David Miliband
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
David Miliband is a prominent leader in humanitarian aid, currently serving as the CEO of the International Rescue Committee. This interview reveals his commitment to addressing complex global issues while maintaining a principled stance, showcasing his role as a trusted figure in turbulent times.
“Maybe a better answer to you would be say the first part of our program guide in any circumstances is to ask why not cash. We only program in other areas once we've decided not to do cash. That's what we decided eight years ago. We're very strategy led. We thought about it very, very hard.”
“He was doing my dad on the 21st of May 1994, which was just nine days after John Smith, in the immediate aftermath of John Smith's death, the only person I spoke to was Tony, actually. We were in our own period of mourning. And so I joined the nascent Blair team soon thereafter at the beginning of June.”
“And it's one that this sector needs to address over and over and over. And the fact that there are now 340 million people in humanitarian need and 700 million people in poverty living on less than $2 a day shows you that the collective effort is not going in the right direction.”
“I mean, Gordon was a sort of colossus in the literal and figurative sense at the time. And so he was always miles above everyone else, both within the cabinet and then more widely. And so I think there was a certain inevitability. I don't think it was inevitable that his premiership should have felt so constrained.”
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