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About The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.

Jan Egeland who is the Secretary General of NRC has been the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since August 2013, a role which oversees the work of the humanitarian organisation in both new and protracted crises across 40 countries

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From June 2021 – June 2023, he was appointed Eminent Person of The Grand Bargain initiative, a position he held alongside his day-to-day NRC position. Within this role he was responsible for promoting and advocating for the advancement of The Grand Bargain’s commitments to better serve people in need.

From January to May 2021, Egeland was appointed by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, as Chair of the Independent Senior Advisory Panel on humanitarian deconfliction in Syria.

In 2015, he was appointed by former UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, as Special Adviser to the UN Special Envoy for Syria. Within this position he chaired the humanitarian task force responsible for the safety and protection of Syrian civilians. He stepped down from this role on 1 December 2018.

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From 2011 to 2013 Jan Egeland served as the European Director at Human Rights Watch. He was appointed Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General for Conflict Prevention and Resolution from 2006 and 2008.

Prior to that, Jan Egeland was UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2003 to 2006. In that role he helped reform the global humanitarian response system and organized the international response to the Asian Tsunami, and crises from Darfur to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon.

In 2006, Time magazine named Jan Egeland one of the “100 people who shape our world.”

He served as Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs from 2007 to 2011. He was the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Colombia from 1999 to 2001, where he led shuttle diplomacy efforts between armed groups and the government.

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From 1992 to 1997, Jan Egeland served as State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has also been Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross, and has held leading positions at Amnesty International.

Jan Egeland has 30 years of experience from international work with human rights, humanitarian crises and conflict resolution, and was among the initiators of the peace negotiations that led to the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1993.

A corporate partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an exchange of expertise where businesses and corporations play an important role in humanitarian response.

In order to meet the needs of more than 100 million displaced people worldwide, we need to unite forces across sectors and work together as one team. Through mutual partnerships we are dedicated to finding unique solutions for people who have been forced to flee, helping them build a sustainable future for themselves and their communities.

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The global displacement situation is one our time’s greatest challenges and a partnership with NRC can help you maximise your social impact and contribute to solving a global challenge. You can get unique insight from our experienced humanitarian workers and exchange expertise. A partnership with NRC can also be your opportunity to discover innovative solutions towards assisting people in most need.

NRC works hard to find the best solutions and deliver services in areas where few other organisations operate. We take great pride in tailoring each partnership to help you maximise your social impact and achieve your strategic objectives. We have a dedicated corporate partnerships team that personally follows up on all partner correspondence, offers strategic advice and assists with field trips if desired.