Martin Griffiths


Martin Griffiths is a British diplomat who is currently serving as the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen at the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen since 16 February 2018.
Mr. Griffiths holds a Master Degree in Southeast Asian studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and he is a qualified barrister. Griffiths is a career diplomat. Griffiths previously served as the first executive director of the European Institute of Peace from 2016 to September 2018. In 1999, he helped launch the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva.