UN Necessary Podcast Episode 1: Multilateralism 2.0: Maria Fernanda Espinosa on the responsibility to include

A podcast hosted by Nudhara Yusuf and Daniel Perell where they talk with the people behind the scenes on the UN’s Summit of the Future

By  Nudhara Yusuf Co-Host  •  Daniel Perell Co-Host  •  María Fernanda Espinosa Guest

Nudhara and Dan are joined by Maria Fernanda Espinosa, president of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly and Executive Director of GWL Voices, about the international community’s responsibility to include diverse voices at the upcoming 2024 Summit of the Future. These are not limited to experts, activists or officials from the global south, as well as the north. 

In the UN Necessary podcast’s launch episode, we hear how Ms. Fernanda Espinosa, a woman who was previously Ecuador’s minister of foreign affairs, ambassador to the UN, and many other roles, continues to draw on lessons learned from indigenous communities in rural Ecuador.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts

Episodes to date:

  • Episode 1: Multilateralism 2.0 with Maria Fernanda Espinosa
  • Episode 2: Do it for the Plot with Ishaan Shah
  • Episode 3: The World at a Crossroads with Maria Joao Rodriguez
  • Episode 4: The UN Reforms we Need with David Passarelli

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