New York, 21 August 2017 As delivered Mr. President, Distinguished Representatives, As I noted in my remarks to the Security Council on Friday, I have been deeply moved by the terrible, entirely...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien Statement to Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Yemen
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseThousands of civilians fleeing Telafar are at extreme risk [EN/AR/KU]
Iraq's Humanitarian Coordinator noted that, "more than 30,000 people have already fled the district. Food and water are running out, and people lack the basic necessities to survive."
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLa Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire célébrée en Centrafrique dans un contexte humanitaire très inquiétant
Bangui, le 19 août 2017 – La République centrafricaine traverse à nouveau depuis le début de l’année 2017 une période d’instabilité notamment marquée par une forte recrudescence de la violence, la...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseJournée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire : protéger les populations civiles en situation de conflit
(Bamako, 19 août 2017) – Chaque 19 août, la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire est célébrée pour soutenir les personnes touchées par les crises et souligner le dévouement des travailleurs...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien: Statement to the Security Council on Yemen, 18 August 2017
As delivered Mr President, Distinguished Representatives, This is my tenth statement on Yemen to this chamber since I took up my post in June 2015, only a few months after the crisis in Yemen had...
World + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Secretary-General marks World Humanitarian Day calls for global action to protect civilians in armed conflict
New York, 18 August 2017): At an event today to mark World Humanitarian Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for global action to protect civilians trapped in armed conflict...
CAR + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseRecord violence targeting aid workers and civilians in West and Central Africa, UN and NGOs call for immediate action
So far, in 2017, crises across the region have recorded more than half of all violent incidents against aid workers in the world. UN agencies and NGO partners are calling for immediate action.
World + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Calls for Global Action to Protect Civilians in Conflict
Suva, Fiji 18 August 2017 Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day brings the world together to rally support for people affected by humanitarian crisis and pay tribute to humanitarian workers...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator A.I. Demands End To Attacks Against Civilians, Aid Workers
(Juba, 18 August 2017): On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (a.i.) for South Sudan, Serge Tissot, called for an immediate end to attacks against civilians...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities, Robert Piper, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day
Jerusalem, 18 August 2017 Today marks World Humanitarian Day, an annual occasion dedicated by the United Nations General Assembly to raising public awareness of the millions of people who risk their...