Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths to take on top UN humanitarian job

Diplomat to stay in post in Yemen until successor is found to avoid vacuum in war-ravaged country

The Yemen special envoy, Martin Griffiths, is to take on the role of UN humanitarian relief coordinator, succeeding another British diplomat, Mark Lowcock, in a move that may mark a reset in the stalled peace process in Yemen.

Griffiths was not the official British candidate but his confirmation in the role means the UK will have kept hold of a posting that has gone to British figures for more than a decade.