(Bamako, 7 juin 2016) – La Coordonnatrice de l’action humanitaire au Mali par intérim, Mme. Fatouma Seid, condamne fermement le pillage d’un entrepôt de vivres destinées à l’assitance humanitaire...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Mali
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire condamne fermement le pillage d’un entrepôt de denrées humanitaires à Kidal
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUnis contre l’insecurite, unis pour les Congolais et Congolaises victimes de la crise humanitaire
(Goma, RDC, 07 juin 2016) - Préoccupées par la forte dégradation du contexte sécuritaire et une regrettable montée des violences contre les travailleurs humanitaires, les organisations humanitaires...
Niger + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseIl faut urgemment davantage de moyens pour la population vulnérable de Diffa
(Niamey, 7 juin 2016): La communauté humanitaire au Niger est très préoccupée par l’aggravation des besoins humanitaires dans la région de Diffa consécutive aux nombreuses attaques enregistrées dans...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseThe Humanitarian Coordinator in Mali strongly condemns the looting of a warehouse of humanitarian goods in Kidal
(Bamako, 7 June 2016 ) – The acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Mali, Ms. Fatouma Seid, strongly condemns the looting of a food aid warehouse that occurred in Kidal on the morning of 6 June. "Such...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien statement on Iraq, 2 June 2016 [EN/AR/KU]
An estimated 50,000, including at least 20,000 children, are unable to leave and are facing grim conditions, including shortages of food, clean drinking water and medicines, the UN relief chief said today.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on the safety and protection of civilians in northern Aleppo Damascus and Amman, 30 May 2016 [EN/AR]
An estimated 8,000 Syrians were trapped by fighting around the towns of Mare’a and Sheikh Issa, following advances in the last three days by ISIL into areas controlled by non-state armed groups.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O'Brien Statement to the Security Council on Syria, Geneva, 27 May 2016
Access for cross-border aid to assist 300,000 people in eastern Aleppo city along Castello Road, the last remaining route into the area, has been repeatedly cut due to air strikes and heavy fighting.
Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseEmergency Relief Coordinator urges greater humanitarian support for Syrians in need
The humanitarian situation for millions of Syrians across the region remains distressing and dire. Some 6.5 million are internally displaced, while some five million seek refuge elsewhere.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator Condemns The Killing of a Health Worker
(Juba, 25 May 2016): The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, has strongly condemned the tragic killing of Sister Veronika Racková, a Slovakian nun and medical doctor who was shot...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseCivilians Fleeing Fallujah Urgently Need Protection and Help [EN/AR/KU]
Humanitarian agencies on the ground in Iraq warn that civilians in Fallujah are at extreme risk. At least 50,000 people are thought to still be in the city, unable to flee.