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World Health Assembly: lessons learned from the pandemic?
May 17, 2022

Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by global health experts.We should look at why zoonotic events happen, and maybe start banning wildlife trading. A new pandemic treaty should address the way we grow food and breed animals, says Nico

Press freedom: more important than ever?
May 03, 2022

May 3rd is Press Freedom Day, but around the world, journalists are being harassed, oppressed, even attacked. This Inside Geneve podcast looks how at what more can be done to better journalists.Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this by episode by

Ukraine: can sanctions or war crimes investigations stop the war?
April 19, 2022

Evidence of atrocities in Ukraine has been met with accusations of war crimes and tougher sanctions against Russia. The Inside Geneva podcast looks at what this means.Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by human rights and sanctions expe

How Ukraine affects other humanitarian crises
April 05, 2022

In a few short weeks, a quarter of Ukraines population has been displaced. The Inside Geneva podcast asks what this means for other refugee crises.Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by humanitarian experts.We will respond wherever t

What to expect from the UN Human Rights Office’s visit to China?
March 22, 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will visit China, but can she get an accurate picture of the situation?Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by experts on China and human rights.Rights groups accuse Beijing of having interned ove

War in Ukraine
March 08, 2022

Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by international history and human rights experts.If Russia tries to occupy all of Ukraine, thats going to end up in a total disaster, and an ongoing civil conflict for years on end. If they divide t

What does the Human Rights Council mean to victims of atrocities?
February 22, 2022

Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by human rights defenders and investigators.Human rights advocates bring their testimonies of atrocities to the UN often at great risk to themselves because it often is their last and only hope.I

Cyber-attacks: what are the risks for aid agencies?
February 08, 2022

In January the ICRC was hacked, compromising the data of half a million vulnerable people. But how vulnerable are aid agencies themselves to cyber-attacks?Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by cybersecurity and humanitarian experts.“It’

War and humanitarian aid in the 21st century
January 25, 2022

Henry Dunant witnessed the horrors of the battle of Solferino in 1859. This gave birth to his vision for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the first Geneva Convention. But how relevant is his vision in the 21st century?Podcast host I

What does 2022 hold for Afghanistan?
January 11, 2022

Millions of Afghans have not been paid for months as foreign aid which used to fund 75% of Afghanistans public spending was frozen following the Talibans takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021.Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by