Jan Egeland
The New York Times
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Afghanistan Is Facing a Total Economic Meltdown
Unless money starts flowing soon, Afghanistan is facing a catastrophe. → Read More
Africa: G7 Leaders Know What Needs to Be Done to Prevent Famines, but Will They Act?
Opinion - Today's G7 meeting is a potential gamechanger for preventing famine in crisis countries if world powers step up → Read More
Darfur's return to war would spell disaster for Sudan
At least 125 people were killed this month when Arab and Masalit tribesmen fought running street battles in the Sudanese city of El Geneina. Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary-General Jan Egeland warns this new violence must be addressed. → Read More
What we got wrong about COVID-19 and refugees
For the world’s 26 million refugees, the health impacts of COVID-19 have not been its most lethal effects. → Read More
We need to reopen Yemen’s airports and sea routes to save lives
Deserted arrivals halls. Empty baggage carousels. A wasteland of silent departure gates. Images that once seemed apocalyptic have become the new global reality. Today’s coronavirus pandemic has forced people across the world into a form of captivity often bemoaned as imprisonment. → Read More
[Opinion] New Dutch terror bill must not target aid workers
A controversial counterterrorism bill could end up criminalising aid workers in the Netherlands if they enter conflict hotspots when assisting the world's most vulnerable people. → Read More
Cameroon: Africa's Next Full-Blown War Can Still Be Averted
Opinion - Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. → Read More
Three crises we cannot ignore in 2019
The international community must brace itself for deepening and largely neglected emergencies in 2019. → Read More
I predicted 2018 would offer hope for Syrians – but I was painfully wrong
The notion that the Syrian civil war is ebbing is dangerously misplaced. More people fled violence inside the country than anywhere else on the planet in 2017. Close to 8,000 Syrians were forcefully displaced every day last year. → Read More
Will 2018 be the year of return to Syria?
While many displaced Syrians will likely return to their homes this year, safety and stability is still a long way off. → Read More
South Sudan: Seize this chance for peace
The United Kingdom and Norway must step up to help end South Sudan’s war before the window of opportunity slams shut → Read More
In the line of fire
Wars have rules. It is time to enforce these rules, rather than have brave aid workers needlessly risk their lives, and too many of the most vulnerable to be left ... → Read More
In the line of fire
Wars have rules. It is time to enforce these rules, rather than have brave aid workers needlessly risk their lives, and too many of the most vulnerable to be left ... → Read More
In the line of fire
We cannot tolerate our colleagues being targeted deliberately or harmed indiscriminately. The system must change → Read More
In the line of fire
We cannot tolerate our colleagues being targeted deliberately or harmed indiscriminately. The system must change → Read More
In the line of fire
We cannot tolerate our colleagues being targeted deliberately or harmed indiscriminately. The system must change → Read More
The world's refugee crisis: Out of sight, out of mind
As western countries build barriers against refugees, Uganda is welcoming 2000 every day → Read More
Escape from Aleppo, at last: Jan Egeland
This week’s evacuations send a positive signal of what can be achieved around the negotiation table. → Read More
This Is the Worst Refugee Crisis Since WWII. It's Time for Us to Rethink Our Response
We started this year with a frightening record: More than 51 million fellow human beings were forcibly displaced from their homes by conflict and human rights abuse. It is the highest number recorded since the refugee crisis following World War II. As we are now approaching mid-September 2014, we do not know exactly how many men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes. What we… → Read More