Believe in the Power of Change - Rebeca Grynspan
Awake At Night
English - July 01, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsNews Commentary News Government covid19 humanitarian peacekeeping refugees unhcr coronavirus health peace unitednations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Despite monitoring multiple global crises, Rebeca Grynspan has never lost her faith in the power of change. As Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), she is assessing the impact of the war in Ukraine on cash-strapped countries still reeling from the pandemic.
“We don't have to be naive, but we have to believe in change, because change has happened. And we can make it happen again.”
A trio of crises – climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine – are setting global development by decades, with vulnerable countries worst affected by global food and energy shortages. In this episode, Rebeca Grynspan reflects on these setbacks, their disproportionate impact on women, and why the world can never give up on the promise of development.