# Awake At Night Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564.md RSS feed: https://unhcr.libsyn.com/rss Official site: https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night Author: Tulin Battikhi Episodes: 141 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-at-night-769564 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564.md ## Episodes - [Launching a new life from a refugee camp, with Mary Maker - UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/launching-a-new-life-from-a-refugee-camp-with-mary-maker-unhcr-goodwill-ambassador) — 2026-07-14T12:26:00+00:00 - [Building the Foundations for Human Dignity, with Jorge Moreira da Silva - Executive Director of UNOPS, the United Nations Office for Project Services](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/building-the-foundations-for-human-dignity-with-jorge-moreira-da-silva-executive-director-of-unops-the-united-nations-office-for-project-services) — 2026-07-07T13:30:00+00:00 - [Overcoming trauma in the service of peace, with Elpida Rouka - Senior political affairs officer, Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/overcoming-trauma-in-the-service-of-peace-with-elpida-rouka-senior-political-affairs-officer-office-of-the-un-special-envoy-for-syria) — 2026-06-30T13:27:00+00:00 - [Lighting Libya's long path to peace, with Hanna Tetteh - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and UNSMIL Head](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/lighting-libya-s-long-path-to-peace-with-hanna-tetteh-special-representative-of-the-secretary-general-for-libya-and-unsmil-head) — 2026-06-23T10:18:00+00:00 - [The force of good is much stronger than the force of evil, with Kelly Clements - UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/the-force-of-good-is-much-stronger-than-the-force-of-evil-with-kelly-clements-unhcr-deputy-high-commissioner) — 2026-06-16T01:36:00+00:00 - [Why peace begins with people, not power, with Bintou Keita - Former UN Secretary-General's Special Representative DRC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/why-peace-begins-with-people-not-power-with-bintou-keita-former-un-secretary-general-s-special-representative-drc) — 2026-02-03T13:03:00+00:00 - [Youth, power and possibility, with Felipe Paullier - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/youth-power-and-possibility-with-felipe-paullier-un-assistant-secretary-general-for-youth-affairs) — 2026-01-27T05:31:00+00:00 - [How to lead forces for peace, with Cheryl Pearce - The UN's Acting Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/how-to-lead-forces-for-peace-with-cheryl-pearce-the-un-s-acting-military-adviser-for-peacekeeping-operations) — 2026-01-20T03:10:00+00:00 - [Fighting hunger in a world of plenty, with Jean-Martin Bauer - Director, Food Security and Nutrition Analysis, World Food Programme (WFP)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/fighting-hunger-in-a-world-of-plenty-with-jean-martin-bauer-director-food-security-and-nutrition-analysis-world-food-programme-wfp) — 2026-01-13T10:04:00+00:00 - [Serving the UN is the honor of a lifetime, with Annalena Baerbock, President UN General Assembly 80th Session](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/serving-the-un-is-the-honor-of-a-lifetime-with-annalena-baerbock-president-un-general-assembly-80th-session) — 2026-01-06T03:07:00+00:00 - [A lifetime championing refugees, with Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/a-lifetime-championing-refugees-with-filippo-grandi-un-high-commissioner-for-refugees) — 2025-12-19T17:33:00+00:00 - [A trapeze without a net: the life of the UN Spokesperson, with Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/a-trapeze-without-a-net-the-life-of-the-un-spokesperson-with-stephane-dujarric-spokesperson-for-the-un-secretary-general) — 2025-12-12T14:14:00+00:00 - [Ukraine: 'Heaven and Hell', with Matthias Schmale - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/ukraine-heaven-and-hell-with-matthias-schmale-un-resident-and-humanitarian-coordinator-in-ukraine) — 2025-12-05T14:04:00+00:00 - [On life's journey, make each step count, with Amina J. Mohammed - UN Deputy Secretary-General](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/on-life-s-journey-make-each-step-count-with-amina-j-mohammed-un-deputy-secretary-general) — 2025-09-18T21:23:00+00:00 - [A ray of hope for cancer patients, with Dr. May Abdel-Wahab - Director of the Division of Human Health at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/a-ray-of-hope-for-cancer-patients-with-dr-may-abdel-wahab-director-of-the-division-of-human-health-at-the-international-atomic-energy-agency-iaea) — 2025-09-11T18:25:00+00:00 - [Nothing keeps me awake, everything keeps me going, with Peter Hawkins - UNICEF Representative in Yemen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/nothing-keeps-me-awake-everything-keeps-me-going-with-peter-hawkins-unicef-representative-in-yemen) — 2025-09-05T04:11:00+00:00 - [Working for peace in the DR Congo, with Vivian van de Perre - Deputy head of peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/working-for-peace-in-the-dr-congo-with-vivian-van-de-perre-deputy-head-of-peacekeeping-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc) — 2025-08-29T11:13:00+00:00 - [When war comes home, with Yacoub El Hillo - Regional Director for Africa at the UN Development Coordination Office](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/when-war-comes-home-with-yacoub-el-hillo-regional-director-for-africa-at-the-un-development-coordination-office) — 2025-08-21T16:08:00+00:00 - [Why I'll always champion Afghan women, with Georgette Gagnon - the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/why-i-ll-always-champion-afghan-women-with-georgette-gagnon-the-un-secretary-general-s-deputy-special-representative-for-afghanistan) — 2025-08-15T12:22:00+00:00 - [Do not take Democracy for granted, with Nicholas Haysom - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/do-not-take-democracy-for-granted-with-nicholas-haysom-special-representative-of-the-secretary-general-for-south-sudan-and-head-of-unmiss) — 2025-08-08T12:42:00+00:00 - [What next for Syria's refugees, with Gonzalo Vargas Llosa - UNHCR Representative to Syria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/what-next-for-syria-s-refugees-with-gonzalo-vargas-llosa-unhcr-representative-to-syria) — 2025-08-01T12:23:00+00:00 - [Season 11](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/season-11) — 2025-07-25T11:52:00+00:00 - [Women's rights are human rights, with Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda - ASG and Deputy Exec. Director of UN Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/women-s-rights-are-human-rights-with-nyaradzayi-gumbonzvanda-asg-and-deputy-exec-director-of-un-women) — 2025-02-07T09:03:00+00:00 - [Protecting children in crisis, with Catherine Russell - Executive Director of UNICEF](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/protecting-children-in-crisis-with-catherine-russell-executive-director-of-unicef) — 2025-01-31T08:10:00+00:00 - [The battle to protect children from online abuse, with Carmen Corbin - UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/the-battle-to-protect-children-from-online-abuse-with-carmen-corbin-un-office-on-drugs-and-crime-unodc) — 2025-01-24T09:02:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.