181 Quotes by Jan Egeland

The point here is it could have been avoided. It didn't have to reach these proportions.

We are losing a race against the clock in the small villages,

We stand by the report. The eviction campaign was the worst possible thing at the worst possible moment. ... The important thing now is to look to the future. We have to help these people.

We need to have a sense of urgency here like we had in the tsunami.

With the resources made available today and the commitments that will come in the coming days, we will redouble our collective efforts.

The Oslo process was a road to peace,

We're still racing against the clock and we need to get more helicopters, more water, more tents and more money.

This year has really been the year of natural disasters, with nature at its worst and humanity at its best.

We have seen 2004 and 2005 as the years of disaster,