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Jakob Wernerman

Director of humanitarian assistance

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Jakob Wernerman is the director of humanitarian assistance at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The Humanitarian Unit manage Sida’s annual humanitarian allocation which in 2022 amounts to over 5 billion SEK, in approximately 33 humanitarian crises worldwide.

Jakob has also a background as both a technical expert and as a manager in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction from various different roles within the UN-system as well as experience from national emergency management and civil protection within Sweden.