Egeland, Jan

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Name (Latin)
Egeland, Jan
Date of birth
1957-11-22
Field of activity
Human rights
Humanitarian assistance
International relief
Refugees
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 45717604
Wikidata: Q968608
Library of congress: n 84235784
Sources of Information
  • His L'initiative humanitaire et la lutte contre les "disparitions" d'origine politique, 1982?:title page (Jan Egeland)
  • Human Rights Watch website, August 21, 2015:about, people (Jan Egeland is Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Norway's largest humanitarian NGO; Egeland took up his post as Secretary General in NRC in August 2013; he came from the position as Europe Director of Human Rights Watch; prior to joining Human Rights Watch, he was the executive director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2003 to 2006)
  • Koninklijke Bibliotheek via the VIAF, August 21, 2015(access point: Egeland, Jan, 1959-)
  • National Library of Norway via VIAF, August 21, 2015(access point: Egeland, Jan, 1957-)
  • His L'initiative humanitaire et la lutte contre les "disparitions" d'origine politique, 1982?:t.p. (Jan Egeland)
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Wikipedia description:

Jan Egeland (born 12 September 1957) is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader, and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. He served as State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1997 and as United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2003 to 2006. Over the course of his career, Egeland has also served as deputy director of Human Rights Watch, director of Human Rights Watch Europe, director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, secretary general of the Norwegian Red Cross, and chair of Amnesty International Norway. He also holds a post as professor II at the University of Stavanger.

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