Interviews

About Interviews

UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.

Publisher

United Nations

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Oct 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

540 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   WHO and Kenya step up control measures after second Ebola case identified

   Kenya has recorded its second case of Ebola – a family member of the first person in the country to die from the disease. The good news is that the man was already under quarantine and is receiving treatment, having been identified through contact tracing. That’s according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) representative to Kenya, Dr. Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, who spoke to UN News’s Dianne Penn in Nairobi.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Contact tracing and quarantine critical to prevent Ebola spread in Kenya: WHO

   The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Kenyan Government to strengthen measures to control any potential outbreak, following the country’s first case and death from the rare but often fatal disease. WHO Representative in Kenya, Dr. Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, says no other infections have been recorded since the case was confirmed on Tuesday. She told UN News’s Alban Mendes de Leon in Nairobi that health authorities are making every effort to prevent the virus spreading in the community.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Syria’s new institutions take shape, but the economy is the test

   Syria is building new State institutions and pushing its political transition forward, but recovery, inclusive representation and transitional justice remain major hurdles, according to the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria. Speaking to UN News’ Khaled Haridy during the General Assembly’s High-Level Week, Claudio Cordone said a People’s Assembly is now in place, with an electoral commission and permanent constitution in preparation. In a call for greater international support, he said around four million Syrians have returned home – but the economy and infrastructure must be rebuilt, with most still living below the poverty line.

Who has been a guest on Interviews

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Louis Bagare
• Jin Liqun
• Stefania Giannini
• Inés Carpio
• Amy Pope

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

464,179,805

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

97

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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