Jan Egeland Quotes

Finally, I Also Come In Recognition Of The Great Work That Has Been Undertaken By The Ngos And Un Agencies That Have Been Active For Many Years Here, Especially Through The Local Staff And International Staff Here In Somaliland And In Somalia At Large.

I Think Now Somalia Is Turning A Corner And We Can, With The New Political Development, Build On Momentum - Really Build A Peaceful Future.

Finally, I Am Encouraged To Note That The Security Council Issued A Statement Today Expressing Its Concern About The Massive Humanitarian Crisis In Darfur And Calling On All Parties To The Conflict To Protect Civilians And Reach A Ceasefire.

It's A Cruel Reality. But After A Week, Very Few People Survive.

Secondly, The Government Of Sudan Should Commit To The Disarmament And Control Of The Janjaweed Militia And Ensure That The Targeting Of Civilians Ceases Immediately.

Somaliland And Somalia At Large Have Been Receiving Now Hundreds Of Thousands Of Returnees That They Had To Accommodate With Very Small Resources.

We Receive Reports Now On A Daily Basis From Our Own People On The Ground In Darfur On Widespread Atrocities And Grave Violations Of Human Rights Against The Civilian Population.

We Need Better Coordination On The International Side, Just As They Need Better And More Effective Efforts On The Somali Side. We Have Too Many Reconstruction And Development Assistance Plans.

Consistently, From The Hezbollah Heartland, My Message Was That Hezbollah Must Stop This Cowardly Blending ... Among Women And Children," . "i Heard They Were Proud Because They Lost Very Few Fighters And That It Was The Civilians Bearing The Brunt Of This. I Don't Think Anyone Should Be Proud Of Having Many More Children And Women Dead Than Armed Men.

It Is Only The Somalis Themselves - And I Don't Hide That Fact When I Meet The Political Leaders Here - They Themselves Have To Stop Their Old Practices Of Fighting Each Other Every Time They Have A Problem. They Have To Learn How To Do Peaceful Conflict Resolution.

We Estimate That Humanitarian Agencies Have Access To About 350,000 Vulnerable People In Darfur - Only About One Third Of The Estimated Total Population In Need.

Although We Have Do Not Have Adequate Access To All Parts Of Darfur We Do Fortunately Have Humanitarian Personnel, Including Staff From My Own Office, In Each Of The Three Provincial Capitals Of Darfur.