Videos from SEMINAR ON PROTECTION

Interviews from 'Linking Climate Change Negotiations and Disaster Risk Reduction' - 13 Nov 2008

Recap the highlights and atmosphere of the climate change event and listen to Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen speak of the challenges facing the international community. Also listen to participants' reactions to the process and the discussions from the workshops.

Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, Head of Department, Humanitarian Assistance and NGO Cooperation, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talks about the objective of the conference and the expected outcome.

Markku Niinioja, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, talks about some of the problems which Indonesia has encountered because of climate change, and the difficulties of linking the climate change agenda with humanitarian aid.

Disaster news: Weather forecast

Disaster News: Little Mermaid has gone under sea level...

Interviews from 'Linking Climate Change Negotiations and Disaster Risk Reduction' - 12 Nov 2008

Interviews from 'Global Food Situation'

Recap the highlights and atmosphere of the Global Food Symposium and hear the host Anne Birgitte Albrectsen, Head of Department of the humanitarian policy and assistance in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs explanes the purpose of the Global Food Symposium.

"Foodsecurity is truly one of the single-greatest investments we can make in the future prosperity, health and stability of our planet ... " says John M. Powell in his speech on humanitarian challenges of the global food crisis. 

In 2007 food assistance was included in the ECHO budgetline. Hermann Spitz from ECHO talks about the dilemmas and challenges of providing food assistance in both a crisis situation and in an early recovery setting.

Chris Leather, Head of Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Team, Oxfam, says: "There needs to be a political will to address the hunger issues of the world" when discussing the causes and possible solutions of the global food crisis.

John M. Powell points to three central issues when trying to address the international food crisis; climate change, high food and fuel prices and increased investment in small farmers on a long term basis.

Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, Head of Humanitarian Assistance and NGO Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmak speaks about the scall of the global food situation and how we can become better at addressing the underlying causes of hunger.

Sally Thompson, Deputive Executive Director, Thailand Burma Boarder Consortium, tells about the situation of Burmees refugees in Thailand and how food production is used as income generating activities.

"We need to look at the value added in our coorporation and efforts to fight hunger ... "Henrik Stubkjær, Secretary General, DanChurchAid, Denmark  says. Listen to his speech on the global food crisis.

Interviews from Early Recovery Practitioners' and Policy Forum

220 people were in the beginning of October gathered in Copenhagen to discuss the early recovery concept. The setting was innovative, and Forum theatre was used as a method. "We've spend too much time in conferences," Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen says.

"During this Policy Forum, we were able to consider 24 very concrete actions suggested by the Practitioners' Forum," says Kathleen Cravero, talking about the Policy Forum where key policy makers were gathered and agreed upon a common statement on early recovery.

Interview with Mr. Ambulai Johnson, Minister of Internal Affairs in Liberia about early recovery and the UN in Liberia

Interview with Lisa Henry, Relief Director in DanChurchAid, a Danish NGO, about early recovery from a NGO point of view.

Ameerah Haq, Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary-General/UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, talks about her experiences with the early recovery concept.

  Lisa Perch, UNDP Programme Officer, UNDP Barbados is interviewed about her experiences on early recovery, especially in Grenada where hurricanes have caused severe damage.

Anish Kumar Roy, Special Representative to the ASEAN Secretary General to Myanmar is interviewed on his experiences in Myanmar and the move from relief to early recovery.

Lt General, Nadeem Ahmed, Pakistan is interviewed on the experiences of the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 where the early recovery cluster approach was implemented.

Why is Denmark taking the lead on the early recovery process? Interview with Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, Head of Department, Humanitarian Assistance and NGO Cooperation, Danish MFA

Robert Derouin, Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, talking about the developments and changes in the concepts and definitions of early recovery.

Kathleen Cravero, Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP, is interviewed on the UNDP's leading role on early recovery.