The post of
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and
Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) was created by
UN resolution 46/182 in December 1991 to coordinate the efforts of the
United Nations, member states and the wider humanitarian community in response to natural and man-made emergencies. The post is one of five cabinet-level UN positions that are traditionally held by nationals from the
five permanent members of the
Security Council; since 2007, six British nationals have been appointed to that position. Before 2007, British nationals held the position of
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for more than a decade. == List of Under-Secretaries-General ==