An attack in Idlib province led to the deaths that add to the grim total of more than 500 civilian fatalities documented by the UN over the past three and a half months alone.
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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Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mark Cutts, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on the attack in Ma’aret Humeh that killed two humanitarian workers and one rescue worker [EN/AR]
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick - on the occasion of International Youth Day (12 August 2019) [EN/AR]
Today, the United Nations (UN) in Palestine celebrates International Youth Day under the global theme, “Youth Engagement for Global Action”. This year’s theme seeks to put the spotlight on the ways...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseScores of civilians killed and wounded by fighting in Aden [EN/AR]
Preliminary reports indicate that as many as 40 people have been killed and 260 injured.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe CERF débloque 10 millions de dollars pour répondre à la crise Ebola en République démocratique du Congo
(New York, 09 Aout 2019) Le Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies chargé des affaires humanitaires et Coordinateur des secours d'urgence, Mark Lowcock a validé aujourd'hui l'octroi d'une...
World
News and Press ReleaseUN Secretary-General appoints new members to CERF’s Advisory Group
(New York, 09 August 2019) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed seven new members to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Established by the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $10 million to the Ebola response in DR Congo
The Ebola outbreak in DRC has continued in eastern Ituri and North Kivu provinces for more than a year and is now the second worst outbreak in history. The 2,787 recorded cases have resulted in 1,868 deaths as of 7 August.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe coordonnateur humanitaire rencontre les deplaces de Minembwe, Itombwe et Fizi
Bukavu, le 31 juillet 2019. Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire par intérim, David McLachlan-Karr, a effectué du 29 au 31 juillet, une visite de terrain dans la province du Sud-Kivu, plus particulièrement à...
Nigeria
News and Press Release10 years after start of crisis in North-East, UN and humanitarian partners gather to renew commitment to Nigeria’s most vulnerable
Abuja, 31 JULY 2019 – The humanitarian community in Nigeria – comprised of the United Nations, international and local NGOs and the Government represented by His Excellency the State Governor of...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement from WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and WFP Executive Director David Beasley
NEW YORK/GENEVA/KINSHASA/ROME - "Tomorrow, 1 August, marks one year since the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in North Kivu...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseNous déplorons la disparition de ceux que nous avons perdus et appelons à la solidarité pour mettre fin à cette flambée épidémique
Demain, le 1er août, marquera le premier anniversaire de la déclaration par le Gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) d’une flambée épidémique de la maladie à virus Ebola dans la...