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David Miliband, International Rescue Committee President: It’s a new world disorder

David Miliband, International Rescue Committee President: It’s a new world disorder

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Caitríona Perry speaks to David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee

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“It's what we call a new world disorder: 60 wars, 120 million
people - refugees and displaced, 300 million people hungry, plus
another 45 million according to the World Food Program as a
result of the constrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. That's a
disordered world. And people can inveigh against international
institutions as much as they like, but the problem we're facing
is not that there's too strong an international system - it's too
weak.”

Caitríona Perry speaks to David Miliband, President of the
International Rescue Committee.

Miliband, who was previously British Foreign Secretary, first
took up the post in 2013, overseeing the New York-headquartered
organisation whose humanitarian relief operations are active in
over 40 war-affected countries.

As the world navigates multiple conflicts across the Middle East
and Africa, in places such as Sudan, Lebanon and Gaza,
humanitarian crises continue to grow.

They are further compounded by cuts to international aid, the
breakdown of the rules-based order, plus trade and shipping
difficulties due to the conflict in Iran.

This means aid organisations like the IRC are increasingly having
to adapt how they respond.

The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our
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including episodes with the World Health Organisation’s Hanan
Balkhy; former US Ambassador to the UN, Samanthan Power; and
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Presenter: Caitríona Perry Producers: Ben Cooper and Chloe Ross
Editor: Damon Rose

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(Image: David Miliband. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)