A life on the frontline of refugee crises

A view from inside the UNHCR: what is the reality of life for refugees and how does Australia’s response measure up?

Steve Grimwade

Published 13 June 2017

Episode 7

What does it mean to oversee more than 35 million internally displaced and stateless peoples? Erika Feller shares her many years of experience working for the United Nations Refugee Agency and contemplates Australia’s current refugee policy.

Episode recorded: 4 May 2017

Producers: Dr Andi Horvath and Chris Hatzis Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson Editor: Chris Hatzis Production assistant: Claudia Hooper

Banner image: Climatalk.in/Flickr

The EXIT exhibition, part of the Climarte festival, is on at the Ian Potter Museum of Art from 19 April to 16 July 2017

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