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Jan Egeland

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Jan Egeland is a Norwegian politician born on September 12, 1957. He has extensive experience in the field of international peace and conflict resolution, having served as Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs and holding several senior positions at the United Nations.

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“Climate change disasters will displace more and more. Those who are most exposed are the poorest.”

Change Climate Climate Change Disaster Exposed Poorest

Author:Jan Egeland

“Increasingly gang violence and organized crime, together with climate change-driven natural disasters, are displacing more people as wars are fewer on the continent and political violence has decreased considerably, the NRC has decided to treat this as a humanitarian crisis.”

“Hezbollah must stop this cowardly blending in among women and children. I heard they were making statements that they were proud of losing fewer armed men than civilians. It's hard to see how they could be proud of such a situation.”

Men Children Hard Situation Heard Proud Losing Statements Fewer Be Proud Civilians Cowardly Hezbollah Blending In

Author:Jan Egeland

“No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked.”

People Amount Protect Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarian Aid

Author:Jan Egeland

“It's a cruel reality. But after a week, very few people survive.”

People Reality Week

Author:Jan Egeland

“First there is the search and rescue phase that is now ending. It is a cruel reality.”

Firsts Reality Rescue Phases

Author:Jan Egeland

“Finally, I am encouraged to note that the Security Council issued a statement today expressing its concern about the massive humanitarian crisis in Darfur and calling on all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and reach a ceasefire.”

Today Party Security Calling Protect Conflict Concern Crisis Notes Humanitarian Statements Massive Council Civilians Security Council Darfur Ceasefire

Author:Jan Egeland

“In the Horn of Africa now, there are tens of thousands dying from the extreme vulnerability they are living in.”

Dying Extremes Vulnerability Horns Horn Of Africa

Author:Jan Egeland

“I think now Somalia is turning a corner and we can, with the new political development, build on momentum - really build a peaceful future.”

Thinking Political Development Corners Peaceful Momentum Somalia

Author:Jan Egeland

“I have been working, as emergency relief coordinator, on an international scale, very hard to build a wider alliance of partners in assistance efforts.”

Has Beens Hard Effort International Partners Scales Relief Assistance Emergencies Alliances Coordinator

Author:Jan Egeland

“I think the biggest challenge for Somalia has been the sense that it is a hopeless case of incomprehensible internal conflicts and there is nothing we can do.”

Thinking Has Beens Can Do Challenges Cases Conflict Internals Hopeless Somalia Internal Conflict

Author:Jan Egeland

“In a world full of competing emergencies and disasters, it really helps if there is an international locomotive that can help us bring attention - help us bring resources.”

Ifs World Helping Attention Resources International Disaster Competing Emergencies Locomotives

Author:Jan Egeland

“Many access roads are too dangerous for relief workers, preventing them from carrying out assessments or reaching people in need.”

People Needs Dangerous Workers Access Relief Reaching Preventing Assessment

Author:Jan Egeland

“Secondly, the Government of Sudan should commit to the disarmament and control of the Janjaweed militia and ensure that the targeting of civilians ceases immediately.”

Should Government Cease Commit Civilians Disarmament Militia Sudan

Author:Jan Egeland

“Somaliland and Somalia at large have been receiving now hundreds of thousands of returnees that they had to accommodate with very small resources.”

Has Beens Resources Receiving Accommodate Somalia

Author:Jan Egeland

“We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population.”

People Humans Rights Bases Human Rights Population Graves Reports Civilians Violation Atrocities Darfur Violation Of Human Rights

Author:Jan Egeland

“Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large.”

Years Has Beens International Active Locals Recognition Agency Staff Great Work Somalia

Author:Jan Egeland

“I think now, we in the international community are belatedly wanting to show our solidarity with the Somali peoples and also do our best to help them move to better times.”

Thinking Helping Shows Moving Community International Solidarity International Community Somali

Author:Jan Egeland

“Although we have do not have adequate access to all parts of Darfur we do fortunately have humanitarian personnel, including staff from my own office, in each of the three provincial capitals of Darfur.”

Three My Own Office Including Humanitarian Access Staff Adequate Personnel Darfur

Author:Jan Egeland

“We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too many reconstruction and development assistance plans.”

Needs Sides Effort Plans Development International Assistance Reconstruction Coordination Somali

Author:Jan Egeland

“Consistently, from the Hezbollah heartland, my message was that Hezbollah must stop this cowardly blending ... among women and children," . "I heard they were proud because they lost very few fighters and that it was the civilians bearing the brunt of this. I don't think anyone should be proud of having many more children and women dead than armed men.”

Thinking Men Should Children Lost Heard Proud Messages Israel Fighter Consistently Be Proud Civilians Cowardly Hezbollah

Author:Jan Egeland

“It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.”

Facts Problem Political Fighting Leader Practice Conflict Peaceful Resolution Political Leaders Conflict Resolution Fighting Each Other

Author:Jan Egeland

“We estimate that humanitarian agencies have access to about 350,000 vulnerable people in Darfur - only about one third of the estimated total population in need.”

People Needs Thirds Population Humanitarian Access Vulnerable Agency Darfur

Author:Jan Egeland

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Born: September 12, 1957
Known for: Politician
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