Watch: How Jan Egeland sees the COVID-19 crisis developing

Jan Egeland, head at NRC and former chief of OCHA, speaks with Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar. Via YouTube.

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:
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Visit Devex’s dedicated COVID-19 page for more news, jobs, and funding insights.