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Syria: debate on the refugee crisis - with Justine Greening and WFP's Ertharin Cousin


 

Over 2 million people have been forced to flee Syria and many more are caught in the crossfire inside the country. How is international aid helping them?

Join the UK's Development Secretary Justine Greening and the World Food Programme's Ertharin Cousin in this live recording of yesterday's panel discussion (18 September 2013).

With (in order of appearance)

Ros Atkins – BBC News journalist and World Have Your Say presenter
@BBCRosAtkins

Ertharin Cousin – Executive Director of the UN's World Food Programme
@WFPErtharin

Justine Greening – The UK's Secretary of State for International Development
@JustineGreening

Ammar Waqqaf – An independent Syrian political analyst based in the UK
@ammarman

Mahmoud Mosa – a Syrian refugee staying in a camp in Kilis, Turkey
@Mosa13Mosa

Hanin Ghaddar – Lebanese journalist and editor of NOW English, based in Beirut
@haningdr

Get the latest updates on UK aid to Syria at:
www.gov.uk/government/news/syr…t-updates-on-uk-aid
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