Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high-level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the [Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs].
The position has been held since October 2024 by Thomas [Fletcher (diplomat)|Thomas Fletcher], the sixth Briton in a row to serve in the role.
History
The post of Under-Secretary-General of [the United Nations|Under-Secretary-General] for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator was created by United [Nations resolution|UN resolution] 46/182 in December 1991 to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations, member states and the wider humanitarian community in response to natural and man-made emergencies.The post is one of five cabinet-level UN positions that are traditionally held by nationals from the Permanent members of the [United Nations Security Council|five permanent members] of the Security Council; since 2007, six British nationals have been appointed to that position. Before 2007, British nationals held the position of United Nations [Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs|Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs] for more than a decade.
List of Under-Secretaries-General
| # | Name | Nationality | Office entered | Office left |
| 1 | Jan Eliasson |  |