I am deeply saddened by reports that seven Palestinians, including two children, were killed, and hundreds of others injured, by Israeli forces during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip yesterday. This...
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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 ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, on Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip
Myanmar + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, at High-Level Event on the Issue of the Rohingya Minority of Myanmar
UN Headquarters, New York, 27 September 2018 As delivered Mr. Secretary General, Commissioner Stylianides, distinguished panellists, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. The humanitarian challenges we...
World + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Secretary-General calls for increased funding for CERF to promote early humanitarian action
(New York, 26 September 2018): Today, during the UN General Assembly High-Level side event on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), UN Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, delivered an...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Opening and Closing Statements at the High-Level Humanitarian Event on South Sudan
UN Headquarters, New York, 25 September 2018 As delivered Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this high-level event on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan. This is a good moment for...
Libya
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, on the Impact of Hostilities in Tripoli, Libya and Civilian Casualties [EN/AR]
Tripoli, 24 September 2018 I am deeply alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the escalation of hostilities in Tripoli. Eleven people have been killed, most of them civilians, and 18 injured in the...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Ali Al-Za’tari, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Syrian Arab Republic on Idlib [EN/AR]
The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari welcomes the opportunity presented by the Russian-Turkish agreement on Idlib which will “allow for the delivery of humanitarian...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria condemns killing of abducted aid worker in North-East
Abuja, 17 September 2018 - The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, condemns the killing of the aid worker and midwife Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa in north-east Nigeria. Ms...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseoPt Humanitarian Fund releases US$ 1 million in funds to avoid collapse of services in the Gaza Strip; additional funds needed urgently
The allocation will go to the UN-Assisted Emergency Fuel Programme, which provides emergency fuel at around 250 critical health, water and sanitation facilities in the Gaza Strip.
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Medical Air Bridge in Yemen [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 16 September 2018: The United Nations is working to open a humanitarian medical air bridge for Yemeni civilians who are suffering from conditions which cannot be treated inside Yemen. “The...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseSecond standard allocation of the CAR Humanitarian Fund
The second standard allocation of 2018 is targeted to meet the immediate and critical needs of approximately 650,000 people in multiple sectors in the most affected areas of the country.