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A real humanitarian — Interview with Jan Egeland

For more than twenty-five years, he has devoted his career to humanitarianism, human rights and peace-work, either through the United Nations, the Norwegian Government or the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and other non-governmental institutions. He has been an active partner in a number of peace processes, and to his list of credits is the Norwegian channel between Israel and the PLO, which he co-initiated and co-organized, as well as the peace negotiations in Guatemala. “People should have…

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Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)

Funding has always been one of the difficulties in providing rapid humanitarian assistance to victims after a disaster. Most lives are lost in the first days following an earthquake, a flood or any other type of disaster. To save lives, aid workers need immediate cash and supplies. Late funding often amplifies and complicates the problems. There are several examples where early funding could have made a significant difference. In the case of the locust swarms in the African Sahel,…

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