UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed British humanitarian expert Mark Lowcock as the UN Humanitarian Chief. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York that Lowcock will replace Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brien in September. <br/><br/><br/>Lowcock is currently the top civil servant in the British Government's Department for International Development. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs mobilizes and coordinates humanitarian action with international, national and civil society partners to provide aid during disasters, emergencies and conflicts.<br/>

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed British humanitarian expert Mark Lowcock as the UN Humanitarian Chief. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York that Lowcock will replace Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brien in September. <br/><br/><br/>Lowcock is currently the top civil servant in the British Government's Department for International Development. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs mobilizes and coordinates humanitarian action with international, national and civil society partners to provide aid during disasters, emergencies and conflicts.<br/>