Benghazi, 23 September 2021 With representatives of the United Nations Country Team based in Benghazi, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya,...
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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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Libya
News and Press ReleaseUN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Georgette Gagnon concludes a four-day visit to Benghazi to discuss humanitarian and development situation [EN/AR]
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan condemns attack on a humanitarian convoy in Yei County, Central Equatoria
(Juba, 22 September 2021) The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, strongly condemns the latest attack on a humanitarian convoy in Yei County, Central Equatoria...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths: Statement on Central Emergency Response Fund allocation to Afghanistan
Medicines, medical supplies and fuel are running out in Afghanistan. Cold chains are compromised. Essential health-care workers are not being paid, said Martin Griffiths, UN humanitarian chief.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseThe Humanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns death of humanitarian killed by explosive device in the Central African Republic
Bangui, 10 September 2021 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Ms. Denise Brown, is deeply shocked and dismayed by the violent death of a humanitarian worker, who was...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUN convenes Afghanistan humanitarian conference in Geneva
MEDIA ADVISORY (Geneva, 10 September 2021): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called the international community to join him in Geneva, in person and virtually, on Monday 13...
World
News and Press ReleaseAnticipatory Action Event 2021 - High-level Humanitarian Event on Anticipatory Action: A Commitment to Act before Crises, Co-chairs' statement, September 10, 2021
Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations co-chaired a high-level event to advance anticipatory action on 9 September 2021, in New York. The event brought together Ministers and senior...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseOn Behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, UN OCHA Deputy Director, Ms. Ghada Eltahir Mudawi, Statement to the Security Council on Yemen, 10 September 2021
As delivered Thank you, Madam President, and thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council. As Hans has just described, conflict is raging across many parts of the country, especially in Ma’rib...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire condamne fermement la mort d'un humanitaire tué par un engin explosif en République centrafricaine
Bangui, 10 septembre 2021 – La Coordonnatrice humanitaire en République centrafricaine, Mme Denise Brown, est profondément choquée et consternée par la mort d'un travailleur humanitaire, tué hier...
Yemen
OtherYemen: Conflict + Chaos - A special exhibition at Visa pour l'image
Over the last four years, photographer Giles Clarke has reported from Yemen for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Visa pour l'image, one of the world's most famous...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUN and Government of Iraq sign the updated Cooperation Framework for Sustainable Development to support prosperity and development [EN/AR/KU]
Sunday, 5 September 2021: The Government of Iraq and the United Nations have signed the updated version of the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2020-2024, which will guide the...