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Haunted by Syria’s Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special

Haunted by Syria’s Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special

FromAwake At Night


Haunted by Syria’s Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special

FromAwake At Night

ratings:
Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sajjad Malik witnessed terrible suffering during the Syrian crisis. As UNHCR’s former representative in the country, he oversaw one of the UN Refugee Agency’s toughest and most dangerous operations.  “There are certain images that will stay with me for a very long time. Because those are the images that cannot be forgotten overnight.” Since the war in Syria started in 2011 more than 5.7 million people have fled the country. Another 6.9 million are internally displaced. In this special bitesize episode, Sajjad Malik reflected on the catastrophic conditions he witnessed there and the lasting impact of those memories. “I'm seeing women, children, elderly, boys, girls suffering in there. And it's, it's my duty to make sure that we talk about it, and then do something about it.”
Released:
Jan 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (97)

What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous locations? How are health workers, humanitarians and peacekeepers racing to protect the most vulnerable populations from the threat of the COVID-19 virus? Stationed in remote locations and far from family, how are they coping themselves? To find out, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, meets them. Here you will discover extraordinary personal stories from people who devote their lives to helping others.