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COVID-19 & the future humanitarian response | Interview with C. Aptel (IFRC)

Published:

2020

Interview with Cécile Aptel, Director Policy, Strategy, and Knowledge Department at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC, Geneva).

min 01:39 What is the IFRC doing in this crisis, in particular the Policy, Strategy and Knowledge Department? min 06:45 How does the IFRC organise the real-time online learning? min 08:06 Considering the contextual particularities, is a mutual learning process beyond national borders possible? min 09:50 What lessons can be learned from Ebola, especially regarding the stigmatisation of aid workers? min 12:05 How to ensure the safety of the millions of volunteers working for IFRC? min 16:16 How important is a localised response at this stage, and will the crisis challenge the concept of distinction between local actors and international actors?

Read a short summary of the interview here.