Outgoing Executive Director of the Kofi Annan Foundation Corinne Momal-Vanian previously spent three decades serving with the United Nations. For her, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¡¯s founding values have always been a north star, not just for her career, but also for her family and her whole life.
¡°It's really putting the human dignity at the centre. That every human being deserves to live a fulfilling life and life in dignity, that's also at the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and those are truly universal aspirations.¡±
From working against apartheid to stabilising post-genocide Cambodia, Ms. Momal-Vanian has deployed for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ at compelling moments across the world. In this episode of the podcast Awake at Night, she looks back on serving two Secretary-Generals during some of the darkest and dangerous moments in the organization¡¯s history, and shares why the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ was always so much more than a job.
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About Awake at Night:
Hosted by Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, the podcast?Awake at Night?is an in-depth interview series focusing on remarkable United Nations staff members who dedicate their careers to helping people in parts of the world where they have the hardest lives ¨C from war zones and displacement camps to areas hit by disasters and the devastation of climate change.
