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Is the United Nations' top job for men only?
Inside Geneva
English - April 20, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBGovernment News Politics switzerland politics languages swiss culture science travel Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The United Nations is 75 years old – but there has never been a woman Secretary General. Now Antonio Guterres is standing for a second term, so it will likely be another five years before a woman candidate can have a chance at the UN’s top job. Why is it taking so long? Does Guterres’ record even merit a second term? And why are some senior UN positions traditionally reserved for certain countries? In this episode host Imogen Foulkes talks to Heather Barr, co-director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, Geneva journalist Nick Cumming-Bruce, and analyst Daniel Warner.
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Host: Imogen Foulkes
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