181 Quotes by Jan Egeland

We have no security for our work. We are witnesses to massive attacks against the civilian population.

We have enough to keep people alive, but we can't at all change their totally inhuman kind of situation in camps where they cannot live without being attacked.

Based on numerous accounts, including reports from our own staff, the Janjaweed militia are primarily responsible for carrying out the attacks.

We have never had this kind of logistical nightmare, ever.

Cuba is one of the best prepared nations to deal with these natural phenomena because it knows exactly what to do in high-risk zones.

We want to stay as long as we can. As we speak we have had to suspend action in many areas. Tens of thousands of people will not get any assistance because it's too dangerous and it could grow exponentially.

We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to attacks by militia crossing from Sudan, UNHCR is mounting a major logistical operation to establish camps and transfer refugees away from the border zone.

The United Nations stands ready to help with any kind of disaster expertise that might be required ... in full recognition that the United States is the country in the world that possesses the greatest civilian and military search and rescue and recovery assets themselves,

Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large.