Veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths has been appointed as the new Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
He is appointed for a period of five years.
Griffiths will replace Mark Lowcock as the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of OCHA.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs aims to strengthen the international response to complex emergencies and natural disasters.