Abuja, Nigeria, 16 April 2020 – The United Nations today received delivery of vital health supplies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by APM Terminals. ...
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.
Press releases and statements
Showing 1,181 - 1,190 of 6,485 results
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseUN provides vital supplies for Nigeria Government’s COVID-19 response
World
News and Press ReleaseA Glossary Of Data Terms
Ever find yourself confused by a data term and wish you had quick access to the definition? We’ve been there too! To help, we have created a glossary of terms relevant to the management and use of...
Vanuatu
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Funding released in response to Tropical Cyclone Harold
(New York, 13 April 2020): UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock today announced the release of US$2.5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to get lifesaving aid to thousands of...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseCollective support to communities in Rakhine to fight COVID-19 [EN/MY]
10 April 2020 - The United Nations agencies, funds and programmes as well as national and international organizations continue to scale-up their full-fledged support to the Government and people of...
Libya
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mr. Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, on the disruption of water and electricity supply [EN/AR]
TRIPOLI, 10 April 2020 - More than two million people, including 600,000 children, who live in Tripoli and surrounding towns and cities, are suffering from water cuts for almost a week now. The water...
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseSuministros de las Naciones Unidas llegan hoy a Venezuela para apoyar la respuesta a la COVID-19 y salvar vidas
Un avión con 90 toneladas de suministros sanitarios, agua, higiene y educación llega hoy al país como parte de la respuesta de las Naciones Unidas contra la COVID-19 en Venezuela.
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseUN supplies arrive in Venezuela today to support the COVID-19 response and save lives
A plane arrived in Venezuela carrying 90 tons of health, water, hygiene and sanitation, and education supplies to be distributed to health centers and in the most vulnerable communities.
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali : La communauté humanitaire recherche 390 millions de dollars pour assister 3,6 millions de personnes en 2020
(Bamako, 7 avril 2020): L’appel de fonds de la communauté humanitaire au Mali s’élève, cette année, à 390 millions de dollars. Ce financement recherché à travers le Plan de Réponse Humanitaire (PRH)...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine calls for urgent action to counter COVID-19 pandemic [EN/RU/UK]
(Kyiv, 7 April 2020). The people of Ukraine, together with countless millions across the world, are confronted with a global crisis that is menacing all of humanity: the COVID-19 pandemic. Against...
Libya
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, following today’s attack on Al Khadra General Hospital in Tripoli [EN/AR]
Tripoli, 6 April 2020 – At a moment when people in Libya needed nothing more than a safe home and functioning medical facilities, we received the news of yet another attack on a hospital. I am...