No major food groups: aid chaos in Gaza
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
A newly formed, private foundation took charge of aid distribution in the territory; a melee ensued. What is the group’s origin, and what is its plan? A pandemic treaty at last agreed by the UN is an important step—even if the most desired signatory was absent (10:54). And a novel exhibition in London shows how to make the most of a museum’s collection (18:22).
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| 0:00.0 | Debbie was in a bit of a pickle. |
| 0:03.0 | A Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches just weren't selling. |
| 0:07.0 | Until she had the good idea to use Canva to design her logo, |
| 0:11.0 | menus and social posts. |
| 0:14.0 | They looked good. |
| 0:17.0 | Really, really good. |
| 0:19.0 | Turns out Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches are right up everyone's street. |
| 0:23.4 | Even if that street now smells of pickles. |
| 0:26.6 | Thanks, Canber. |
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:07.8 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:12.4 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:17.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:28.3 | As we now all intimately know, international cooperation during a pandemic is crucial to ending it. We examine a new UN pandemic treaty, the most notable absence among its signatories, |
| 1:33.3 | and reasons to be grateful for a modest diplomatic win. |
| 1:37.3 | And in the world's biggest museums, you know you're only seeing a fraction of the collection. There's always |
| 1:44.8 | more in a basement or a warehouse. We report on a novel exhibition in London that should be |
| 1:50.5 | replicated. Let the public into the warehouse too. But first... There have long been questions about the distribution of aid in Gaza, but this week they have piled up. |
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