Haunted by Syria's Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 20, 2023 · 11 MIN

Haunted by Syria's Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special

from Awake At Night · host Melissa Fleming, United Nations

Sajjad Malik witnessed terrible suffering during the Syrian crisis. As UNHCR's former representative in the country, he oversaw one of the UN Refugee Agency's toughest and most dangerous operations.  "There are certain images that will stay with me for a very long time. Because those are the images that cannot be forgotten overnight." Since the war in Syria started in 2011 more than 5.7 million people have fled the country. Another 6.9 million are internally displaced. In this special bitesize episode, Sajjad Malik reflected on the catastrophic conditions he witnessed there and the lasting impact of those memories. "I'm seeing women, children, elderly, boys, girls suffering in there. And it's, it's my duty to make sure that we talk about it, and then do something about it."

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