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Overcoming trauma in the service of peace, w/Elpida Rouka | Special Envoy for Syria | Awake at Night

Radio interview program · June 30, 2026

Interview with Elpida Ruka, a senior political affairs officer at the United Nations, about surviving the Aug. 19, 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, her struggles with PTSD and bereavement, and her views on the UN's mission and the need for better mental-health support for aid workers.

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