SHAFAQNA – The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC) Mark Lowcock is scheduled to visit Iran from 20 to 23 November 2017, it was reported on Thursday.
USG Lowcock will be discussing regional issues including the humanitarian situation in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Myanmar and Syria with Iranian officials and also the recent earthquake in western Iran and how UN could support, if needed.
This is Lowcock’s first visit to Iran in his capacity as the USG/ERC.