Media Advisory: Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock to visit Japan
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WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
WHAT: Visit to Japan
WHEN: 20 February 2018
WHERE: Tokyo
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief
Coordinator, is scheduled to visit Tokyo on 20 February on his first visit to Japan as
USG/ERC.
Mr. Lowcock is scheduled to meet with government officials to discuss Japan’s key role in
international humanitarian affairs including in disaster risk reduction and emergency
response, and as a donor to humanitarian action worldwide. Mr. Lowcock will also meet
representatives of Japanese NGOs and the private sector and participate in a public seminar
on global humanitarian priorities and new policy approaches at the UN University in
Tokyo.
For further details on media opportunities, please contact:
Jens Laerke, OCHA Geneva, laerke@un.org, +41 79 472 9750