Interview with International Peace Institute

http://www.theglobalobservatory.org/interviews/316-interview-with-siddarth-chatterjee-chief-diplomat-ifrc.html


I discuss Syria, the crisis in Sahel, and the role of humanitarian diplomacy.

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