Question: Who has been appointed the new Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs?
(a) Martin Griffiths
(b) Mark Lowcock
(c) Izumi Nakamitsu
(d) Henrietta H. Fore
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths has been appointed as the new Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for a period of five years.
- Griffiths will replace Mark Lowcock as the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC) of OCHA.
- He is currently serving as the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen.
About the OCHA
- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) aims to strengthen the international response to complex emergencies and natural disasters.
- The headquarters of OCHA is based in two locations which are New York and Geneva.