By KYIV. Dec 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – On Monday, December 12, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine for a four-day visit, the UN Office in Ukraine press service said.
It is noted that during the visit, Griffiths will visit Mykolaiv, Kherson and Kyiv.
"Accompanied by the Assistant-Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, Mr. Griffiths will see the impact of the humanitarian response and new challenges that have arisen as infrastructure damage mounts amid freezing winter temperatures," the UN Office in Ukraine said.
During the visit, meetings are planned with government officials, humanitarian partners and war-affected people.
Thus, in Mykolaiv, the humanitarian chief will visit a site housing internally displaced people and a UN-supported bakery which produces bread for people front-line city of Kherson. From there, he will head to Kherson, where he will see how the UN and local authorities are establishing areas where people can go for warmth and safety when they have lost heating, electricity and water in their homes. Mr. Griffiths will spend the final leg of his trip in the capital, Kyiv, where he will meet with senior Government officials, as well as with NGO representatives and the diplomatic community.
