Kinshasa, le 25 octobre 2023 : Des sources humanitaires ont rapporté que plus d’une vingtaine de civils ont été tués et plusieurs autres blessés lors d'une attaque armée contre des populations à...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur humanitaire appelle à préserver l’espace humanitaire face aux attaques contre les civils
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on indiscriminate attacks on civilian facilities and infrastructure [EN/AR]
(Port Sudan, 25 October 2023) – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami has expressed deep concern over continued reports of attacks against civilian infrastructure as brutal...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on aid delivery into Gaza [EN/AR/HE]
The 20-truck convoy includes life-saving supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations which are approved to cross and be received by the Palestinian Red Crescent, with the support of the United Nations.
Cameroon + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseVisite du Coordonnateur Résident ad intérim du système des Nations Unies et Coordonnateur Humanitaire ad intérim pour le Cameroun à Maroua, région de l’Extrême Nord
Yaoundé, Cameroun – 18 octobre 2023. Le Coordonnateur Résident ad intérim du système des Nations Unies et Coordonnateur Humanitaire ad intérim au Cameroun, M. Siaka Coulibaly, accompagné par de...
Cameroon + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Cameroon visits Maroua, Far North region
Yaoundé, Cameroon - 18 October 2023. The United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Cameroon, Mr. Siaka Coulibaly, accompanied by some members of the...
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseThe Sudan crisis exacerbates humanitarian suffering in South Sudan
South Sudan has received more than 310,000 new arrivals from Sudan despite facing its own challenging and overlapping crises, including floods, conflict and food insecurity.
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan is reeling after six months of war - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator [EN/AR]
Half a year of war has plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history. With up to 9,000 people reportedly killed, more than 5.6 million driven from their homes and 25...
oPt + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseIt’s been a dreadful week. Humanity must prevail: Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, about the latest in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the region
New York, 14 October 2023 Civilians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory are suffering from a week of utter anguish and devastation. I fear that the worst is yet to come. In Israel,...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia Humanitarian Fund allocates $15 million to support communities at highest risk of El Niño-induced flooding
Humanitarian partners estimate that about 1.2 million people living in riverine areas are likely to be affected and more than 1.5 hectares of land damaged by the heavy rains and floods.
oPt + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, about the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory [EN/AR/HE]
The scale and speed of what’s unfolding in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel is bone-chilling. Hundreds of Israelis have been killed and thousands have been injured. Scores are being held...