Inside Geneva’s 100th episode: the war in Syria, killer robots and justice in Myanmar

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Inside Geneva is marking its 100th podcast episode this week. In this episode host Imogen Foulkes looks back at some of the podcast highlights.

This episode starts with an assessment of how humanitarians coped with the war in Syria. 

Jan Egeland, former head of the United Nations humanitarian taskforce for Syria says: “Syria was a real setback where these besiegements, the bombing of hospitals, the bombing of schools, the bombing of bread lines, it was horrific.”

Inside Geneva also looks at the lively debate about whether humanitarian aid needs to be decolonised. 

“If we were to think of aid as a form of reparation, as a form of social justice for historical and continuing harm,” says Lata Narayanaswamy, from the University of Leeds.

And it delves into the complex discussions over ‘killer robots’. 

Mary Wareham, from the Human Rights Watch adds: “Do you hold the commander responsible who activated the weapons system? There’s what we call an accountability gap when it comes to killer robots.”

And we ask whether human rights investigations can really bring accountability. 

Chris Sidoti, from the UN Independent Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar, told Imogen Foulkes: “I still know that the Myanmar butchers who are responsible for what happened may never individually be brought to justice. But I certainly live in hope that one day they will.” 

Help us celebrate our 100th podcast – and let us know what topics you’d like to hear more about. 

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