Summary: Two years of conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine has continued to intensify since early March of this year. An estimated 3.1 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. In this episode, we examine the barriers humanitarian organizations face as they try to access and assist this population. Speakers: John Cerone, Visiting Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Simon Eugster, Chief Observer at the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk; Kristina Jovanovski, Journalist; Annette Lyth, Humanitarian Consultant; Florian Razesberger, Head of Human Dimension Unit, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; Giancarlo Stopponi, WFP Head of Office in Ukraine.
