As podcasts continue to grow in popularity around the world, we are featuring over 70 series and standalone podcasts produced by the United Nations, its agencies, funds and programmes. Search through our A-Z list below or check-out our one-stop shop listing to start listening now. United Nations podcasts are available on most mainstream platforms, including; Spotify, Apple, Google or Soundcloud.
United Nations Podcasts
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United Nations Podcasts (A-Z)
UNCTAD: Weekly Tradecast
podcasts explore how major economic events affect developing countries and the lives of billions of people around the globe.
UNDP: Digital What!?
a podcast series that explores the digital landscape from the perspective of various experts, taking you from Digital..What!? To Digitally Savvy!
UNDP: Humans of UNDP
hear firsthand stories from your colleagues around the world about how digital comms transformed their work and their communities.
UNDRR: Voices in Resilience
In each episode, UNDRR tells you how environmental disasters can be prevented. In addition to sharing stories of resilience (in Spanish).
UNDRR: Water Management
Managing water resources, such as rivers and groundwater, can play a key role in reducing the death and destruction from future disasters.
UNECE: Innovation Matters
explores how innovation, or experimentation with ideas to create value, is changing our world and could drive progress toward the SDGs.
UNECE: One World, Zero Waste? The Circular Economy Explained
Explores some of the key challenges and opportunities from a circular economy, with insights from a diverse range of expert guests.
UNECE: UN Forest Podcast
Each episode of The UN Forest Podcast features special guests and speakers who bring you insights on forests as our strongest allies in fighting climate change and creating a sustainable future for ourselves and generations to come.
UNECE: URBAN Matters
series asks mayors and urban experts how they can join forces to share ideas and address city challenges related to the pandemic.
UNEP: Financing Nature (Special COP27)
the five-episode series builds awareness of the need for private finance in delivering the nature-positive outcomes we urgently need for climate mitigation and adaptation.
UNEP: Resilience – The Global Adaptation Podcast
The podcast that brings you inspiring stories from people all over the world who are adapting to climate change in practical, creative and innovative ways.
UNEP: State of the Planet
This podcast brings together scientists, UN experts, civil society, governments, businesses and others to discuss the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
UNESCO Green Citizens podcast
New UNESCO Green Citizens podcast series brings you to the frontlines of citizen-led climate action from the comfort of wherever you are.
UNESCO: “Great Voices of UNESCO”
Five new "Great Voices" podcasts are now available, featuring the timeless words of major thinkers and personalities (French)
UNESCO: “Think Critically, Click Wisely”
The podcast series is a condensed version of UNESCO's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Think Critically, Click wisely: Media and Information Literacy in the next normal.
UNESCO: Leadership for Equality
“Leadership for Equality”, a unique podcast series to build new momentum for gender equality. The series features fantastic women leaders joining their voices to celebrate women’s successes.
UNESCO: Leading SDG4 conversations
Curated by the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee's Inter-Agency Secretariat, based at UNESCO. Join thought leaders and experts in transformative education as they engage in insightful discussions, sharing valuable knowledge and best practices to propel us towards achieving the Education goal by 2030.
UNESCO: The Policy Nerd Podcast Channel
The place where top thinkers come to talk concrete data and debate policy solutions that would reset us along a more equitable and smarter path.
UNFCCC: It’s Possible
UNFCCC series that aims to inspire positive change, unpack the climate emergency, and connect science and action.
UNHCR: Forced To Flee
Seven-part series revisits major upheavals that shaped the past 70 years through the eyes of displaced people and others caught up in events.
UNHCR: Vluchtnummers | Flight Tracks
The series gives a unique insight into the stories of people who fled from war and violence and eventually built a new life in the Netherlands.
UNICEF: Hidden Heroes
Travel the globe to meet women and girls taking a stand against gender injustice – and saving lives along the way.
UNICEF: Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) podcasts
Several series providing unique insights on the methodologies and processes behind research being conducted on many of the most urgent issues facing the world’s children.
UNOAU: “She Stands for Peace”
A podcast series that explores the state of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa, through a series of dialogues with key actors.
UNODA & SIPRI: Responsible AI for Peace podcast
The podcasts explore the challenges artificial intelligence presents for international peace and security and connects them with the practical world of AI development.
UNODA: Disarmament Today
Features guests from wide-ranging backgrounds in the area of international peace and security, who share their own expert views and experiences on disarmament issues.
UNODC: E4J Series “Voices of Academia”
features leading academics talking about their work and research related to the topics covered by the E4J University Module Series.
UNODC: Global Judicial Integrity Network
The series features interviews with judges and international judicial experts on a variety of topics related to judicial integrity.
UNODC: SHERLOC Podcast
The "Crime Spot meets SHERLOC" is a monthly podcast that explores transnational organized crime investigations
UNRIC: Inside UN Bonn
Tells stories that haven’t been told before with guests representing the diversity of the work and people behind UN Bonn.
UNRIC: Time To Turn The Tide
UNRIC's own podcast series featuring interviews with ocean experts broadcast ahead of the UN Oceans Conference in July 2022.
UNRISD: Principles for Change
In this thought-provoking new podcast series, UNRISD examine how a new eco-social contract can break the cycle of inequality and crises.
UNRISD: SSE Essentials
Podcast series by UNRISD unpacking entries of this newly released Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy.
UNSOM: Gobaad: Dignity for All
UNSOM podcast series to raise awareness and take action against gender-based violence (GBV) in Somalia.
UNU-EGOV: 10 Years of EGOV 2014-2024
Launch of UNU-EGOV's podcast on Spotify as part of a ten-year celebration programme.
As part of the "10 Years of...
UNU-IIGH: Gender and Health Hub podcasts
Produced with the Gender and Health Hub - consolidating policy-relevant evidence on gender integration in health policies and programmes.
UNU-MERIT: Director’s Corner
discover UNU-MERIT Director’s Corner Podcast series with Director Bartel Van de Walle, with topical discussions and interviews with experts.
UPU: Voice Mail – Delivering the stories behind the post
Looks at how the post forms an essential part of the United Nations and its efforts to support sustainable development.
WFP: ‘Better Food, Better World’
paints an audio picture of food systems around the world – from farm to plate – and of all the people involved in the process.
WHO: #NoExcuse podcast
Join WHO as they delve deep into the topic of sexual misconduct, share stories of work in the field, surface obstacles to prevention, and explore making zero tolerance for sexual misconduct a part of workplace culture, WHO's new normal.