Mr. Fletcher, a former UK Ambassador and coverage adviser to 3 British Prime Ministers, was appointed UN Beneath-Secretary-Common for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Aid Coordinator by Secretary-General António Guterres final month.
In his new function, he may also head the Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
He succeeds Martin Griffiths, additionally from the UK, who stepped down on the finish of June for well being causes. Within the interim, Joyce Msuya, the Deputy Emergency Aid Coordinator, served as appearing Beneath-Secretary-Common.
‘No illusions’
As the brand new prime humanitarian official, Mr. Fletcher acknowledged that he’s “beneath no phantasm as to how robust this mission is.”
“The impression on civilians of battle, local weather change, inequality and injustice is rising at a staggering fee,” he said.
“I’ll defend our humanitarian motion and humanitarian values, and battle to make us extra environment friendly, strategic, inclusive and progressive. We should win afresh the argument for worldwide solidarity,” he added.
Earlier than his appointment, Mr. Fletcher was Principal of Hertford Faculty, Oxford, and Vice Chair of Oxford College’s Convention of Faculties.
He brings in depth expertise in main and reworking organizations, together with a powerful background in diplomacy, having beforehand served as World Technique Director on the World Enterprise Coalition for Training, in line with a UN biographical note.
Mr. Fletcher additionally labored intently with the UN throughout his UK diplomatic profession in Africa, the Center East, and Europe, together with as Head of the Center East Peace Course of on the Overseas and Commonwealth Workplace (FCO).
