Mr. Henry Gray:

The challenges we face are enormous and we cannot guarantee safety for everyone. There have been security incidents where UN officials and NGO workers have been attacked and killed. Off the top of my head, I can think of three UN staff in Congo about two weeks ago, six people from ICRC in South Sudan and a couple of MSF doctors in Syria. There is a long list of people who have lost their lives working for us.

It is not safe work. It needs to be done but unless there is political buy-in from the people who are responsible for the running of these countries and their conflicts, our job is much more difficult.