Jan Egeland
Jan Egeland
Jan Egelandis a Norwegian politician, formerly of the Labour party. He has been the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since August 2013. He was previously the Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch and the Director of Human Rights Watch Europe. Egeland formerly served as director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Under-Secretary-General of the UN. Egeland also holds a post as Professor II at the University of Stavanger...
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 September 1957
CountryNorway
All humanitarian organizations are acutely aware that our window of opportunity for action is closing with the onset of the severe winter.
The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is very serious. The need for international aid is big and growing.
The important thing is that we give and that we as citizens also demand that our countries give generously to those who have been so hard hit.
The concept is one warm room per family before it becomes too cold.
The loss of life, the new displacement of families, the destruction to businesses and property, as well as threats to humanitarian workers, are creating a climate of fear and tension for civilians.
The goal of the fund is simple: to provide aid workers with funding to jump-start lifesaving relief operations .
The earthquake in Kashmir afflicting three countries is becoming worse by the day as the extent of the emergency dawns upon us,
The coast is low, it takes the full blast of the tsunami which was at its highest at that point, and now the villages are gone,