The United Nations announced on Monday that its Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffiths has decided to resign from his position at the end of June for health reasons.
A spokesperson for the UN stated that Griffiths, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, “informed the Secretary-General of his intention to resign for health reasons.”
Griffiths, a British lawyer, has held this position since 2021. He has played a role in delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
He also served as the UN Special Envoy to Yemen in 2018 and as the Secretary-General’s Advisor on the Syrian file.
Additionally, he has previously worked for international humanitarian organizations including UNICEF, Save the Children, and ActionAid.
Griffiths told a representative from Sky News last month that he did not consider Hamas to be a terrorist group.
Asked about the feasibility of Israel’s military goal to eliminate Hamas and disallow the terrorist group from having any governing say in Gaza, Griffiths responded, “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us; as you know, it is a political movement. But, I think it is very, very difficult to dislodge these groups without a negotiated solution which includes their aspirations.
