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Pierre Krähenbühl - Director of Operations, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Is the Red Cross being overwhelmed by the danger and complexity of modern conflict?

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pulling some of its international staff out of Afghanistan, following a murderous attack on its Jalalabad compound. It's an unprecedented move in three decades of ICRC operations in Afghanistan. Stephen Sackur speaks to Pierre Krähenbühl, the ICRC’s operations director. Is his organisation being overwhelmed by the danger and complexity of modern conflict?

(Image: Pierre Krähenbühl, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

23 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 7 Jun 2013 08:06GMT
  • Fri 7 Jun 2013 19:06GMT

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