3:51 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 32 seconds

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They Want to Go Back Home

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, noon
Duration: 48 minutes 20 seconds

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Once Theres Life, Theres Hope

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 5:01 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 42 seconds

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The Power of Women to Make Change

Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 3:49 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 4 seconds

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Possible to Escape

Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 2:44 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 37 seconds

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These Battles are Worth Fighting

Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 50 seconds

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We Are Scientific Fighters

Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 4:44 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 23 seconds

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I Know How it Feels to Grow Up in Poverty

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 12:01 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 14 seconds

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We Need to Save More Lives

Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 1:19 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 2 seconds

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Theres a Lot We Can Do

Published: July 28, 2020, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 53 seconds

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How do we get better after this?

Published: July 16, 2020, 3:28 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds

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Never Ever Give Up

Published: July 9, 2020, 8:47 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 20 seconds

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Season Three

Published: July 7, 2020, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds

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Home Is the People Around You

Published: Aug. 18, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 55 seconds

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The Path of Compassion

Published: June 27, 2019, 10:21 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 47 seconds

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We Are Coming To Kill You

Published: June 20, 2019, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 15 seconds

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Born to help others

Published: June 13, 2019, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 25 seconds

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Magic and Beauty

Published: June 6, 2019, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 12 seconds

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Not Here to Judge You

Published: May 30, 2019, 10 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 7 seconds

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So Glad to be Alive

Published: May 23, 2019, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 30 seconds

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Season Two

Published: May 16, 2019, 10:23 a.m.
Duration: 46 seconds

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When Going Home Is No Longer An Option.

Published: Nov. 18, 2018, 10:55 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 16 seconds

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BONUS Khaled Hosseini

Published: Nov. 6, 2018, 3:34 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds

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I will always hold fast

Published: Oct. 14, 2018, 9:57 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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A nun, a lawyer and a cowboy

Published: Oct. 7, 2018, 10 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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It wasn't my day to die

Published: Sept. 30, 2018, 10 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds

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It Has To Stop Somewhere

Published: Sept. 23, 2018, 9:55 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds

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I Still Cant Believe That Is Happening In My Country

Published: Sept. 16, 2018, 10 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds

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Darkness Does Weird Things To You

Published: Sept. 9, 2018, 7:29 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 24 seconds

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Awake At Night

Published: Aug. 17, 2018, 1:34 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

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