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

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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.

Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the
United Nations
Emblem of the United Nations
since October 2024
Inaugural holderJan Eliasson
1992
FormationGeneral Assembly Resolution 46/182.[1]
December 1991
Websiteunocha.org

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

History

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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.[2] Before 2007, British nationals held the position of Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for more than a decade.[3]

List of Under-Secretaries-General

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# Name Nationality Office entered Office left
1 Jan Eliasson   Sweden 1992 1994
2 Peter Hansen   Denmark 1994 1996
3 Yasushi Akashi   Japan 1996 1998
4 Sérgio Vieira de Mello   Brazil 1998 January 2001
5 Kenzo Oshima   Japan January 2001 June 2003
6 Jan Egeland   Norway June 2003 December 2006
7 John Holmes   United Kingdom January 2007[4] September 2010
8 Valerie Amos   United Kingdom September 2010[5][6] May 2015
9 Stephen O'Brien   United Kingdom May 2015[7] September 2017
10 Mark Lowcock   United Kingdom September 2017[8] July 2021
11 Martin Griffiths   United Kingdom July 2021 March 2024
12 Thomas Fletcher   United Kingdom October 2024[9] current

References

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  1. ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 46 Resolution 182. Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations A/RES/46/182 19 December 1991. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  2. ^ Patrick Wintour (May 12, 2021), Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths to take on top UN humanitarian job The Guardian.
  3. ^ Warren Hoge (February 10, 2007), U.N. Chief Gives Key Post to American New York Times.
  4. ^ Warren Hoge (February 10, 2007), U.N. Chief Gives Key Post to American New York Times.
  5. ^ "Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General". United Nations, Department of Public Information, News and Media Division. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  6. ^ Nicholas Watt (July 9, 2010), Lady Amos given top UN humanitarian affairs job The Guardian.
  7. ^ Michelle Nichols (March 9, 2015), MP Stephen O'Brien named new U.N. aid chief Reuters.
  8. ^ Ben Parker (May 10, 2017), UK technocrat appointed UN humanitarian chief - reports The New Humanitarian.
  9. ^ United Nations, "Mr. Tom Fletcher of the United Kingdom - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator", 9 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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