Panel sessions
Humanitarian Talks
Speakers
Jan Egeland
Secretary General, NRC
Jan Egeland has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) since
August 2013, a role which oversees the work of the humanitarian organisation in 40 countries
affected by conflict and disaster. Current and previous roles include the Eminent Person of The
Grand Bargain initiative (2021- 2023), Chair of the Independent Senior Advisory Panel on
humanitarian deconfliction in Syria (2021), and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian
Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (2003-2006).