Media Advisory: Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Ursula Mueller, visit to Turkey - 27 November to 1 December 2017 [EN/TR]
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Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator visit to Turkey - 27 November to 1 December 2017
WHO: Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (ASG) and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator (DERC) Ursula Mueller
WHAT: Visit to Turkey
WHEN: 27 November to 1 December 2017
WHERE: Antalya, Ankara, Gaziantep
The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Ursula Mueller, will visit the Republic of Turkey from 27 November to 1 December 2017 to attend the Global South-South Development Cooperation Expo in Antalya where she will co-chair a Leadership Roundtable together with the President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, Dr. Serdar Çam, on "South-South Cooperation for Peace, Prosperity and Partnerships - from delivering aid to ending need: Advancing the 2030 Agenda in crisis contexts" on 29 November.
On 28 November, Ms. Mueller will meet with senior Government officials and humanitarian partners in Ankara to discuss the collaboration and partnership between the Government of Turkey and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as well as global and regional humanitarian issues and challenges.
Ms. Mueller will also visit Gaziantep from 30 November to 1 December and meet with relevant authorities and humanitarian partners to discuss cross-border operations in the response to the Syria humanitarian crisis.
For further information:
Fadwa AbedRabou Baroud (OCHA) | Gaziantep - Turkeyhttp://www.unocha.org/syrian-arab-republic/syria-country-profile/turkey-country-profile
Tel: +90 342 211 86 03| Mob: +90 533 617 61 53 | E-mail: baroud2@un.orgmailto:baroud2@un.org
Russell Geekie (OCHA NY) Tel: +1 212 963 8340, Mobile: +1 917 331 0393, geekie@un.orgmailto:geekie@un.org
Jens Laerke in Geneva (OCHA Geneva) Mobile: +41 79 472 9750, laerke@un.orgmailto:laerke@un.org