Press releases and statements

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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.

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Ukraine

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Children must be protected: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks in populated cities killing and injuring civilians, including small children [EN/UK/RU]

I am shocked and appalled by the horrifying reports that civilians were killed and injured, including small children, as strikes by the Russian Armed Forces hit homes and a hospital in Kharkiv and...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine
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Syria

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Statement by the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, on the killing of a WHO team member in Deir-ez-Zor, 26 March 2024 [EN/AR]

I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Eng. Emad Shehab, a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) professional who served on the World Health Organization (WHO) team in Deir-ez-Zor City, Syria. On...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria
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Ukraine

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Strikes on critical infrastructure disrupt access to electricity and water: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks impacting critical infrastructure across Ukraine [EN/UK/RU]

I am outraged by the magnitude of today’s attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on energy infrastructure across Ukraine. The strikes left people in large urban centres like Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih,...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine
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World + 8 more

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, 2024 European Humanitarian Forum: Keynote speech - 18 March 2024, Brussels

Congratulations, Excellency, thank you very much for inviting me to attend, participate, speak in this beautiful location. It's a pleasure and a privilege to be here, the third one. Gets bigger every...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

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Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 13 years’ Anniversary of the Syria Crisis [EN/AR]

Damascus and Amman, 15 March 2024 Thirteen years of the crisis in Syria have taken an unimaginable toll on the people of the country. The crisis continues to wreak havoc on Syria, further...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria
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