2012 Clinton Global Initiative

Transition from relief to development: The basics

In the wake of disasters, aid groups sometimes struggle to effectively transition from recovery to development. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says there are two essential elements to do this. Watch this snippet of our interview with the U.N. refugee agency chief on the margins of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative.

By Rolf Rosenkranz // 28 September 2012

In the wake of disasters, aid groups sometimes struggle to effectively transition from recovery to development. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says there are two essential elements to do this. Watch this snippet of our interview with the U.N. refugee agency chief on the margins of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative.

Lars Schwetje contributed reporting from New York.

Check out the rest of our interview with Antonio Guterres, as well as our conversations with other global development luminaries who attended this year’s Clinton Global Initiative.