{"podcast":{"title":"Awake At Night","slug":"awake-at-night-769564","podcast_index_feed_id":769564,"rss_url":"https://unhcr.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/1/0/7/c107611eabf3c5b6/awakeatnight-icon-1400x1400-UN-2.0-final.png","author":"Tulin Battikhi","episode_count":141,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T00:19:21.034376+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564"},"episode":{"title":"Youth, power and possibility, with Felipe Paullier - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs","slug":"youth-power-and-possibility-with-felipe-paullier-un-assistant-secretary-general-for-youth-affairs","published_at":"2026-01-27T05:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/youth-power-and-possibility-with-felipe-paullier-un-assistant-secretary-general-for-youth-affairs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564","url":"https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night/s12-felipe-paullier-youth-power-and-possibility","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/unhcr/AAN_S12_-_Felipe_Paulier_v1.mp3?dest-id=719614","summary":"A medical doctor by training, Dr. Felipe Paullier is a passionate advocate for young people. Two years ago, aged just 32, his life took a new turn when he became the first-ever Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, the youngest senior appointment in the history of the United Nations. \" Leaving young people at the sidelines of how we find solutions is not the way. It's really bringing them [in], because on many of the things, the solutions will come from them.\" The UN Youth Office believes that positive change is rooted in empowering young people to meaningfully participate in decisions that impact their lives and futures. In this episode, Felipe reflects on youth demands for peace and opportunity, on the stubborn barriers to change, and shares why he always prescribes reconnecting with nature as a cure for digital overwhelm. \" I've heard this from the Secretary General. You know, power, in essence, is not to be given, it's to be taken. \" Photos, transcript and more: https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night/s12-felipe-paullier-youth-power-and-possibility","meta_description":"A medical doctor by training, Dr. Felipe Paullier is a passionate advocate for young people. Two years ago, aged just 32, his life took a new turn when he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2350,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-at-night-769564/episodes/youth-power-and-possibility-with-felipe-paullier-un-assistant-secretary-general-for-youth-affairs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-at-night-769564/youth-power-and-possibility-with-felipe-paullier-un-assistant-secretary-general-for-youth-affairs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}