The appeal reflects both the scale of the needs and the significant logistical challenges linked to providing an effective large-scale humanitarian response in hard-to-reach areas.
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseUN and partners appeal for $187.3 million to support quake-stricken Haiti to recover
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Acting Deputy Humanitarian Chief Ramesh Rajasingham to visit Haiti
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WHO: Ramesh Rajasingham, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Haiti WHEN: 22-25 August 2021 WHERE: Les Cayes and a site...
World
News and Press ReleaseLes acteurs humanitaires rejoignent la course contre la crise climatique en Afrique de l'ouest et du centre où les urgences climatiques bouleversent la vie des gens
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Dakar, 19 août 2021 - L'urgence climatique fait des ravages dans le monde à une échelle que les personnes et les organisations humanitaires en première ligne ont du mal à gérer. Sécheresses, vagues...
UAE + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseDubai's Burj Khalifa Lights up on the World Humanitarian Day [EN/AR]
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ABU DHABI, August 19, 2021- Marking the World Humanitarian Day, Dubai Burj Khalifa lights up with #TheHumanRace, this year’s campaign slogan was launched by the United Nations Office for the...
Somalia
News and Press ReleasePress Statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia on World Humanitarian Day
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Mogadishu, 19 August 2021 - On this World Humanitarian Day, I wish to draw attention to the global climate crisis ravaging our planet. Its scale has become too enormous to ignore. We must act...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseUrgent funding is required to meet the needs of 1.9 million people in eastern Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
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In the first six months of 2021, more than 800,000 people on both sides of the “contact line” have been helped. However, without additional funding, the most vulnerable will not be supported.
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarians across the Philippines commemorate #TheHumanRace during World Humanitarian Day
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(Manila, Philippines, 19 August 2021) On World Humanitarian Day, we remind the world that we are caught in a climate emergency; the pandemic did not slow down climate change. Time is already running...
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseLa ONU y socios reconocen la labor de los trabajadores humanitarios en Venezuela por el Día de la Asistencia Humanitaria
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(Caracas, 19 de agosto de 2021) – El Sistema de las Naciones Unidas y socios en Venezuela conmemoran este jueves 19 de agosto el Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria, fecha que se estableció para...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseOn World Humanitarian Day, South Sudan’s Humanitarian Country Team warns of a climate emergency and calls for an end to violence against aid workers in South Sudan
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(Juba, 19 August 2021) Every year on World Humanitarian Day (WHD), we commemorate humanitarian workers who work tirelessly to reach millions of crisis-affected people with assistance and protection...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan
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The people of Afghanistan need our support now more than ever. Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. We will stay in Afghanistan and we will deliver. At the start of 2021,...