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He UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffithswho is leaving his post at the end of June due to health reasons, On Tuesday, he regretted leaving with a “worse world.”
He UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffithswho is leaving his post at the end of June due to health reasons, On Tuesday, he regretted leaving with a “worse world.” than when he took office three years ago in 2021.
Griffiths used this latest appearance to reporters at UN headquarters to reiterate that in a world beset by geopolitical divisions, “Humanitarian diplomacy was forced to take a step forward in the absence of political diplomacy”and that this has happened mainly in the last three years.
But it had a price, that’s all. “We have never, ever asked our people on the ground to take such a big risk, whether in Darfur, Gaza or Ukraine; we ask them to do more and more, to face more and more risksand we do this at a time when we are all watching (his work),” the British diplomat said.
He referred to number of aid workers killed in recent conflicts, mainly in the Gaza Strip (224 according to UN data)and affirmed that there is no minimum accountability there or elsewhere, which is one of the challenges that he believes has not yet been addressed by the international community.
“Humanitarian workers (do) great and heroic work on the ground, helping where they can, but they are not saviors.”recalled the former special representative of the Secretary General for Yemen, who emphasized that founding charter of the UNborn to rid the world of wars, I didn’t ask them that much.
Griffiths also expressed regret about this. Newest conflicts are plunging older ones into obliviondiverting all attention to what is relevant and if Gaza has reduced interest in UkraineSomething similar has already happened with Afghanistan or with him Tiger (Ethiopia).
War in the Gaza Strip. | Photo: Reuters.
But if there is a forgotten crisis that is happening right now with terrible consequences for civilians – this is SudanGriffiths recalled that the spark ignited “mainly because the two men wanted to resolve their differences” and right now it led to 5 million people on the verge of starvation“a figure I don’t think we’ve ever seen.”
When asked what message he would send to his (yet unknown) successor, he replied that Humanitarian work must stop focusing only on responding to crises and focus more on solving known problems.In addition, local actions must take into account the interests of affected communities, and not the political decisions of capital cities.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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