Former French President François Hollande on Democracy & Global Challenges

Breaking Boundaries: A podcast from Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

As the 24th President of France, François Hollande was leading the country at the launch of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals—calling them one of the UN’s “most decisive steps toward ensuring the collective well-being of people and the planet.” In this episode, Hollande reflects on progress towards the goals and addresses the need for international reform, the importance of intergenerational collaboration and the potential for democracy to address global crises.