Published November 19,2024
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Former British diplomat Tom Fletcher formally took workplace on Monday as the brand new UN humanitarian head, succeeding Martin Griffiths, who led the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
“I am under no illusions as to how tough a mission this is,” Fletcher mentioned in a press release, highlighting the escalating challenges confronted by civilians worldwide.
Noting the rising impacts of battle, local weather change, inequality, and injustice, Fletcher additional pledged to “defend our humanitarian movement and humanitarian values, and battle to make us more efficient, strategic, inclusive and innovative.”
“We must win afresh the argument for international solidarity,” he added.
Fletcher beforehand served as an advisor to numerous UK prime ministers and was the ambassador to Lebanon from 2011 to 2015.
Source: www.anews.com.tr