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Mar 2024
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Inside one of the last trauma centers in...

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On today’s program, we examine wars the international community is failing to contain, and the man-made famines they are creating. First to Haiti, where gangs rule, and national security forces are low on ammunition and leadership. Correspondent David Culver reports from inside a Port-Au-Prince hospital. 

Also on today's show: Roberto Álvarez, Dominican Republic Foreign Minister; Raghad Jaraisy & Ofer Dagan, Co-Chief Executives, Sikkuy-Aufoq; Leslie Kaufman. Reporter, Bloomberg 

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