Cases Quote by Jan Egeland

Somalia is facing many problems, I don't even know where to start.

— Waris Dirie

I think now Somalia is turning a corner and we can, with the new political development, build on momentum - really build a peaceful…

— Jan Egeland

In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous. I really…

— Waris Dirie

We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too…

— Jan Egeland

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have…

— Jan Egeland

For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

— William Hague

We certainly would be happy for more help, but not at the price of condescension and arrogance. If the Europeans believe they can afford…

— Yoweri Museveni

I have big hope for the Canadian government to help Somalia with something concrete and tangible. I haven't seen that.

— Hawa Abdi

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

It takes a lot of weapons to do good works (as Richard the Lionhearted could have told us). And this is not just a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I think now, we in the international community are belatedly wanting to show our solidarity with the Somali peoples and also do our best…

— Jan Egeland

We should teach the foreigners and colonialists that Somalia cannot be led by other people and that the traitors who fled the country will…

— Siad Barre