O
Olivier Singer
1
APPEARANCES
1
PODCASTS
012
DEC 30
JAN 6
JAN 13
JAN 20
JAN 27
FEB 3
FEB 10
FEB 17
FEB 24
MAR 3
MAR 10
MAR 17
MAR 24
MAR 31
APR 7
APR 14
APR 21
APR 28
MAY 5
MAY 12
MAY 19
MAY 26
JUN 2
JUN 9
JUN 16
JUN 23
JUN 30
JUL 7
JUL 14
JUL 21
JUL 28
AUG 4
AUG 11
AUG 18
AUG 25
SEP 1
SEP 8
SEP 15
SEP 22
SEP 29
OCT 6
OCT 13
OCT 20
OCT 27
NOV 3
NOV 10
NOV 17
NOV 24
DEC 1
DEC 8
DEC 15
DEC 22
DEC 29
JAN 5
JAN 12
JAN 19
JAN 26
FEB 2
FEB 9
FEB 16
FEB 23
MAR 2
MAR 9
MAR 16
MAR 23
MAR 30
APR 6
APR 13
APR 20
APR 27
MAY 4
MAY 11
MAY 18
MAY 25
JUN 1
JUN 8
JUN 15
JUN 22
JUN 29
JUL 6
JUL 13
JUL 20
JUL 27
AUG 3
AUG 10
AUG 17
AUG 24
AUG 31
SEP 7
SEP 14
SEP 21
SEP 28
OCT 5
OCT 12
Oct 9, 2026
118. Useful fiction?
L
28:11We're supposed to be principled, and if we can inflate and deflate the PIN number, so say, "Oh, now, now there are less people in need because we have less money," then I don't know how we can be accountable for the decisions we make and how we prioritize.
O
28:25Olivier SingerGUEST
I guess I was just going to add that while we're talking about this now due to what Damien said, where everyone is shocked by seeing a 6 million people in need decrease in a context like DRC, where we know conflict is, you know, extreme levels.
O
28:44Olivier SingerGUEST
There's, you know, climatic, uh, hazards and severe flooding and, uh, uh, all sorts across not just the Ituri and Kivus.
O
28:54Olivier SingerGUEST
Um, this is also a problem that predates 2025, 2026, um, in terms of defining people in need.
O
29:02Olivier SingerGUEST
I'm just thinking about, uh, a few, even before that, maybe 2022, 2023, when, um, there was a lot of, uh, just from my own experience, um, working on Ukraine, just a lot of humanitarian funding being used for social protection and for things that perhaps now we may draw that line as that's, that's no longer humanitarian.
O
29:28Olivier SingerGUEST
So it does, it really does shift with the funding, and that's where I think what we're all saying is that where is that conversation? Where is that agreement on what is humanitarian need? And perhaps that would actually unlock a lot of, a lot of the issues.
33 MINS LATER