Protection Leadership

Navigating Crisis, Complexity, and Courage in Myanmar - with Gwyn Lewis

“When you arrive in Myanmar, what strikes you most is how beautiful the place is, the country and the people. And you soon realize how separated communities are.” — Gwyn

Advocating For Afghan Women in Humanitarian Crisis - with Indrika Ratwatte

“Afghanistan remains the second largest humanitarian crisis after Yemen and Sudan. When you look at just the needs alone of the people, 22 million people or 50% of the po

Centering Refugee Voices: The Fragility and Power of Protection

"Do not speak on my behalf. Let me be there and tell you how protection looks like..." -  Ana Maria Diez What would protection in humanitarian work truly look like

Change Her Story, Change the World: Turning Pain Into Purpose – with Taban Shoresh

“If you don’t speak up, nothing will change. If I say something, and it rings to one person in the room…then that might be the person who needs to hear it that day.” –Tab

Reviving Accountability in International Humanitarian Law: A Conversation with Jeremy Konyndyk

“If the humanitarians are not speaking up, it’s easier for everyone else to ignore our protection problem.” — Jeremy Konyndyk Has the world stopped enforcing the rul

Putting Statelessness on the Map with Aleksejs Ivashuk

“Values and principles should be at the backbone of any governance structure.” — Aleksejs Ivashuk What does it mean to live without a nationality? In this episo

Speaking Truth to Power: Jan Egeland on Courage and Protection Leadership

“Too many people being too scared means that the few who speak up are more exposed. We have to speak up.” — Jan Egeland What does real courage look like in humanit

Leading With a People-First Mindset - with Louise Aubin

In the world of humanitarian aid, who are we really accountable to? In this episode of Protection Leadership, host Panos Moumtzis is joined by Louise Aubin, UNHCR Re

Protection leadership in a changing world — with Ruven Menikdiwela

What does it really mean to lead on protection during today’s humanitarian crises? In the first episode of Protection Leadership, Panos Moumtzis is joined by Ruven Menik

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Protection Leadership is a podcast hosted by Panos Moumtzis, Executive Director of the Global Executive Leadership Initiative (GELI). Through conversations with leaders f