ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are boosting wider understanding of how families in conflict-torn...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseWFP And OCHA Boost Partnership To Share And Visualize Food Security Data
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseWorld Humanitarian Summit to be held in Istanbul 23-24 May 2016: UN [EN/AR]
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Khartoum, 3 May 2016. The United Nations Secretary-General is holding the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit on 23-24 May in Istanbul, Turkey. The Summit will bring the global community together to...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire condamne fermement l’attaque d’un convoi humanitaire et appelle au respect du droit international humanitaire
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(Bamako, 3 mai 2016) – La Coordonnatrice de l’action humanitaire au Mali par intérim, Mme. Fatouma Seid, condamne fermement l’attaque d’un convoi humanitaire de l’ONG Conseil Danois pour les Réfugiés...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseThe Humanitarian Coordinator in Mali strongly condemns the attack on a humanitarian convoy and calls for respect of the international humanitarian law
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(Bamako, 3 May 2016) – The acting Humanitarian Coordinator in Mali, Mrs. Fatouma Seid, strongly condemns the attack on a humanitarian convoy of the NGO Danish Refugee Council (DRC), which occurred...
Fiji
News and Press ReleaseFiji private sector steps up to help in national disaster management
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Suva, 28 April 2016 As momentum builds ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Fiji businesses have agreed to join forces with the Government, United Nations and civil society...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Joint Government of Ethiopia and Humanitarian Country Team Drought Response Campaign
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On 11 April, 2016, Ethiopia Satellite Television (ESAT) released a news item claiming that the Ethiopian government had stopped the fundraising campaign by UN agencies. According to the report, this...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien Statement to the Security Council on Syria, New York, 28 April 2016
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With hundreds of thousands of civilians killed, millions of people displaced and countless families torn apart, Stephen O’Brien described the human toll and suffering in Syria as “sickening".
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseWe need access and aid: Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen [EN/AR]
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"Only a political solution to the conflict can end the suffering in Yemen. I hope the Cessation of Hostilities continues to hold to allow the scale-up of humanitarian activities and pave the way to peace," said Jamie McGoldrick.
World + 9 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien - Global Call for Support and Action: Responding to El Niño, Geneva, 26 April 2016
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With more than 60 million people affected by extreme weather events worldwide, the "worst-case scenario" could become reality without more funding, said Stephen O'Brien.
World
News and Press ReleaseUN and partners call for action and support to help 60 million people affected by strong El Niño
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(Geneva, 26 April 2016): With millions of people across the world affected by droughts, floods and other extreme weather events triggered by El Niño, the international community must act now to...