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The Christian Aid podcasts have been well received by staff and supporters alike and we're grateful to a number of bloggers for featuring our work, particularly David at Global Nomad 101 who writes "Christian Aid and Medicines Sans Frontiers blaze the podcast trail".

After 25 episodes, we thought we'd take a moment to describe the podcast project at Christian Aid.  Regular presenters Steven Buckley and Amanda Farrant look back at some of their favourite episodes over the last six months and talk about upcoming shows.  New listeners will find this episode the ideal sampler for what to expect from Christian Aid.

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The UN - an old boys' club?

Is the UN the best option for protecting the lives, the livelihoods and the human rights of the world’s citizens? Or does it simply enable great powers to rule the world behind a smoke screen of legitimacy?... An old boys’ club we should ignore and work around or a forum for accountable decision-making?

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In this podcast we hear from Katherine Nightingale who has spent a year on secondment to the World Council of Churches and worked at the heart of the UN.