In this podcast episode, host Imogen Foulkes together with Swiss Solidarity ask: what are the challenges of delivering aid to Ukraine?
\u201cIn the early days, it just looked like, five or six days, and Ukraine will be taken,\u201d says Zuzana Brezinova, Ukraine country director at Swiss Church Aid HEKS.
How do neutral, impartial humanitarian organisations really work in a war zone?
\u201cBecause we\u2019re a neutral organisation we cannot sign memorandums of understanding with military organisations,\u201d says Damon Elsworth, senior global emergency response team officer at Medair.
What happens to the millions of Swiss francs donated, especially when donors expect quick results?
\u201cPeople who have been donating, they call our office, they want to know what happened,\u201d says Tasha Rumley, head of humanitarian aid at Swiss Solidarity.
And after that first rush of solidarity, is the support really there for the long haul?
\u201cAs we all know I think, this conflict will not be over by the end of the year,\u201d says Andrea Schmid, emergency aid expert at the Swiss Red Cross.
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