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Jamie McGoldrick - UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen

Jamie McGoldrick is the UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen. The country is embroiled in civil war, but casualties may be dwarfed by the number of deaths caused by starvation.

The war in Yemen has resulted in 10,000 civilian fatalities so far, but this number may soon be dwarfed by the number of deaths caused by starvation. Yemen is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe which the warring parties are making worse and which the outside world seems unwilling or unable to tackle. Stephen Sackur talks to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country, Jamie McGoldrick. Is he losing the struggle to save millions of lives?

30 minutes

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Jamie McGoldrick

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