MENA Talks

S01 Ep.06 - Confronting the Challenges of Aid Workers in Yemen

August 25, 2021 BIC Season 1 Episode 6
S01 Ep.06 - Confronting the Challenges of Aid Workers in Yemen
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MENA Talks
S01 Ep.06 - Confronting the Challenges of Aid Workers in Yemen
Aug 25, 2021 Season 1 Episode 6
BIC

This  episode of the MENA Talks podcast explores some of the security concerns that national and international aid workers in Yemen are confronted with on a daily basis. Our host Elisa Chery is joined by Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the Yemen Representative for the UNHCR, who gives an overview to some of the logistical, legal, and cultural hurdles aid workers face to remain fully operational throughout the country. 

Other topics include the role of the United Nations, and it’s local partners in delivering aid, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resource restrictions that Yemen is experiencing.

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This  episode of the MENA Talks podcast explores some of the security concerns that national and international aid workers in Yemen are confronted with on a daily basis. Our host Elisa Chery is joined by Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the Yemen Representative for the UNHCR, who gives an overview to some of the logistical, legal, and cultural hurdles aid workers face to remain fully operational throughout the country. 

Other topics include the role of the United Nations, and it’s local partners in delivering aid, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resource restrictions that Yemen is experiencing.