UN Humanitarian Chief Stephen O’Brien to visit four Gulf Cooperation Council States [EN/AR]
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WHO: Stephen O’Brien, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
WHAT: Mission to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates
WHEN: 30 October – 8 November 2016
On 30 October, UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien will begin a 10-day mission to four Gulf Cooperation Council states to discuss the humanitarian situation in the region with senior Government officials and humanitarian partners. The mission will also focus on building partnerships and garnering support for people affected by crises in the region and globally.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator is scheduled to speak at the Seventh Annual Conference for Effective Partnerships and Information Sharing for Better Humanitarian Action in Bahrain from 31 October to 1 November. The conference is the premier event promoting humanitarian partnerships in the region.
USG O’Brien is then due to travel to Doha (2-4 Nov), Kuwait (5-6 Nov) and United Arab Emirates (7-8 Nov) for a series of meetings with senior Government officials and humanitarian partners.
His public engagements will include lectures at the Centre for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies in Doha and at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates.
For further information and media opportunities, please contact:
OCHA Abu Dhabi: Saeed Hersi, +971 50 611 7290, hersis@un.org OCHA Cairo: Iyad Nasr, +201 09 555 8662, nasri@un.org OCHA Geneva: Jens Laerke, + 41 79 472 9750, laerke@un.org