UN DEPUTY HUMANITARIAN CHIEF THANKS REPUBLIC OF TURKEY FOR FACILITATING HELP FOR MILLIONS OF SYRIANS Ankara, 1 December 2017 United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Humanitarian Affairs...
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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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News and Press ReleaseUN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator (DERC) Ms. Ursula Mueller concluded her 4-day visit to Turkey [EN/AR/TR]
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News and Press ReleaseGlobal Humanitarian Appeal Hits Record $22.5 Billion, Aiming to Reach 91 Million People with Assistance in 2018
About 136 million people across the world need humanitarian aid and protection due to protracted conflicts, disasters, epidemics and displacement. This funding will target 91 million of the most vulnerable.
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News and Press ReleaseTIKA Vice-President Mr. Mehmet Süreyya Er and ASG, Ms. Ursula Mueller, issued at the conclusion of the Global SouthSouth Development Expo 2017 Leadership Roundtable: “From delivering aid to ending need: Advancing the 2030 Agenda in crisis contexts”
Antalya, 29 November 2017 The Global South-South Development Expo was held this year at a time of unprecedented global humanitarian need. In 2017, a record 145 million people across the globe...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Statement to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, 29 November 2017
In Syria, more than 6,500 people have been displaced on average every day in the first nine months of 2017, while some 2,500 people have gone back home.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan Humanitarian Coordinator condemns attack against civilians, aid workers in Duk County
(Juba, 29 November 2017): The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has strongly condemned the attack that took place on 28 November in Duk Payuel village, Duk County, which...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseYemen Humanitarian Fund allocates US$70 million for life-saving activities
The Fund will respond to the immediate causes of food insecurity; improve access to food, nutrition, health, water and sanitation services; and support the ongoing cholera response.
World
News and Press ReleaseOCHA media advisory: Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock to launch Global Humanitarian Appeal 2018
WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2018 WHEN: Friday 1 December 2017: Press...
World
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency Vice-President, Mr. Süreyya Er and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Ursula Mueller
Issued at the conclusion of the Global South-South Development Expo 2017 Leadership Roundtable: "From delivering aid to ending need: Advancing the 2030 Agenda in crisis contexts", Antalya, 29...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseNiger: 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview identifies 2.3M people in critical need
Niger continues to grapple with insecurity, climatic shocks, extreme poverty and lack of basic services and infrastructure. The humanitarian crisis is worsening, with multiple crises in Diffa,...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: Humanitarian needs growing and increasingly severe
Mogadishu, 29 November 2017: The unprecedented drought, spanning at least four consecutive poor rainy seasons, has resulted in severe and growing humanitarian needs across Somalia, according to the...