UN official resigns weeks after claiming 'Hamas is not a terrorist group'
The 72-year-old is resigning for reasons relating to his health, LBC reported. Griffiths contracted COVID-19 in late 2023 and is reportedly now suffering with long-COVID.
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs media on the launch of the funding appeal to support conflict-torn Sudan in 2024 at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 7, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDUpdated: