GCTV explores and covers diverse world issues such as hunger, poverty, security, economic development, energy, world health, migration, war, human rights, tolerance and international trade.
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Mr. Selim Jahan, a Bangladeshi National and Director of UNDP's Human Development Report Office in New York, discusses the Human Development Report 2016 'Human Development for Everyone' and how it impacts all 7.6 billion people on Earth.
Dr. Myrna Cunningham Kain, an indigenous Miskita woman in Nicaragua, discusses issues affecting indigenous peoples, such as climate change, poverty and human rights violations. August 1, 2017
Edwin Webb, President and CEO of the World Trade Center -Kentucky, highlights the importance of international trade on Kentucky, the US and the world. August 1, 2017
Sally Kader, president of the International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development, elaborates on the five areas of focus: Women Empowerment, Interfaith Dialogue, Youth Leadership, Human Rights and Human Trafficking. June 28, 2017
Jonas Haertle, Head of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative of the UN Global Compact, details how businesses and management schools can work with the United Nations to instill more ethical business practices into their curricula. June 27, 2017
Meg Jones, Chief of the Economic Empowerment Section of UN Women, identifies how her program works to empower women in many aspects, such as economic, social and political. June 27, 2017.
Paksy Plackis-Cheng, founder of Impactmania focuses on her program, but then switches the conversation to discuss how and why Global Connections Television was launched and its impact around the world. June 27, 2017
Dan Thomas, Communications Director for the President of the 71st UN General Assembly, discusses the UN's leadership in communicating about climate action and sustainable development, as well as other major issues such as women’s empowerment and human rights. June 30, 2017
Yash Ranga, with the Jaipur Rugs Foundation, elaborates on how the "Gandhi of the Carpet Industry" strives to develop a humanitarian philosophy and Democratize the rug supply chain. May 31, 2017
Jonathan Granoff, president of the Global Security Institute, explains how nuclear weapons are a major threat to people worldwide and what the UN and the Global Security Institute are doing to reverse this dangerous trend. June 1, 2017
