(Bamako, 31 May 2022): The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, completed today a four-day visit to Mali, his first to Central Sahel...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali: UN Humanitarian Chief draws attention to the deteriorating humanitarian situation and need for more support
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseEl Fondo Central de Respuesta a Emergencias de Naciones Unidas (CERF) asignó USD $3 millones para brindar asistencia humanitaria en el Chocó, Antioquia y Valle del Cauca – Comunicado de Prensa
(Mayo 31 de 2022). El Subsecretario General de las Naciones Unidas para los Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinador del Socorro de Emergencia, el Sr. Martin Griffiths, anunció la asignación de tres...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseThe United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $3 million USD to provide humanitarian assistance in the departments of Chocó, Antioquia, and Valle del Cauca (Colombia)
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, announced the allocation of three million dollars from the United Nations Central...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUN provides US$20 million for food security in Sudan [EN/AR]
Khartoum, 30 May 2022: The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Khardiata Lo Ndiaye has announced a grant of US$20 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for Sudan. “This grant will...
Somalia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseThe threat of starvation looms in East Africa after four failed rainy seasons
The latest long-lead seasonal forecasts indicate a concrete risk that the October-December rainy season could also fail, worsening the severe humanitarian emergency in the region.
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: UN Humanitarian Chief to visit Mali
WHO: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. WHAT: Mission to Mali. WHEN: 28-31 May 2022. WHERE: Bamako. The United Nations...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on visit to West Darfur [EN/AR]
Ag Geneina, 25 May 2022: The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Khardiata Lo Ndiaye has re-iterated the commitment of humanitarian partners to support thousands of people displaced by inter-communal...
Burkina Faso + 3 more
News and Press Release18 million people in the Sahel face severe hunger over the next three months
To help meet people's most urgent food security and nutrition needs, OCHA has released $30 million for the four countries: $6 million for Burkina Faso and $8 million each for Chad, Mali and Niger.
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseMaking responses sustainable: Civil society empowerment and localisation of aid in Palawan
In December 2021, Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, brought torrential rains to central-southern Philippines and caused widespread damage across 11 out of the country’s 17 regions. Though the...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseThe world must not grow numb to the suffering of the Syrian people [EN/AR]
The response planned for 2022, seeking $4.4 billion, is only 9% funded. More than 14 million people in Syria will lack critical aid, basic services and means for recovery this year without new monies.