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Jan Egeland Quotes

«The big non-governmental organizations, the ones with which we work all over the world, understood the value of coordination. The same cannot be said about all the newer players on the ground.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«The world's response to the tsunami was the best ever.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«More is currently at stake in terms of lives saved or lost in Africa than on any other continent. As humanitarian workers, we cannot accept that so many lives are lost every year on this continent to preventable diseases, neglect and senseless brutality.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«North American pets get more investment per month than we have money for all our humanitarian operations in the world.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«That had been one of our fears. I think it has not been the case.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«This year has really been the year of natural disasters, with nature at its worst and humanity at its best.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«It's really been a terrible year in terms of suffering and in terms of challenges. But it ends with a glimmer of hope.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«We must be acutely aware that all that has been built up by the thousands of relief workers and hundreds of millions of dollars in donor contributions could be destroyed, and we could be on the brink of losing this huge humanitarian operation.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«The world is really coming together here in a way we probably have never seen before.»
Author: Jan Egeland
«The world did exactly the right thing in the tsunami. I always feel that this should be our new standard.»
Author: Jan Egeland