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Are volunteers the new face of humanitarian border aid response? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

Are volunteers the new face of humanitarian border aid response? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

FromThe New Humanitarian


Are volunteers the new face of humanitarian border aid response? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

FromThe New Humanitarian

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The major part of the humanitarian response at the Poland-Belarus border is provided by volunteers.  In this episode, host Heba Aly speaks to a Polish activist leading the voluntary humanitarians, and the UN Refugee Agency on their role when it comes to providing humanitarian assistance in Europe.    Guests: Anna Alboth, Polish activist with Grupa Granica and the Minority Rights Group; Christine Goyer, Poland representative of UNHCR.
Released:
Dec 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH’s journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.