Understanding the UN Now
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Monday, November 9, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room A, Livestream
More info: https://www.icpl.org/events/68897/understanding-un-now
Join the Johnson County United Nations Association and Linn County United Nations Association for a presentation and Q&A on the state of the United Nations with Mark Leon Goldberg of Global Dispatches joining via Zoom.
Mark Leon Goldberg is a journalist and podcaster. He is the editor of the United Nations and global affairs blog UN Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches and To Save Us From Hell podcasts. His work has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, The American Prospect, Foreign Policy, The Globe and Mail, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New Republic, and The Daily Beast. He appears regularly as an on-air guest for Al Jazeera English, National Public Radio, the BBC, and CSPAN.
Presented in partnership with the Iowa City Public Library.
Open to the public
The Iowa City Public Library partners with community organizations to make ideas, information, and opportunities for civic engagement available to our community. Providing a program does not imply Library endorsement of the views expressed.
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
Monday, November 9, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room A, Livestream
More info: https://www.icpl.org/events/68897/understanding-un-now
Join the Johnson County United Nations Association and Linn County United Nations Association for a presentation and Q&A on the state of the United Nations with Mark Leon Goldberg of Global Dispatches joining via Zoom.
Mark Leon Goldberg is a journalist and podcaster. He is the editor of the United Nations and global affairs blog UN Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches and To Save Us From Hell podcasts. His work has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, The American Prospect, Foreign Policy, The Globe and Mail, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New Republic, and The Daily Beast. He appears regularly as an on-air guest for Al Jazeera English, National Public Radio, the BBC, and CSPAN.
Presented in partnership with the Iowa City Public Library.
Open to the public
The Iowa City Public Library partners with community organizations to make ideas, information, and opportunities for civic engagement available to our community. Providing a program does not imply Library endorsement of the views expressed.
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
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123 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240
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Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Host or PublisherIowa City Public Library
