As principals of the United Nations humanitarian system, we have all looked into the blank stare and nearly lifeless body of a badly malnourished child, whose ever-so shallow breathing is often the...
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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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World
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement by the Principals of FAO, WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and UN OCHA on ending the scourge of malnutrition in children
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: High-Level Event on Response and Preparedness for the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHAT: High-Level Event on Response and Preparedness for the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo WHO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Mark...
Chad
News and Press ReleaseLe Gouvernement et les partenaires humanitaires et de développement étudient le meilleur moyen d'assister conjointement les personnes vulnérables à travers la "Nouvelle Façon de Travailler"
(N'djamena, 12 juillet 2019): le Gouvernement et les partenaires humanitaires et de développement ainsi que les Partenaires Techniques et Financiers se sont réunis en atelier du 11 au 12 juillet à...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: Response plan for impact of poor Gu rains in place to avoid a major crisis [EN/SO]
The Drought Impact Response Plan will provide critical life-saving assistance to 4.5 million Somalis between now and the end of the year at a cost of $686 million.
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Toby Lanzer, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator on attacks on healthcare in Afghanistan
(Kabul, 10 July 2019): I am deeply concerned by three separate attacks between 6 and 9 July resulting in the death of five health workers employed by non-governmental organisations. My heartfelt...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseSenior UN and NGO Officials Call for Unabated Support in Nigeria
Since January, some 134,000 people have been forced from their homes. In total, 7.1 million people need life-saving humanitarian assistance across the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Le Fonds Humanitaire RDC débloque 6,5 millions de dollars pour la crise en Ituri
Kinshasa, 5 juillet 2019 - Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, s’est engagé à allouer 20 millions de dollars US du Fonds Humanitaire RDC pour...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mark Cutts, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on attacks on civilians in Idleb, 5 July 2019 [EN/AR]
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR THE SYRIA CRISIS Gaziantep, 5 July 2019 I am horrified by the ongoing attacks on civilian areas and civilian infrastructure as the conflict...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali: Acute and urgent humanitarian needs in the center require immediate actions
Bamako, 1 July 2019 – UN Humanitarian Coordinator Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe today decried the drastic toll that the increase in armed violence in central Mali is taking on civilians and called for a...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali : Les besoins humanitaires aigus et urgents dans le centre nécessitent des actions immédiates
Bamako, 1er juillet 2019 - Les violences liées aux conflits ont atteint un niveau de sévérité jamais égalé dans le centre du pays et font payer un très lourd tribut aux enfants, aux femmes et aux...