Inside Geneva

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What now for women in Afghanistan?
June 27, 2023

On Inside Geneva this week, host Imogen Foulkes asks if the United Nations (UN) should still work in Afghanistan, now the Taliban are banning women from work, and girls from secondary school?Karima Bennoune, professor of International Law: Anyone who be

Universal human rights at 75: who defends them?
June 13, 2023

This week Inside Geneva starts a new series marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Born out of the terrible cruelty of World War II, millions hoped the declaration would prevent atrocities. "This Universal Declarat

What became of the pandemic treaty?
May 30, 2023

Inside Geneva was at the World Health Assembly over the last week, finding out what lessons are being learned from Covid-19 now that the WHO says the global health emergency is over even if the pandemic isnt.Suerie Moon, co-director, Global Health Cen

Sudan’s tragedy
May 15, 2023

The Sudan conflict began over a month ago, and the consequences for the population are getting more and more serious.In this episode we take a long hard look at the conflict in Sudan, and what the UN and humanitarian agencies here in Geneva the ones wh

ICRC reunites families, Swiss neutrality and weapons exports
May 02, 2023

This week, Inside Geneva goes behind the scenes with the ICRCs prisoner exchange in Yemen.Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC: "I look at my kids, I look at my family, and I say imagine now there is a frontline between us, and my son, my brother, my mother, my

Ukraine, war crimes, and Putin
April 18, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been indicted for war crimes. This week, Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes asks whether international law can really bring justice.The real crime of crimes in this story is the decision to go to war. Every oth

Aid Access Dilemmas
April 04, 2023

In this episode of Inside Geneva we take a long hard look at how aid is delivered, and why it is often obstructed. Did UN aid agencies fail Syria after the earthquake?Marco Sassoli from Geneva University speaking to Inside Geneva says: "The UN being

Books to make you think
March 21, 2023

This week Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes talks to authors who have written about humanitarian topics.What is it like to track down human rights violators?Each day in court, seeing Hissne Habr I would pump my fist: my God, we got him. But y

How to hold China to account
March 07, 2023

The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss Ukraine, Ethiopia, Iran, and more. Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes asks: what about China?If theres no pressure coming from the international community, if theres no scrutiny over China, if there

How to make peace? The first anniversary of war in Ukraine.
February 23, 2023

One year on from Russias invasion of Ukraine, Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined by conflict resolution experts to discuss what the prospects for peace are, and how it can be won.The fact that were talking about the possibility of usin