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The IFRC launches both its World Disasters Report and the Everyone Counts Report, which offer insights into the COVID-19 pandemic and make concrete recommendations for how leaders can mitigate tragedies of this magnitude in the future.
Speaker:
- Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General, IFRC
- Gwen Eamer, Public health in emergencies and operations management, IFRC
- Rania Alerksoussi, Lead, Federation-wide data systems at IFRC
- Aleksandra Gorisek, Director of Communications, IFRC
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