Mr. Jagan Chapagain is the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). He has extensive experience and a broad knowledge of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, having begun his career as a youth volunteer at the Nepal Red Cross, advocating for and representing community voices.
Mr. Chapagain has spent more than 25 years with IFRC, working across Europe and Asia. Prior to becoming Secretary General, he was Under Secretary General for Programmes and Operations, Chief of Staff and Director of the Asia Pacific region where he provided leadership in responding to large-scale humanitarian crises and in building resilient communities in partnership with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and external partners across the region.
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This year marks the eleventh celebration of World Humanitarian Day On WHD, we honor all aid and health workers on the frontlines—and this year, the focus is on humanitarians who are providing life-saving support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every Wom …
Geneva/Washington DC – The world has been planning for the future in the mistaken belief that it will resemble the past. But as COVID-19 coincides with cyclones in South Asia and the Pacific and vast locust swarms in East Africa, the need to prepare fo …
Geneva/Kathmandu–The five-year anniversary of the devastating earthquakes of 2015 is an opportunity to grieve for the thousands of lives that were lost, and to reflect on the progress we have made in helping communities recover. And today, as Nepal wo …
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