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.
Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd UN General Assembly, highlights the role of the 193-member General Assembly and what PGA Miroslav Lajcakis is doing to bring the UN closer to the world's citizens. February 1, 2018
Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General of Religions for Peace, discusses the role of religions to reduce conflicts and to combat poverty, climate change and nuclear proliferation. February 2, 2018
Janet Salazar, CEO of Impact Leadership 21, details programs to train future female leaders, as well as develop conversations with men regarding leadership, equality and partnership. January 31, 2018
Felix Dodds a Senior Fellow at the Global Research Institute, discusses the 2018 Nexus Conference on Water, Food, Energy and Climate, as well as how to finance programs to combat climate change. December 19, 2017
Steve Schlesinger, renowned author and international relations expert, identifies how the UN is working to deal with challenges such as North Korea, Iranian nuclear program and climate change. December 19, 2017
Matts Ingemanson, Chair and Founding Member Rotary Grassroots Peacemaking and Rotary International Past District Governor, elaborates on how promoting peace is a win-win situation. December 20, 2017
Munira Khalif, a Somali-American and the 2017-18 U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations, discusses how to mobilize young people to confront poverty, illiteracy and climate change. December 22, 2017
Dr. Daniel Gay, DESA Adviser on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), explains how and why some countries are developing economically and moving off of the LDC list. December 21, 2017
Gary Fowlie, Former Head of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Liaison Office explains how ITU allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits and strives to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide. December 22, 2017
Mr. Vinícius Pinheiro, Director of the UN's International Labor Organization Office in New York, delineates how the world of work is undergoing a major change due to the rapid state of technology, artificial intelligence, globalization and climate change. December 22, 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 workers' rights, combat human trafficking and deal with the challenge of Artificial Intelligence. September 30, 2017
Gordon Tapper, founder of a not-for-profit organization called Give Them a Hand Foundation (GTAH), explains its humanitarian relief work in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. September 30, 2017
Ms. Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office for International Affairs, details the positive economic impact the UN has on the "International Capital of the World." September 26, 2017
H.E. Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu, USG and High Representative for the United Nations Office for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, updates what LDCs are doing to combat poverty and climate change. September 30, 2017
H.E. Ambassador Henry MacDonald, Permanent Representative of Suriname to the UN, focuses on Suriname's role at the UN and its efforts to achieve the 2030 Development Agenda. September 15, 2017
Dr. Alistair Edgar, Executive Director, of Academic Council on the UN System (ACUNS), highlights the crucial role played by the UN in helping to eliminate wars, enhance economic and social development and promote human rights. September 30, 2017
Mr. William R. Pace, Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, provides an update on the International Criminal Court and the reform efforts at the UN. September 16, 2017
Lauren Kubiak, an International Oceans Analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council, highlights how the oceans are suffering from climate change and human degradation. September 14, 2017
John Burroughs, Executive Director of the New York-based Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy & Director of UN Office of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, discusses how a recently adopted UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons may reverse nuclear proliferation. September 15, 2017
Richard Roth, CNN's senior U.N. correspondent, reflects on how the UN of today is dramatically different from the institution created from the ashes of WW2 in 1945. September 28, 2017
