Sir Stephen O’Brien, Board Member and Director of the UK Department for International Trade and former Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the UN, on the Need for Cross-Sector Action.

by Nick Cook | Jun 23, 2020

Drawing on his experience as former Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, as well as his service as a minister for international development in the UK government, Sir Stephen O’Brien talks with Nick Cook about the need for government, industry and supra-national action to leverage cross-sector skillsets and know-how in the development of solutions to the world’s most pressing crises and challenges.

Sir Stephen O’Brien, Board Member and Director of the UK Department for International Trade and former Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the UN, on the Need for Cross-Sector Action.

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Sir Stephen O’Brien, Board Member and Director of the UK Department for International Trade and former Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the UN, on the Need for Cross-Sector Action.

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