Episode #17 - Jamie McGoldrick

Jamie McGoldrick is a season humanitarian veteran, having served in various UN humanitarian leadership positions across multiple countries, including Georgia, Nepal, the occupied Palestinian territory, Yemen and many more. McGoldrick also has an extensive career with UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), holding various positions in both headquarters and country operations. He also held various leadership posts with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In this episode, Jamie McGoldrick shares insights into the UN’s past efforts to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian affairs, following which the “cluster system” was set up in 2005, in addition to Central Emergency Response Fund. He reflects on the challenges in applying this new system for the first time following the massive earthquake in Pakistan in 2005. Disclaimer: The opinions and memories expressed in the “I Was There” podcast series are those of each individual speaker and do not imply the expression of any opinion or responsibility on the part of UN OCHA.