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In recent weeks the United Nations Security Council has met to discuss Israel’s planned military expansion in Gaza, to reject the creation of a rival government in Sudan, and hear reports of conflicts in Yemen, Syria, and at the Thailand/Cambodia border.
The Security C ... Show More
Oct 19
410. Why Spain Is Banning Evictions? (Vocabulary in the News)
Today, we're trying something a little different. This is a vocabulary-focused episode based on a recent news story, where we'll take one interesting event and use it to learn useful English words and expressions in context. Our story today comes from Spain, where an eviction inv ... Show More
22m 47s
Sep 2022
Why doesn’t Africa have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council?
The United Nations Security Council is tasked with ensuring international peace and security. It has five permanent members – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. It also has 10 other members who are elected on a regional basis for a term of ... Show More
17m 16s
Sep 2024
The United Nations in a Divided World
<p>In the first episode of <em>Hold Your Fire</em>’s new season, Richard Atwood is joined by Richard Gowan, Crisis Group’s UN director, to speak about the UN General Assembly high-level week and the UN’s global role. They look at how the UN has responded to the Gaza war and confl ... Show More
45m 8s