181 Quotes by Jan Egeland

This would mean the saving of hundreds of thousands and millions of livelihoods.

there are many thousands, potentially tens of thousands, up there in the mountains that are wounded we haven't gotten to.

We, as internationals, deal with mass natural disasters around the globe a number of times a year, so we have well-tested systems which have now been appreciated by many of these U.S. agencies.

We are working to move from lottery to predictability so that all those who suffer receive aid.

Too often, aid resembles a lottery, in which a few win, but most lose, based on considerations other than need.

This time, at least, people heard about the earthquake. Many people fled inland.

This will help energize further the struggle to reach the earthquake stricken communities in the Himalayas.

There are issues we disagree on frankly, but we also agree on the importance of the international community to raise its profile in pursuing humanitarian principles.

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.