Episodes
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This episode covers the Russian and Chinese vetoes to Draft Resolution S/2019/186, as well as Sweden's recently finished term on the Security Council, and features Oskar Sjöstedt from the UN Association of Sweden.
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This episode covers the US veto to Draft Resolution S/2018/516, and features Daniel Kjellén of the Stop Illegitimate Vetoes campaign and Viktor Sundman.
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This episode covers the Russian veto to Draft Resolution S/2018/321, and features Daniel Kjellén of the Stop Illegitimate Vetoes campaign and Viktor Sundman of the United Nations Association of Sweden.
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This episode covers the Russian veto to Draft Resolution S/2018/156, and features Daniel Kjellén of the Stop Illegitimate Vetoes campaign and Viktor Sundman of the United Nations Association of Sweden.
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This episode covers the US veto to Draft Resolution S/2017/1060, and features Daniel Kjellén of the Stop Illegitimate Vetoes campaign and Viktor Sundman of the United Nations Association of Sweden.
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This episode covers the Russian vetoes to Draft Resolutions S/2017/962 and S/2017/970, and features Daniel Kjellén of the Stop Illegitimate Vetoes campaign and Viktor Sundman of the United Nations Association of Sweden.
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This episode covers the Russian veto to Draft Resolution S/2017/884, and features Daniel Kjellén of the Stop Illegitimate Vetoes campaign and Viktor Sundman of the United Nations Association of Sweden.
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The Veto Cast is back in a new format. This pilot will give you a glimpse of what is to come.
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In the final part of our podcast series we highlight one of the biggest failures in the history of the UN. A conflict that raise emotions in many of us, but no matter which side you take or if you chose not to take sides at all, there is one undeniable fact: THE INFLUENCE OF [...]
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In today’s episode of The Veto Cast we highlight the concept of Core Concerns. This is a formulation created by Stop Illegitmate Vetoes to define on what grounds a veto can be used legitimately. The core concerns of a state is to remain secure for its citizens while being recognized as a sovereign country. A [...]
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Burma first caught the eyes of the world during the 2007 Saffron revolution when munks took the streets to protest against the regime. With the help of Mya Lay we tell the story of what happened in the Saffron Revolution and what Burmas rocky road towards democracy looks like from a Burmese perspective. If you [...]
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Over 4 million people have fled Syria, 320 000 have been killed. The actual number is probably even higher, but this episode is not about numbers. Instead we tell you what could have been done, but tragically was not. We give you the story of how the UN and the international community have failed in [...]
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The HIDDEN VETO or the threat of a veto can have devastating consequences. The genocide in Rwanda was a hundred day massacre that could have been prevented by the UN. In this episode we explore the workings of the closed sessions of the security council and how the forum can be misused as a tool [...]
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What impact does 70 years of vetoes have? In the first episode of The Veto Cast we give you a crash course of the origins of the veto and touch upon the impact it has today. The impact it has on the workings of the UN, on the world and on you. This impact is [...]
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What part does the veto play in conflicts such as the ones in Syria, Ukraine, Burma, Israeli-Arab conflict and the Rwandan genocide? And why should you care? This summer The Veto Cast will explore the effects of the illegitimate vetoes. You will hear voices from the corridors of power and from those at the heart [...]
