(Port Sudan, 13 September 2023): I am appalled by the killing of dozens of civilians in an attack on a crowded market in southern Khartoum on Sunday, 10 September 2023. Scores more were injured, many...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami: Parties in Sudan must spare civilians [EN/AR]
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseThere has been almost one attack every other day hitting vital port and grain facilities in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON TODAY’S ATTACKS THAT HIT UKRAINE’S DANUBE PORTS It is hugely alarming to hear that the two Ukrainian ports in the Danube River...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseYesterday was yet another tragic day for civilians in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON THE KILLING OF FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS IN THE DONETSK REGION Yesterday was yet another tragic day for civilians in Ukraine. Two...
Ukraine + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseIntentionally directing an attack against civilians or civilian objects is a war crime [EN/UK/RU]
STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON ATTACKS THAT TODAY KILLED AND INJURED DOZENS OF CIVILIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY I am shattered by the news of a series of attacks...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian agencies in South Sudan forced to reduce aid amidst a funding crisis and aggravated humanitarian situation
(Juba, 6 September 2023) Dwindling resources amidst growing needs have forced humanitarian agencies to prioritize the delivery of vital life-saving support which risks leaving millions behind, the...
World + 14 more
News and Press ReleasePoorly funded humanitarian crises to receive US$125 million from UN emergency fund
The funds bring the CERF’s total support through its Underfunded Emergencies window to more than $270 million this year - the largest annual amount ever allocated, to the highest number of countries.
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on the latest attack hitting Ukraine’s Danube Port [EN/UK/RU]
I strongly condemn yet another Russian attack hitting port facilities in the Danube River, in Ukraine’s Odesa Region in the early hours of the morning. The strike not only caused damage to this...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseThe humanitarian community in Haiti is deeply concerned about the continued escalation of violence
Nearly half of Haiti's population needs humanitarian and food assistance, with almost 200,000 people being forced to flee their homes, a tenfold increase in the past two years.
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseLa communauté humanitaire en Haïti est profondément préoccupée par l'escalade continue de la violence
Port-au-Prince, Haïti, 31 août 2023 - La communauté humanitaire en Haïti cherche à mobiliser la communauté internationale alors que le pays est témoin d’une escalade continue de violences perpétrées...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseWar and hunger could destroy Sudan - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator [EN/AR]
Millions of people have been displaced in Sudan. Nearly one million others have fled across its borders. A protracted conflict in Sudan could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe.