UN relief chief warns against escalating global conflicts, lauds Qatar’s humanitarian role

Doha, Qatar: UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, H E Martin Griffiths yesterday emphasised the alarm...

Doha, Qatar: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, H E Martin Griffiths yesterday emphasised the alarming impact of escalating and unresolved conflicts in multiple countries. Addressing the opening session of 2024 Global Security Forum, Griffiths highlighted how these ongoing crises are driving the world towards heightened levels of humanitarian need.

He also said that Qatar plays a major role in two aspects of “humanitarian diplomacy” by resolving conflicts and providing humanitarian assistance at every needed situation.

“I’m somebody who has witnessed firsthand Qatar in maintaining its humanitarian assistance with high importance and engaged to the vital priority of resolving conflicts,” said Griffiths. 

He said the world has seen an outbreak of unimaginably devastating tragedy and trauma in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Congo, Afghanistan and several other places.

“In many of these places, strategic composition is not only preventing the resolution of the conflict. It is fuelling. With powerful countries in every region arming or otherwise supporting warring parties or protecting from international restraint,” he said.