# Protecting children in crisis, with Catherine Russell - Executive Director of UNICEF

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Podcast: [Awake At Night](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564)
Published: 2025-01-31T08:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night/s10-catherine-russell-unicef-protecting-children-in-crisis
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Duration seconds: 2098

## Resource

Catherine Russell never forgets the children she meets. As Executive Director of UNICEF, she bears witness to the stories of tens of millions of children and young people suffering around the world, and shares causes for optimism and hope wherever she finds it. "Children just want to be children. No matter what, the bleakest situation, the most terrible things, they still want to play right? They want to find some joy. They want to just be kids, and I think that's what we have to all work to protect." 2024 was one of the worst years on record for children in conflict, a devastating statistic that the United Nations is refusing to accept as a deadly new normal. In this episode*, Catherine Russell reflects on the impacts of childhood trauma, the limits of human resilience, and looks back on a childhood spent trick-or-treating for UNICEF. * Episode recorded end of 2024

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