WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Yemen WHEN: 29 November to 1 December 2018 WHERE: Sana’a and Aden The UN...
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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Yemen
News and Press ReleaseMedia Adivsory: UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock Mission to Yemen [EN/AR]
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Panos Moumtzis, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on the Secretary General’s Country Report on Children and Armed Conflict in Syria, 2013 - 2018 [EN/AR]
Amman, 27 November 2018 I am appalled by the findings of the recently released Secretary-General’s country report on children and armed conflict in Syria. Covering almost five years of conflict in...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by Panos Moumtzis, Assistant SG and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis and Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women [EN/AR]
Amman, 25 November 2018 The UN is calling for strengthened efforts to end violence against women and girls in Syria, which continues to be a serious protection risk for women and girls. Women and...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator for Iraq: Relief Assistance Underway for Victims of Flooding, Pledges Continued Support for Government of Iraq Emergency Response Effort [EN/AR/KU]
Floods caused by heavy rainfall have resulted in multiple deaths and injuries and displaced tens of thousands of people. Ninewa and Salah Eddin are the most heavily affected governorates.
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement by Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on the Situation in Yemen
“The recent de-escalation in fighting in Hudaydah is providing a desperately needed respite to hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain in the city. We urge all parties to maintain it. “At the...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCivilians need urgent protection and assistance in the Central African Republic
The humanitarian crisis in CAR continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate, marked by growing forced displacement, insecurity and access constraints for civilians and aid workers.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRépublique centrafricaine : Les civils ont besoin de protection et d'assistance d’urgence
Bangui/Genève, 21 novembre 2018 - La crise humanitaire en République centrafricaine (RCA) continue de se détériorer à un rythme alarmant, marquée par l’augmentation des déplacements forcés,...
Libya + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, on the recent events in the Port of Misrata
Tripoli, 20 November 2018 The humanitarian community is saddened by the turn of events in Misrata, where 79 refugees and migrants who remained onboard a commercial vessel since 10 November were...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseAttacks against civilians in Alindao
Bangui, 16 November 2018 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Najat Rochdi, strongly condemns the attack on a site for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Alindao town,...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseNigeria's private sector joins United Nations to tackle humanitarian crisis in North-East
Lagos, 16 November 2018 – Leading Nigerian companies from the banking, energy, legal and consumer services sectors, among others, have joined forces with the United Nations, in support of the...