The stories humanitarians tell (and why they need to change) | Rethinking Humanitarianism
When crises hit, a host of questions arise, among them: Who needs humanitarian aid? How much? Who delivers it? And who has the power to make all of those decisions? How aid agencies and the media choo...
4 Jul 20241h
Who can the Rohingya rely on? | What's Unsaid
Exiled from a country plagued by decades of civil war, allegations of genocide and ethnic cleansing, and limits on basic democratic rights, Maung Zarni, an academic, human rights activist, and Nobel P...
27 Jun 202425min
Faith as a way forward | What's Unsaid
Viewed from Western aid capitals, the international humanitarian system is overwhelmingly secular. But for much of the rest of the world, people's lived realities are very different. As Amjad Mohamed ...
20 Jun 202424min
'Culture of solidarity': Why I'm hosting Congolese relatives who fled the M23 conflict | First Person
One and a half million people have been uprooted by the conflict between the M23 rebel group and the national army in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many are now living with host families, ...
13 Jun 202412min
An interview with the UN's humanitarian chief | Rethinking Humanitarianism (REPLAY)
*As Martin Griffiths serves his last month at the helm of OCHA, take another listen to this episode from January 26, 2022 on his vision for the future of humanitarian aid, and his hopes for a non-Brit...
6 Jun 202451min
Does India know what's ahead? | What's Unsaid
India's incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of hate speech against Muslims during the election campaign. But Harsh Mander, a writer and peace worker, tells host Ali Latifi that Mus...
30 Mai 202424min
Venezuelans Are So Tired of Living on the Edge | First Person
After 25 years as an international humanitarian worker, Susana Raffalli returned to Venezuela only to find herself at the centre of a humanitarian, political, and economic crisis in her own backyard. ...
23 Mai 202410min
Let refugees lead | What's Unsaid
Humanitarian organisations often push an image of refugees as passive victims in need of help. But refugees themselves say they have voices and need to be listened to. Refugee advocate Jean Marie Ishi...
16 Mai 202423min
