In a world full of competing emergencies and disasters, it really helps if there is an international locomotive … - Jan Egeland

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I'd like to have a go at directing.

Jan Egeland

In a world full of competing emergencies and disasters, it really helps if there is an international locomotive that can help us bring attention - help us bring resources.

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