McKay Interview: Yves Daccord, Director-General ICRC

Article published on worldradio on 06/13/2019

On this week’s Mckay Interview, Michael talks to Yves Daccord, the Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The humanitarian organisation based in Geneva.

Michael and Yves discuss the organisation’s work, how its changed over the last few years, the impact of new technology and are the Geneva Conventions, which underpin the ICRC’s work, still valid in the 21st Century?


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