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I’m your host Leila today we bring you my possible job who tells us about her

my possible job who tells us about her

my possible job who tells us about her own humanitarian aid involvement what

own humanitarian aid involvement what

own humanitarian aid involvement what were your early interests and

were your early interests and

were your early interests and involvement that led you to do

involvement that led you to do

involvement that led you to do humanitarian work well I think I was

humanitarian work well I think I was

humanitarian work well I think I was born with it some people are born to

born with it some people are born to

born with it some people are born to there they want to be dancers or singers

there they want to be dancers or singers

there they want to be dancers or singers I just wanted to do mentoring work so I

I just wanted to do mentoring work so I

I just wanted to do mentoring work so I started a long time ago with my masters

started a long time ago with my masters

started a long time ago with my masters in New York and so an internship at the

in New York and so an internship at the

in New York and so an internship at the United Nations and you know doing an

United Nations and you know doing an

United Nations and you know doing an internship is always a good way to get

internship is always a good way to get

internship is always a good way to get to know an organization and to get to

to know an organization and to get to

to know an organization and to get to know the people and after that I was

know the people and after that I was

know the people and after that I was able to land a job with the United

able to land a job with the United

able to land a job with the United Nations in the field

Nations in the field

Nations in the field what were your positions in the UN and

what were your positions in the UN and

what were your positions in the UN and the Democratic Republic of Congo and

the Democratic Republic of Congo and

the Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy while I was in Rome I was working

Italy while I was in Rome I was working

Italy while I was in Rome I was working for the World Food Programme and there I

for the World Food Programme and there I

for the World Food Programme and there I was in charge of needs assessment so

was in charge of needs assessment so

was in charge of needs assessment so basically when a new catastrophe would

basically when a new catastrophe would

basically when a new catastrophe would hit I would be sent out there to

hit I would be sent out there to

hit I would be sent out there to evaluate how much food aid was needed

evaluate how much food aid was needed

evaluate how much food aid was needed and to whom we should send it in which

and to whom we should send it in which

and to whom we should send it in which type of food aid so this is how I

type of food aid so this is how I

type of food aid so this is how I traveled the whole world and then I went

traveled the whole world and then I went

traveled the whole world and then I went to the Congo for two years and there I

to the Congo for two years and there I

to the Congo for two years and there I was in charge of coordinating do you

was in charge of coordinating do you

was in charge of coordinating do you mention aid for the entire Congo so

mention aid for the entire Congo so

mention aid for the entire Congo so imagine that we had a budget of about

imagine that we had a budget of about

imagine that we had a budget of about 400 million dollars we had donors from

400 million dollars we had donors from

400 million dollars we had donors from all over the world Canada Japan USA and

all over the world Canada Japan USA and

all over the world Canada Japan USA and so on so forth we had a name blood that

so on so forth we had a name blood that

so on so forth we had a name blood that I would have to redistribute with a team

I would have to redistribute with a team

I would have to redistribute with a team of people also to monitor to ensure that

of people also to monitor to ensure that

of people also to monitor to ensure that the money that we were giving to those

the money that we were giving to those

the money that we were giving to those projects were well spent

projects were well spent

projects were well spent how did you work together with

how did you work together with

how did you work together with peacekeepers there in the Congo this is

peacekeepers there in the Congo this is

peacekeepers there in the Congo this is the biggest peacekeeping force in the

the biggest peacekeeping force in the

the biggest peacekeeping force in the world called ma nuke I worked with a lot

world called ma nuke I worked with a lot

world called ma nuke I worked with a lot of them in the field because they

of them in the field because they

of them in the field because they deployed all over the country because

deployed all over the country because

deployed all over the country because often I couldn’t travel by myself there

often I couldn’t travel by myself there

often I couldn’t travel by myself there are more than a hundred thousand UN

are more than a hundred thousand UN

are more than a hundred thousand UN peacekeepers deployed worldwide we hear

peacekeepers deployed worldwide we hear

peacekeepers deployed worldwide we hear of misconduct by them in Democratic

of misconduct by them in Democratic

of misconduct by them in Democratic Republic of Congo

Republic of Congo

Republic of Congo what were your own observations think

what were your own observations think

what were your own observations think about it you send people away from the

about it you send people away from the

about it you send people away from the families for over a year to 18 months

families for over a year to 18 months

families for over a year to 18 months and I met those men in places extremely

and I met those men in places extremely

and I met those men in places extremely harsh no running water

harsh no running water

harsh no running water the Sun is sestra me hot you don’t have

the Sun is sestra me hot you don’t have

the Sun is sestra me hot you don’t have really the food that you usually eat

really the food that you usually eat

really the food that you usually eat this is not to excuse what those

this is not to excuse what those

this is not to excuse what those gentlemen have done okay by any means

gentlemen have done okay by any means

gentlemen have done okay by any means but yet think that those people are put

but yet think that those people are put

but yet think that those people are put in very harsh conditions and sometimes

in very harsh conditions and sometimes

in very harsh conditions and sometimes their behaviors are not up to the

their behaviors are not up to the

their behaviors are not up to the standards

standards

standards how relevant is violence and conflicts

how relevant is violence and conflicts

how relevant is violence and conflicts to areas that need humanitarian aid

to areas that need humanitarian aid

to areas that need humanitarian aid usually when you have conflict that

usually when you have conflict that

usually when you have conflict that means you have displacement usually so

means you have displacement usually so

means you have displacement usually so that means that you do need a mentor an

that means that you do need a mentor an

that means that you do need a mentor an aid unless the people are capable to

aid unless the people are capable to

aid unless the people are capable to cope so this is why they sent teams like

cope so this is why they sent teams like

cope so this is why they sent teams like I used to go to assess what are the

I used to go to assess what are the

I used to go to assess what are the coping mechanism that people have

coping mechanism that people have

coping mechanism that people have because if you have an earthquake would

because if you have an earthquake would

because if you have an earthquake would you give food and shelter to people we

you give food and shelter to people we

you give food and shelter to people we have a lot of money in the bank but if

have a lot of money in the bank but if

have a lot of money in the bank but if you have you know the same kind of

you have you know the same kind of

you have you know the same kind of earthquake somewhere else in China in

earthquake somewhere else in China in

earthquake somewhere else in China in the backyards then you know those people

the backyards then you know those people

the backyards then you know those people don’t have a big bank account and they

don’t have a big bank account and they

don’t have a big bank account and they can rely upon you always have to see you

can rely upon you always have to see you

can rely upon you always have to see you know who needs it and who doesn’t so

know who needs it and who doesn’t so

know who needs it and who doesn’t so conflict does bring a lot of suffering

conflict does bring a lot of suffering

conflict does bring a lot of suffering especially for women and children based

especially for women and children based

especially for women and children based on your experience what makes

on your experience what makes

on your experience what makes humanitarian issues political issues

humanitarian issues political issues

humanitarian issues political issues because they’re intertwined you see

because they’re intertwined you see

because they’re intertwined you see people dying and you have to have

people dying and you have to have

people dying and you have to have governments responding but the whole

governments responding but the whole

governments responding but the whole problem for dinner nations is hard to be

problem for dinner nations is hard to be

problem for dinner nations is hard to be able to intervene I think we sit right

able to intervene I think we sit right

able to intervene I think we sit right now with in bad way with Mugabe I think

now with in bad way with Mugabe I think

now with in bad way with Mugabe I think van ki-moon has been very clear you know

van ki-moon has been very clear you know

van ki-moon has been very clear you know to not recognize the elections we want

to not recognize the elections we want

to not recognize the elections we want countries to be wholesome and yet we

countries to be wholesome and yet we

countries to be wholesome and yet we want countries to be doing well and

want countries to be doing well and

want countries to be doing well and sometimes it poses a problem and I think

sometimes it poses a problem and I think

sometimes it poses a problem and I think the United Nations needs to address this

the United Nations needs to address this

the United Nations needs to address this issue in the near future because it’s

issue in the near future because it’s

issue in the near future because it’s been happening a lot in the past few

been happening a lot in the past few

been happening a lot in the past few years as you see thank you very much

years as you see thank you very much

years as you see thank you very much nice meeting you