Jan Egeland, secretary-general at the Norwegian Refugee Council and former chief of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, spoke with Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar on Monday in a wide-ranging interview about the evolving global COVID-19 pandemic.
In the interview, Egeland shares his perspectives on humanitarian funding for the COVID-19 response, the impact on aid workers, how international NGOs such as NRC are coping, and the potential long-term implications of this pandemic for global health, development, and humanitarian work.
More interviews with humanitarian leaders on COVID-19. Watch:
• Mark Dybul calls for global task force
• Amref Health Africa CEO on the impact on NGO finances
• Unacceptable — community health workers without COVID-19 protective gear
• Former OFDA chief gives Trump administration a ‘D’ on response
• How behavioral science is changing the response
Visit Devex’s dedicated COVID-19 page for more news, jobs, and funding insights.
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Raj Kumar is the President and Editor-in-Chief at Devex, the media platform for the global development community. He is a media leader and former humanitarian council chair for the World Economic Forum and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His work has led him to more than 50 countries, where he has had the honor to meet many of the aid workers and development professionals who make up the Devex community. He is the author of the book "The Business of Changing the World," a go-to primer on the ideas, people, and technology disrupting the aid industry.
