Books by Jan Egeland
A Billion Lives
by Jan Egeland
What comes out of this book, is the terrible dilemmas that often arise, the question of how far do you take account of political constraints? How far are you prepared to go along with people who are really very reprehensible, warlords and the like in order to relieve people’s suffering? And also, when you take a stand on principle, how much you should publicize your views?
Interviews where books by Jan Egeland were recommended
The best books on The United Nations, recommended by Edward Mortimer
Edward Mortimer, the former Director of Communications to Kofi Annan talks about the need for reform, how when the Camp David talks broke down “the whole atmosphere in the organization became poison”, and his boss. He picks the best five books on the United Nations.
