Sanjay Wijesekera, Chief of UNICEFs Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program (WASH), discusses the efforts to achieve potable water and reduce open defecation for millions of people worldwide. 5 January 2017

Amrita Sietaram, Senior Workers Specialist at the ILO's Bureau for Worker's Activities, focuses on programs to work on Gender and Equality, HIV and AIDS and violence in the workplace. 4 January 2017

Dr. Simon Adams, Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, defines Genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, and identifies what can be done to assist people in danger. 6 January 2017

Linda Fasulo, an independent reporter who covers the UN for National Public Radio, focuses on her book "An Insider's Guide to the UN: Third Edition," and how the UN deals with major problems such as war and peace, human rights and economic and social development. 6 January 2017

Kevin Cassidy, Senior Communications and External Relations Office of the UN’s International Labor Organization, discusses how the ILO works with employers, governments and workers to promote decent work and quality employment for people. 3 February 2017

Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, details  how prevalent sexual violence is in areas where conflicts are raging and what is the UN is doing to help prevent these attacks?  31 January 2017

Patrick Sciarratta, Special Advisor to the Permanent Mission of Sao Tome and Principe at the UN, identifies key programs, such as the First Ladies of the World (F.L.O.W.) and the World Development Foundation that work to reduce poverty and empower women. 3 January 2017

Susana Puerto, who is the ILO's Senior Youth Employment Specialist, discusses the obstacles to youth employment in developed and developing economies. 1 February 2017

 Mr. Simon Bland, Director of the UNAIDS Office to the UN in New York, focuses on the struggle against AIDS and what is being done to unite the world against this horrific disease. 1 February 2017

Amy Kapit, Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, explains how schools, students and teachers are often the most vulnerable and under attack, especially in civil conflicts. 3 January 2017

USG Kim Won-soo, head of UN Disarmament Affairs, highlights the imminent dangers of nuclear proliferation, as well as those of chemical and biological weapons. 5 January 2017

Barron Segar, Executive Vice President for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, focuses on UNICEF's work with women and children, the Polioplus Program with Rotary International and the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program. 30 January 2017

Bruce Knotts, Chair, NGO/DPI Executive Committee, discusses how the UN works with Non-governmental organizations to focus on educational, developmental and LGBT rights. 30 January 2017

Amir Dossal, President and CEO of the Global Partnerships Forum, highlights the role the private sector, in partnership with the public sector, can play in overcoming major problems, such as poverty, climate change and diseases. 

Chandra Roy-Henriksen, Chief of the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, focuses on indigenous peoples around the world, contributions they are making and problems affecting them. 

Carole Krechman, President of the Peacemaker Corps Association and creator of the Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival, discusses unique approaches for youth to combat violence and prejudice.

Dr. Karen Mingst, Lockwood Chair Professor in the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky and author of The United Nations in the 21st Century, discusses UN Peacekeeping and the Development Agenda for 2030, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the UN.

Ambassador Hardeep Puri, former Permanent Representative of India to the UN and author of "Perilous Interventions-The Security Council & the Politics of Chaos," highlights how the UN has used the Security Council to deal with major problems in Iraq, Syria and Libya, with varying levels of success. November 11, 2016

Professor Ricardo Sunga, Assistant Professor at the De La Salle University College of Law in the Philippines, and Chair- Rapporteur of the UN's Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent traces various forms of discrimination in the US and Canada against people of African descent. November 1, 2016

Hesham Bayoumi, ILO Program Officer, EXPORTS' PROJECT, Cairo, EGYPT, discusses initiatives to reduce unemployment and expand export programs. November 1, 2016