Episode #108 Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention: The Treatment of Prisoners of War September 8, 2020, Features / IHL & Rules of War What is acceptable and what is prohibited in armed conflict? The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of international humanitarian law ...
Episode #107 The Unknown Fate of the Missing August 25, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations During armed conflicts, other situations of violence, natural disasters, or migration, countless people go missing, causing great anguish for their families and loved ...
Episode #106 World Humanitarian Day with PRM Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Albright August 19, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / Policy To mark World Humanitarian Day, in this episode podcast we have Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and ...
Episode #105 Grief in a time of COVID: Dealing with Loss with the American Red Cross’s Dr. Valerie Cole August 4, 2020, Features / Red Cross Movement / The Impact of COVID More than 700,000 people have died from COVID worldwide—and that number goes up every day. Accompanying these deaths is grief, but the normal ...
Episode #104 Lessons from Ebola: COVID, Conflict & the Democratic Republic of Congo July 28, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / The Impact of COVID This year marks the 60th birthday of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the last 25+ years, the country has been embroiled ...
Episode #103 Covid-19, Displacement & Armed Conflict: Adapting to a Compounded Crisis July 22, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / Policy / The Impact of COVID In conflict and post-conflict contexts, access to assistance and protection is constantly contested, particularly for ...
Episode #102 Conflict Dynamics, Climate Change and Diplomacy in Mali July 14, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / Policy Mali sits in the middle of West Africa, with most of the country situated within in the Sahel desert. It is a key ...
Episode #101 Fragility, Conflict & Violence: A Conversation with the World Bank’s Franck Bousquet June 23, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / Policy By 2030, it is estimated that up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will live in countries characterized by fragility, conflict, and ...
Episode #100 Serving on the Surgical Frontlines of Syria June 16, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / The Impact of COVID To say that COVID19 has had global reaching impacts is an understatement. But for those living in Syria, the pandemic reaches the country ...
Episode #99 Conflict, COVID & Infrastructure: The Impact on Water June 2, 2020, Features / ICRC Operations / The Impact of COVID Each year, armed conflict disrupts millions of lives. It also disrupts the infrastructure that makes daily life possible, such as damage to water ...
