The Fading Causes Podcast

Uncovering the truth behind global initiatives impacting negatively on humanitarianism. We give live to fading causes. E: [email protected]

[The Fading Causes Podcast @FadingCauses]

EPISODE 20 is out!

Why does the world’s most troubled nation continue to fascinate those who know it best? What does Haiti’s long descent into violence and political collapse reveal about the deeper failures of global power, aid, and governance?

Listen: https://t.co/0Pc7vIY8aM

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EPISODE 19:
Why is sexual violence so pervasive in Sudan’s war? How do stigma and culture silence survivors while shielding perpetrators? And why have global institutions failed to act? @mukeshkapila speaks to Rahmet Elfikhi

Watch: https://t.co/mEEWXUycFk

[Mukesh Kapila @mukeshkapila]

Do we need to revise our definitions of health - and how did the well-meaning #globalhealth movement go wrong? How much do we really need to spend on healthcare? Far-reaching conversation with the eminent @IlonaKickbusch on my @FadingCauses podcast: https://t.co/CKyd6Zmu7i

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EPISODE 18

In this episode, leading health policy thinker Ilona Kickbusch tells @mukeshkapila that the global health system as it currently exists is no longer fit for purpose. Here is why:

https://t.co/miwJCdVcSq

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EPISODE 17: @mukeshkapila speaks with humanitarian analyst Thomas Byrnes.

In a world where crises seem endless and compassion sometimes feels exhausted, what does humanitarianism really mean today?

Watch: https://t.co/3kUw079C1p

Listen:  https://t.co/LC4gT68m1B

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EPISODE 16: If an organization accepts millions from the same state that is actively a party to a conflict, can it ever truly claim to be an impartial advocate for that state's victims? @MSF @mukeshkapila

Listen: https://t.co/vyNVCk1f1p

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Happy New Year and welcome to EPISODE 15 of our podcast series.

If only 7% of the world lives in a full democracy, is the model already failing? Is this model still worth defending if it cannot deliver justice, equality, and survival?

Watch: https://t.co/rPVdVnzOsu

[Alexander Matheou @AJMatheou]

Thank you, @mukeshkapila @FadingCauses, for this chance to unpack and debate the legacies, opportunities and pressures shaping humanitarian action and global solidarity as 2025 comes to a close.

[Mukesh Kapila @mukeshkapila]

Is #humanitarianism getting leaner, fitter, staying principled & dealing robustly with dilemmas such as #Afghanistan Taliban or #Rohingya & #Myanmar dictators. Revealing discussion on my @FadingCauses #podcast with @AJMatheou Regional Director @ifrc https://t.co/5dOSZLo1DL

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EPISODE 14

What drives someone to dedicate their life to humanitarian work?

@mukeshkapila speaks with Alexander Matheou, Regional Director of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC for the Asia-Pacific region

Watch: https://t.co/UGPTJPC5se

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EPISODE 13: Mongolian mom Gerel Ganbat lost her son to preventable kernicterus, turned pain into purpose, built therapy centers for 40+ kids with cerebral palsy. "My son taught me life," she tells host @mukeshkapila.

What sparks changemakers?

Watch: https://t.co/vROYJMyADG

[Mukesh Kapila @mukeshkapila]

Drones and dilemmas, collateral damage and coordination: Watch/listen a very human conversation -antidote for inhuman times? -with @matzschmale Matthias Schmale, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator @UN_Ukraine in latest from my @FadingCauses podcast https://t.co/JUhYdUQqjU

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EPISODE 11:

In this episode, @mukeshkapila sits with Yvette Stevens, Sierra Leone’s first female electrical engineer, a lifelong UN insider, and a diplomat who has navigated the Cold War, civil war, and the unending war for women’s equality.

Watch: https://t.co/1OFkRprxUO

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EPISODE 10 is out now!

What compels a woman to trade a career in marketing for war zones, famine, and frontlines of sexual violence?
In this episode, @mukeshkapila speaks with Ximena Borrazás, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker.

Watch:

https://t.co/8sc2EbSFtJ

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EPISODE 9 just dropped!

Can we afford pessimism in difficult times?

As the @UN nears its 80th year, questions of trust, justice, and unfulfilled promises to children weigh heavily.

Host @mukeshkapila speaks with Kul Gautam, former director of @UNICEF
https://t.co/hzNWngJk6F

[Mukesh Kapila @mukeshkapila]

If you think you knew all about #African #slavery, you are gravely mistaken. My latest conversation with @martinplaut on @FadingCauses #Podcas exposes some uncomfortable truths beyond the white-man-enslaving-the-black narrative. Listen https://t.co/miA3m7yOD9

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EPISODE 8: Can present-day African conflicts be understood without tracing their roots to slavery and colonialism? Should reparations be pursued as a path to justice, or do they risk deepening divides? @mukeshkapila speaks to @martinplaut

https://t.co/KRWH44KCKH

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Episode 7: Can we ever end poverty and hunger?

Our guest today is Mohsen Sarhan, CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank.

Listen:
https://t.co/4Nd3VguwvC

@mukeshkapila

[The Fading Causes Podcast @FadingCauses]

We just released EPISODE 6 of our podcast series.

Former Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Ovais Sarmad explains why hope is the engine of climate action. The question is: Can the rest of the world summon the same resolve before time runs out?

https://t.co/skcpXivrzz

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The Fading Causes #Podcast with Mukesh Kapila – Uncovering the truth behind global initiatives impacting negatively on #humanitarianism

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