Statement by Mr. Jamie McGoldrick (Humanitarian Coordinator), Ms. Gwyn Lewis (Director of West Bank Operations for UNRWA), and Mr. James Heenan (Head of OHCHR in the occupied Palestinian territory) ...
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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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oPt
News and Press ReleaseUN officials call on Israeli authorities to halt plans for demolitions in Sur Bahir
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLa réunion de haut niveau sur la flambée de maladie à virus Ebola en République démocratique du Congo confirme le soutien à la riposte menée par le Gouvernement et l’approche à l’échelle du système des Nations Unies
Près d’une année après que la flambée actuelle de maladie à virus Ebola a été déclarée en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et alors que le nombre de nouveaux cas atteint des niveaux alarmants,...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseJoint Press Release: High-level meeting on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo affirms support for Government-led response and UN system-wide approach
GENEVA, 15 July 2019 – Almost a year after the outbreak of Ebola was declared in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and with the number of new cases at worrying levels, the United Nations...
World
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement by the Principals of FAO, WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and UN OCHA on ending the scourge of malnutrition in children
As principals of the United Nations humanitarian system, we have all looked into the blank stare and nearly lifeless body of a badly malnourished child, whose ever-so shallow breathing is often the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: High-Level Event on Response and Preparedness for the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHAT: High-Level Event on Response and Preparedness for the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo WHO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Mark...
Chad
News and Press ReleaseLe Gouvernement et les partenaires humanitaires et de développement étudient le meilleur moyen d'assister conjointement les personnes vulnérables à travers la "Nouvelle Façon de Travailler"
(N'djamena, 12 juillet 2019): le Gouvernement et les partenaires humanitaires et de développement ainsi que les Partenaires Techniques et Financiers se sont réunis en atelier du 11 au 12 juillet à...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: Response plan for impact of poor Gu rains in place to avoid a major crisis [EN/SO]
The Drought Impact Response Plan will provide critical life-saving assistance to 4.5 million Somalis between now and the end of the year at a cost of $686 million.
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Toby Lanzer, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator on attacks on healthcare in Afghanistan
(Kabul, 10 July 2019): I am deeply concerned by three separate attacks between 6 and 9 July resulting in the death of five health workers employed by non-governmental organisations. My heartfelt...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseSenior UN and NGO Officials Call for Unabated Support in Nigeria
Since January, some 134,000 people have been forced from their homes. In total, 7.1 million people need life-saving humanitarian assistance across the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Le Fonds Humanitaire RDC débloque 6,5 millions de dollars pour la crise en Ituri
Kinshasa, 5 juillet 2019 - Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, s’est engagé à allouer 20 millions de dollars US du Fonds Humanitaire RDC pour...