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Earthquakes, aid, and politics
February 14, 2023

After two devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes looks at the challenges aid agencies face when compassion and humanity run up against the obstacles of geopolitics.In Syria, the disaster comes on top of 12

Challenges for the new UN Human Rights chief
February 07, 2023

This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, host Imogen Foulkes has an in-depth conversation with Volker Trk, the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.I have had a lifelong commitment to the human rights cause, says Volker Trk, the UN High Commission

Cyber Wars
January 24, 2023

The war in Ukraine is almost a year old. Inside Geneva asks what role cyberwarfare has played.Christian-Marc Liflnder, head of NATO Cyber Defence Section: "Cyberspace has been central to the war in Ukraine. It has been used to shape the battle space

Afghanistan: aid without women
January 10, 2023

The Taliban have banned women from working for aid agencies. This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, host Imogen Foulkes asks humanitarians what this means for Afghanistans future.How can women be able to receive healthcare when there are no women docto

Aid agencies reflect on 2022
December 27, 2022

The year has seen huge humanitarian challenges: war in Ukraine, looming famine in Somalia, protracted crises in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria. This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, aid agencies reflect on the year.“One of the things we see is that wars

UN correspondents look back
December 13, 2022

2022 has been a momentous year: the war in Ukraine, unprecedented droughts and floods, new disease outbreaks. This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, journalists reflect on the past year.It was quite shocking waking up in the morning to that news. I reme

Inside Geneva: What is the nuclear threat?
November 29, 2022

Nuclear weapons have only been used twice. Now Russia has hinted they could be used again. In this podcast episode, Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes asks experts how big the threat is. This is the reality of nuclear deterrence: that there is a nuclear a

Inside Geneva: Q&A on migration, asylum, and refugees
November 15, 2022

This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, we answer questions from our listeners about migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees.Our listeners asked us the following questions: Whats the difference between asylum seekers, stateless populations, and undocumen

COP27, climate change, and health
November 01, 2022

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is due to start this Sunday in Egypt. Evidence shows too little is done against climate change. What does this mean for our health?In this podcast episode, host Imogen Foulkes is joined by health and cl

Helping Ukraine: lessons and challenges
October 18, 2022

In this podcast episode, host Imogen Foulkes together with Swiss Solidarity ask: what are the challenges of delivering aid to Ukraine?In the early days, it just looked like, five or six days, and Ukraine will be taken, says Zuzana Brezinova, Ukraine cou