In this first episode of Global Shocks, we speak to humanitarian leader Yves Daccord, former Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva. Tune in to hear Yves share his first-hand experience with how the ICRC dealt with humanitarian crises in Yemen, how social media affects the work of ICRC staff, and how 9/11 has affected the work of Red Cross organisations around the world.

More about the ICRC: https://www.icrc.org/en

The history of the Red Cross: 

• Caroline Moorehead (1999), Dunant’s Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dunants-Dream-Switzerland-History-Cross/dp/0786706090); 
• History of the ICRC in 5 volumes (https://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/history-of-the-icrc-in-5-volumes/); 
• Boyd van Dijk (2023) Preparing for War: The Making of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/preparing-for-war-the-making-of-the-1949-geneva-conventions-9780198912613)

More about Yves Daccord: https://edgelands.institute, https://principlesforpeace.org/, www.linkedin.com/in/YDaccord1 

Global Shocks is the official podcast of the Oxford Martin Programme on Changing Global Orders, University of Oxford. Changing Global Orders is a collaboration of members of the Faculty of History and the Department of Politics and International Relations. Our co-directors are Professor Andrew Thompson, Professor Patricia Clavin, Professor Louise Fawcett, and Professor Andrew Hurrell. Our postdoctoral fellows are Dr Boyd van Dijk and Dr Jan Eijking. 

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