The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The current holder is Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos of the United Kingdom, who took office on 1 September 2010, following her appointment by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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