{"podcast":{"title":"The New Humanitarian","slug":"the-new-humanitarian-1146231","podcast_index_feed_id":1146231,"rss_url":"https://humanitarianpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/b/e/9/ebe9e13e656f5f0016c3140a3186d450/square-tnh-logo-burgundy-20230613-1typxx90ec.jpg","author":"The New Humanitarian","episode_count":100,"summary":"The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH's journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231"},"episode":{"title":"Who wants to be the new UN refugee chief | Rethinking Humanitarianism","slug":"who-wants-to-be-the-new-un-refugee-chief-rethinking-humanitarianism","published_at":"2025-11-27T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231/who-wants-to-be-the-new-un-refugee-chief-rethinking-humanitarianism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231","url":"https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcast/rethinking-humanitarianism","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/humanitarianpodcast/RH_UNHCR_11192025_v3_MIX.mp3?dest-id=762415","summary":"The UN's high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, finishes his term at the end of the year. As with most top UN roles, picking the next UN refugee chief is far from transparent. What's different this time around? Refugee-led organisations held rare public forums with some of the candidates. Co-organiser Hourie Tafech joins host Tammam Aloudat to talk about the race to lead the UN refugee agency, how to make the selection more transparent, and what refugees want from a new UNHCR boss. Guests: Hourie Tafech, director for refugee leadership and partnerships at Refugees International Got a question or feedback? Email podcast@thenewhumanitarian.org or post on social media using the hashtag #RethinkingHumanitarianism.","meta_description":"The UN's high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, finishes his term at the end of the year. As with most top UN roles, picking the next UN refugee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2395,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-humanitarian-1146231/episodes/who-wants-to-be-the-new-un-refugee-chief-rethinking-humanitarianism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231/who-wants-to-be-the-new-un-refugee-chief-rethinking-humanitarianism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}