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Behind the Numbers

United Nations - Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

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Frequency: 1 episode/87d. Total Eps: 11

“Behind the Numbers” is a podcast of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA) on the meaningful participation of women in peacemaking efforts. Episodes include conversations with peacemakers and decision-makers on the challenges and opportunities of the UN’s women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. Launched on the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2020, the series continues to the present day. The views expressed in the series are those of the interviewees, and do not necessarily represent the views of UN DPPA.

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Noeleen Heyzer

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 • Duration 21:40

This episode is with Noeleen Heyzer, the now Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar. Noeleen has served in several leadership positions in the UN, including as the first woman Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, as the Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), as well as the Secretary-General's Special Adviser for Timor-Leste. In this episode, the final in the series, Noeleen reflects on why a gendered lens to peacemaking is crucial and what meaningful participation means to her.

The episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have occurred since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee’s and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

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Karin Landgren

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 • Duration 24:02

This episode features Karin Landgren, Executive Director of the Security Council Report and founding member of the Nordic Women Mediators' Network. She is the eighth woman in the history of the United Nations to head a peace operation and the first woman to have headed three UN peace operations (Liberia, Nepal and Burundi). In this interview, Karin shares her insights on the critical role of women in conflict prevention, reflects on gender bias in UN leadership positions, and discusses the challenges of addressing women's issues in peacemaking initiatives.

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Anwarul Chowdhury

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 • Duration 24:55

This episode is with Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi diplomat who played a key role in advancing the UN's Women, Peace and Security Agenda, including its adoption by the UN Security Council in October 2000. In this interview, Ambassador Chowdhury shares a behind-the-scenes account of the adoption of Resolution 1325 and advice on what men can do to help advance the WPS Agenda.

The episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee’s and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

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Blanca Montejo

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 • Duration 22:15

This episode is with Blanca Montejo, a lawyer by profession and a Senior Political Affairs Officer at the Security Council Practices and Charter Research Branch, Security Council Affairs Division of the United Nations. In this interview, Blanca discusses trends related to Security Council Resolution 1325, why data is important and shares some experiences of the Security Council from behind the scenes.

This episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee’s and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

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Donald Steinberg

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 • Duration 25:48

Interview with Donald Steinberg, Senior Adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and previously Deputy Administrator, US Agency for International Development. As a former diplomat and peace negotiator engaged in peace processes in Angola, Haiti, Sudan and beyond, Donald shares his lessons learned in conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction, including why women’s meaningful participation is critical to ensuring the success of a peace process.

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Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 • Duration 28:12

Interview with Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network, and Director of the Center for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a gender and inclusion expert, Sanam helped draft Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security and has worked on peace processes around the world.

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Miriam Coronel Ferrer

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 • Duration 22:54

Interview with Miriam Coronel Ferrer from the Philippines, a former member of the United Nations Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers. In this episode, Miriam recounts her experience as the first female chief negotiator to sign a final peace accord with a rebel group and offers strategies for designing inclusive peace processes.

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Juanita Millán Hernandez

Season 1 · Episode 4

Friday, February 25, 2022 • Duration 24:34

Interview with Juanita Millán Hernandez from Colombia, current member of United Nations Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers focused on security arrangements and retired Lieutenant Commander, Colombian Navy. Prior to her membership in the Standby Team, Juanita served seven years as Advisor to the High Commissioner for Peace during the Havana Peace Talks and in 2014 appointed to become a member of the Sub-Commission on Ending the Conflict, a technical working group responsible for the design of the Ceasefire and Disarmament process. Listen to her personal views and recollections of the peace process, the narratives surrounding her leadership and the importance of recognizing shared experiences and communities with other women from all sides of the political spectrum.

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Hanna Tetteh

Season 1 · Episode 3

Thursday, November 18, 2021 • Duration 30:37

Interview with Ghanaian barrister, politician and former Minister, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh who serves currently as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). Find out her personal stories and insights as a woman in senior positions in government (as second-ever woman to be appointed Foreign Minister of Ghana) and leading international peace processes (as co-facilitator of peace process in South Sudan). Hanna Tetteh also talks of efforts to amplify women’s voices in the African Continent.

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Mary Robinson

Season 1 · Episode 2

Friday, October 29, 2021 • Duration 20:29

Interview with Mary Robinson, a pioneering woman UN senior official, as the first Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes of Africa, the first woman UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, she is also Ireland’s first woman president. Mary Robinson reflects on her motivations and initiatives to ensure women’s leadership and advancing gender equality. She also talks of her personal experiences and what she thinks of gendered bias in international politics.

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