Too often, aid resembles a lottery, in which a few win, but most lose, based on considerations other than need.

We are working to move from lottery to predictability so that all those who suffer receive aid.

The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is very serious. The need for international aid is big and growing.

It's much more easy to win the lottery than it was.

I think it would be a massive undertaking to actually have a full-fledged tsunami warning system that would really be effective in many of these places,

We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population.