(New York, 24 September 2015) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of seven new members of the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),...
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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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News and Press ReleaseUN Secretary-General appoints new members to global emergency fund's advisory group
Jordan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief: International community must increase support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan [EN/AR]
“Syria’s neighbours are reaching the point where the rest of the world urgently must share more of the responsibility in responding to the humanitarian needs created by the Syria crisis...”
Niger + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseInternational community must match generosity of host communities in Niger
(Niamey / Dakar – 18 September 2015) - Toby Lanzer, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, today commended the immense generosity of Niger’s communities and Government who host those...
Niger + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseLa communauté internationale doit faire écho à la générosité des communautés hôtes du Niger
(Niamey / Dakar 18 Septembre 2015) – Toby Lanzer, le Coordonnateur humanitaire régional pour le Sahel, a souligné aujourd’hui la générosité immense des communautés et du Gouvernement du Niger qui...
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, 16 September 2015
As Delivered Mr. President, The recent images of the three year old boy, Aylan Kurdi, lying lifeless on a beach in Turkey encapsulates the profound and prolonged desperation of the Syrian people, too...
World + 7 more
News and Press ReleasePacific prepares for strengthening El Niño
The United Nations is urging Pacific Islanders and their governments to prepare now for a looming El Niño emergency with the potential to affect more than four million people.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRépublique centrafricaine: Le Coordonnateur humanitaire exprime de vives inquiétudes sur l'éviction des personnes déplacées à Bangui
(Bangui, le 14 Septembre, 2015): Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, Aurélien A. Agbénonci, et l'ensemble de la communauté humanitaire en République centrafricaine (RCA) expriment de sérieuses...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: Humanitarian Coordinator expresses serious concerns on eviction of displaced persons in Bangui
The Humanitarian Coordinator, Aurélien A. Agbénonci, and the entire humanitarian community in CAR, expressed serious concerns over the eviction of 114 IDPS from Saint Jean Gabaladja site in Bangui on 12 September.
Fiji + 7 more
News and Press ReleasePacific region prepares for strengthening of El Nino: UN
SUAVE, Fiji, 14 September 2015 - The United Nations is urging Pacific Islanders and their governments to prepare now for a looming El Niño emergency with the potential to affect more than four...
Cameroon + 1 more
News and Press Release"Families who escaped violence now lack food and water and face malnutrition" warns Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel on mission to Cameroon's Far North
Cameroon’s Far North region hosts almost 200,000 forced migrants, including 80,000 IDPs and over 57,000 Nigerian refugees who fled the violence and settled either in Minawao camp or with local communities.