As prepared for delivery Madam President, When I last spoke to the Council about the situation in Ukraine in March, I highlighted the humanitarian impact of the full-scale war not only on the people...
Speeches and remarks
Speeches and remarks
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseUnder Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths Remarks to the UN Security Council on Ukraine, 15 May 2023
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseRemarks at Press Briefing by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths - Port Sudan, 3 May 2023
Thank you for this opportunity. The Secretary-General asked me towards the end of last week to travel to Sudan and to the region, in order to be sure that the humanitarian community, the UN...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseMs. Lisa Doughten, Director, Humanitarian Finance and Resource Mobilization Division on Behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths - Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria, 27 April
As delivered Mr. President, The current scale of humanitarian need in Syria is unprecedented, even in the long and brutal history of the Syria crisis. It’s been almost three months since the...
Iran + 4 more
News and Press ReleasePress Conference by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 25 April 2023
Martin Griffiths: Thank you very much, thank you very much for coming here. I've come to Tehran to meet, indeed as just happened, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We just had a very useful...
Sudan + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ms. Joyce Msuya: Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan, New York, 25 April 2023
As delivered Madame President, thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the desperate humanitarian situation in Sudan. Let me start by expressing my deepest gratitude to all my...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseTareq Talahma, Acting Director, Operations and Advocacy Division, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
23 March 2023 As prepared Mr. President, The February 6 earthquakes and their aftermath are a stark reminder of the speed with which tragedy can strike, altering lives in a matter of moments. As...
World
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths Opening remarks at the European Humanitarian Forum 2023, Brussels, 20 March 2023
As delivered Thank you very much indeed for this opportunity on this very important day, at this very important forum. It's a great privilege. I want to thank the European Union, and all its member...
Ukraine + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths - Briefing to the Security Council on Global Consequences of the War in Ukraine, 17 March 2023
[As prepared for delivery] Mr. President, When I spoke to this Council about the situation in Ukraine last month, I highlighted the humanitarian impact of the full-scale war a year since it started. ...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseRemarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya, 15 March 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. As we’ve said in recent briefings, the last year has brought a number of improvements to Yemen. The truce, of course, was a major step forward. The fact that many of its key...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria - 28 February 2023
As prepared* Madam President, It is now three weeks since the earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, and the devastating scale of the disaster has come into sharper relief. At least 50,000 people have...