We want to stay as long as we can. As we speak we have had to suspend action in many areas. Tens of thousands of people will not get any assistance because it's too dangerous and it could grow exponentially.
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Then we could have not only a tsunami-style casualty rate as we have seen late last year, but we could see one hundred times that in a worst case.Jan Egeland
It is unconscionable that the LRA is carrying out these vicious attacks on unarmed humanitarian worker,
Jan Egeland
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.
Jan Egeland
One of the possibilities we could have is international helicopters operating across the border.
Jan Egeland
I think the biggest challenge for Somalia has been the sense that it is a hopeless case of incomprehensible internal conflicts and there is nothing we can do.
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We are trying now to move from saving lives in daily food distribution to doing agricultural work livestock, water and irrigation recovery projects.
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