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the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian assistance for survival. with many nations cutting their aid budgets, international ngos remain a linchpin of the global aid system. but are they fit for purpose? well, my guest is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain. he promised to reimagine what aid would loo...

year only to come back and take the tampa bay buccaneers to the play—offs. those are our latest headlines this our stop. thats all from me. sally is here at five oclock. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. heres the good news. the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian as...

but are they fit for purpose? well, my guest is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain. he promised to reimagine what aid would look like. has he succeeded? danny sriskandarajah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. lets start with those two different ways of looking at whats happening to the worlds poorest people. one in 20, almost, still suffering extreme poverty, even as global poverty rates decline do you think that the aid system is failing those people? ...

the english city of liverpool. last years winner, ukraine, was scheduled to host the event but the uk took it up on their behalf because of the ongoing war. the competition begins in may. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. heres the good news. the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian assist...

News and Press Release in English on World about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; published on 26 Apr 2023 by Peace Direct

Gone are the days when, you know, northern or rich country organisations can parachute into poorer countries and save lives. we need... you do still do that, dont you? we are building a new type of network thats based on mutuality and solidarity. almost all our staff across the world come from either the country that theyre working in, or the region that theyre working in. we do have international staff who move about our system, but were trying to build a network in which we minimise the risk o...

So...i saw a phrase youd used and i was fascinated and i wanted to have you explain to me exactly what you meant by it. you said you were going to "decolonise aid". is this in practical terms what you are talking about? this is one aspect of what were talking about. another aspect is to make sure that we shift power and resources to the people and communities that we serve, that we dont sit somehow in our headquarters in oxford in the uk, and make decisions about how resources should be spent. a...

But were trying to build a network in which we minimise the risk of abuse of power in context. so...i saw a phrase youd used and i was fascinated and i wanted to have you explain to me exactly what you meant by it. you said you were going to "decolonise aid". is this in practical terms what you are talking about? this is one aspect of what were talking about. another aspect is to make sure that we shift power and resources to the people and communities that we serve, that we dont sit somehow in ...

A network in which we minimise the risk of abuse of power in context. so...i saw a phrase youd used and i was fascinated and i wanted to have you explain to me exactly what you meant by it. you said you were going to "decolonise aid". is this in practical terms what you are talking about? this is one aspect of what were talking about. another aspect is to make sure that we shift power and resources to the people and communities that we serve, that we dont sit somehow in our headquarters in oxfor...

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