{"id":3449,"date":"2026-03-02T15:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3449"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:12:18","slug":"ambassador-beresford-hill-met-with-ms-wosornu-director-of-operations-at-the-untied-nations-office-for-the-coordination-of-humanitarian-affairs-ocha","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/ambassador-beresford-hill-met-with-ms-wosornu-director-of-operations-at-the-untied-nations-office-for-the-coordination-of-humanitarian-affairs-ocha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Beresford-Hill met with Ms. Wosornu, Director of Operations at the Untied Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3449","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-delegation-and-staff","news_categories-news","news_categories-statements"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"no","breaking":"yes","cover_image_copyrighted":false,"news_content":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">On 2 March 2026, H.E. Ambassador Paul Beresford-Hill and DPO Judge Brien Purcell Horan of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the United Nations met with Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and Mr. Michel Saad, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on current humanitarian priorities and to explore potential avenues for cooperation between the Order of Malta, including through Malteser International, and OCHA\u2019s coordination mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">During the discussion, Ambassador Beresford-Hill outlined the Order\u2019s humanitarian engagement across several crisis contexts, including Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon. Particular emphasis was placed on the Order\u2019s medical assistance programmes and psychosocial support initiatives for vulnerable populations, especially children affected by conflict and displacement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Both parties discussed the evolving humanitarian landscape and the importance of coordination among humanitarian actors in responding to complex crises. The exchange also touched upon the importance of supporting recovery and resilience in crisis-affected regions, as well as the role that local actors and faith-based organisations often play as first responders in humanitarian emergencies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Both sides welcomed continued dialogue and noted the value of maintaining close engagement between OCHA and the humanitarian entities of the Order of Malta, including\u00a0 Malteser International, in support of vulnerable communities worldwide.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"no","news_cover":{"id":3454,"url":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/IMG_2917-2-scaled.jpeg"}},"news_categories":[{"id":20,"name":"Delegation and Staff","slug":"delegation-and-staff","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/delegation-and-staff\/"},{"id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/news\/"},{"id":16,"name":"Statements","slug":"statements","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/statements\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3455,"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3449\/revisions\/3455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}