Episode 1: Matt Richard (UNHCR) helps coordinate aid from Jordan into Syria
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Description
For the inaugural episode of the Working a Refugee Crisis: Jordan we have a great conversation with Matt Richard from UNHCR (the United Nations' Refugee Agency). He is an Information Managment Officer for Syria Cross-Border. We discuss Matt's day to day work of coordinating different types of aid going to internally displaced people in Syria from Jordan. Plus, we talk about his previous work in Palestine, discovering a development career in England, and living life and raising a baby as an ex-pat in Jordan. Matt's interview represents his personal story and views and not the official views of the UN or his agency. Please visit https://workingacrisis.podbean.com and email us at [email protected] with questions, topic suggestions, or if you have friends you think we should interview in Jordan.
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