Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
{{Short description|Senior United Nations role}}
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{{Infobox Political post
| 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
| imagesize = 165px
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| incumbent = Thomas Fletcher
| incumbentsince = October 2024
| formation = General Assembly Resolution 46/182.{{UN document |docid=A-RES-46-182 |type=Resolution |body=General Assembly |session=46 |resolution_number=182 |accessdate=2008-04-09|date=19 December 1991|title=Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations}}
December 1991
| inaugural = Jan Eliasson
1992
| website = {{URL| https://www.unocha.org/our-leadership|unocha.org}}
| 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.Patrick Wintour (May 12, 2021), [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/yemen-envoy-martin-griffiths-top-united-nations-un-humanitarian-job Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths to take on top UN humanitarian job] The Guardian. Before 2007, British nationals held the position of Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for more than a decade.Warren Hoge (February 10, 2007), [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/10/world/10nations.html U.N. Chief Gives Key Post to American] New York Times.
List of Under-Secretaries-General
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040626064104/http://lib-unique.un.org/lib/unique.nsf/Link/R05641 List of ERCs], United Nations Library
Category:United Nations Secretariat
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