Testimony by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, "Syria After Geneva: Evaluating U.S. Options for Ending the Conflict" on March 26, 2014.
Introduction
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker and Members of the Committee: I thank you for this opportunity to input into your deliberations on the next steps for US Policy. Let me also applaud the efforts you have made to bring attention to the plight of millions of Syrians, who continue to suffer as a result of this appalling conflict, now entering its fourth year.
I am the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an independent, humanitarian non-government organization that assists and protects millions of displaced people worldwide, including more than 700,000 Syrians across the Middle East.