Press releases and statements

The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith surrounded by cameras
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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DR Congo

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Le Coordonnateur humanitaire Moustapha Soumaré condamne la récurrence des tueries des civils et les graves violations de droits humains dans la zone de Beni [EN/FR]

(Goma / Kinshasa, le 09 décembre 2014) - « C’est avec consternation que la communauté humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) vit depuis le mois d’octobre 2014 la récurrence des...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Philippines

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The United Nations and partners on standby for Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby)

(Manila, 6 December 2014): The United Nations in the Philippines and its partners continue speaking with the Government and the Local Government Units to support preparedness measures to reduce the...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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CAR + 2 more

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La crise en République centrafricaine; un an après

(Bangui, 5 décembre 2014): A ce jour, il y a un an que le cycle de violence touchait Bangui entraînant un demi-million de personnes déplacées dans la ville, accompagnés de massacres des civiles...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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South Sudan + 1 more

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Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-Wha Kang - Statement to the press on South Sudan

Violations of human rights, including rape and sexual violence, murder and threats against humanitarian staff, the destruction of homes and livelihoods, and the recruitment of children, must be condemned and brought to an end, urged the Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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World

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OCHA offers its location maps on Wikipedia

An updated collection of more than 200 free country-location maps, created by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), can now be downloaded from ReliefWeb and...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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