A Divided World Facing A Single Crisis: Veteran Foreign Correspondent Lyse Doucet Reflects On 2020
As part of our series of year-end conversations to close out 2020, BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet talks about what she's seen this year.
The global coronavirus pandemic dominated this year, but there were so many other major stories in 2020.
President Trump was impeached and acquitted. The deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked nationwide protests in the U.S.
BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet has covered conflicts all over the world — but never a crisis quite like the pandemic.
The pandemic showed that borders can’t contain the threats humanity faces today, she says, whether it’s the coronavirus, extremist groups, or migration. And people now understand the importance of public health and the key role scientists play in keeping everyone safe.
“I’ve never, ever covered a story where there is one
