Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator explained

Post:Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Body:the
United Nations
Insignia:Emblem of the United Nations.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the United Nations
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Thomas Fletcher
Incumbentsince:October 2024
Formation:General Assembly Resolution 46/182.
December 1991
Inaugural:Jan Eliasson
1992
Commons:United Nations Secretariat

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high-level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The position has been held since October 2024 by Thomas Fletcher, the sixth Briton in a row to serve in the role.

History

The post of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) was created by UN resolution 46/182 in December 1991 to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations, member states and the wider humanitarian community in response to natural and man-made emergencies.

The post is one of five cabinet-level UN positions that are traditionally held by nationals from the five permanent members of the Security Council; since 2007, six British nationals have been appointed to that position.[1] Before 2007, British nationals held the position of Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for more than a decade.[2]

List of Under-Secretaries-General

Name Nationality Office entered Office left
1Jan Eliasson Sweden19921994
2Peter Hansen Denmark19941996
3Yasushi Akashi Japan19961998
4Sérgio Vieira de Mello Brazil1998January 2001
5 JapanJanuary 2001June 2003
6Jan Egeland NorwayJune 2003December 2006
7John Holmes United KingdomJanuary 2007[3] September 2010
8 United KingdomSeptember 2010[4] [5] May 2015
9 United KingdomMay 2015[6] September 2017
10 United KingdomSeptember 2017[7] July 2021
11Martin Griffiths United KingdomJuly 2021March 2024
12Thomas Fletcher United KingdomOctober 2024[8] current

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Notes and References

  1. Patrick Wintour (May 12, 2021), Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths to take on top UN humanitarian job The Guardian.
  2. Warren Hoge (February 10, 2007), U.N. Chief Gives Key Post to American New York Times.
  3. Warren Hoge (February 10, 2007), U.N. Chief Gives Key Post to American New York Times.
  4. Web site: Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General . 26 July 2010 . . 19 August 2010 .
  5. Nicholas Watt (July 9, 2010), Lady Amos given top UN humanitarian affairs job The Guardian.
  6. Michelle Nichols (March 9, 2015), MP Stephen O'Brien named new U.N. aid chief Reuters.
  7. Ben Parker (May 10, 2017), UK technocrat appointed UN humanitarian chief - reports The New Humanitarian.
  8. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2024-10-09/mr-tom-fletcher-of-the-united-kingdom-under-secretary-general-for-humanitarian-affairs-and-emergency-relief-coordinator United Nations, "Mr. Tom Fletcher of the United Kingdom - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator"

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