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Inside Geneva: Aid agencies face racism accusations

In this episode of our Inside Geneva podcast: Geneva-based humanitarian aid agencies are soul searching as they stand accused of institutional racism. What's behind the accusations, and how are they being addressed?

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Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo.ch as well as the BBC.

Host Imogen Foulkes discusses the issue with Liesbeth Aelbrecht, director general of MSF Switzerland; Alan Mwendwa of the ICRC; and analyst Daniel Warner.

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