Almost half the Somali population needs humanitarian aid; 2.9 million people remain displaced; 2.8 million will need urgent food assistance by September; and a million children are malnourished.
Press releases and statements
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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Somalia
News and Press ReleaseAlarming low funding jeopardizing life-saving assistance to millions in Somalia [EN/SO]
CAR
News and Press ReleaseUne accompagnante de patients tuée et un agent humanitaire blessé dans le nord-ouest du pays
Bangui, 27 juin 2021 - La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine (RCA), Mme Denise Brown, condamne fermement la mort d’une accompagnante de patients tombée dans une embuscade...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham, on Tigray (25 June 2021)
(New York, 25 June 2021): Reports that three Médecins Sans Frontières staff members have been killed in Tigray are outrageous and saddening. I extend my sincere condolences to the victims’ families,...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham, on Tigray (23 June 2021)
(New York, 23 June 2021): I am deeply disturbed by reports of bombing yesterday that killed and wounded civilians in a market in Togoga, Tigray. I am equally alarmed by reports of armed forces...
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseLas Naciones Unidas lanza el Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria 2021 de Venezuela para ayudar a 4,5 millones de personas
(Caracas, 18 de junio de 2021). Las Naciones Unidas y socios humanitarios lanzaron el Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria 2021 de Venezuela con el objetivo de asistir a 4,5 millones de mujeres, hombres,...
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations launches the 2021 Venezuela Humanitarian Response Plan to assist 4.5 million people
This plan, which calls for $708 million, aims to provide life-saving emergency assistance, secure livelihoods through improving access to basic services, and ensure protection of the most vulnerable.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement on the Renewal of Humanitarian Lifeline to Millions of People in North-West Syria
(Rome/Geneva/New York, 18 June 2021): Millions of people are pressed up against the border in an active war zone in north-west Syria and remain in need of humanitarian aid to survive. The UN needs...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi - Statement on Essential Services in Syria [EN/AR]
Damascus and Amman, 17 June 2021 The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Mr...
Syria + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseUN releases US$135 million for underfunded humanitarian crises
These funds will provide essentials such as clean water, shelter and food for people who need it most in 12 countries in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi - Joint Statement on Civilian Casualties in Afrin, Syria, 13 June 2021 [EN/AR]
The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Mr. Muhannad Hadi, strongly condemn the...