At the request of the Secretary-General, Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, is currently in Kabul.
During his visit today Mr. Griffiths met with Mullah Baradar and the leadership of the Taliban in Kabul to engage with the authorities on humanitarian issues.
Photo: OCHA / Philippe Kropf
On 11 September 2021, the IASC Principals activated the humanitarian system-wide Scale-Up protocols for the Afghanistan response. This internal IASC designation is a means of collectively prioritizing operational support and streamlining internal emergency procedures to bolster the humanitarian community’s ability to save and protect lives at scale.
IOM/Angela Wells
(Damascus, 28 August 2021): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, today started a seven-day visit to Syria, Lebanon and Turkey.
The interagency Ethiopia PSEA Network has developed a contextualised training package for focal points and clusters, IEC materials for both stakeholders and affected communities, as well as survivor-support resources.
As delivered:
I am extremely concerned by the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where more than 1,000 people have been killed or injured due to indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Hilmand, Kandahar and Hirat provinces in the last month alone.
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo – “We waited for hours in the distribution point until they eventually told us to go home. Hungry and empty-handed, I walked with three other women and two little girls. It was dusk, and I heard the little girls scream.
On 19 July, Mr. Martin Griffiths, officially assumed new position as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
