Sigrid Kaag

Sigrid Kaag

Sigrid Kaag is the minister for foreign trade and development cooperation of the Netherlands. Previously, she served as United Nations undersecretary-general in Lebanon, U.N. undersecretary-general leading the mission to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria, assistant secretary-general for the United Nations Development Programme in New York, and UNICEF’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa in Amman, Jordan.

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 Opinion: Why treating trauma should be a cornerstone of building peace

Opinion: Why treating trauma should be a cornerstone of building peace

over 5 years ago // Produced in Partnership: Duty of Care

Neither humanitarian nor peace-building efforts can be effective if we fail to recognize and address mental health and psychosocial needs in communities affected by emergencies or conflict, write Dutch Development Minister Sigrid Kaag and Hala Sabah Jameel of Cordaid.