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.

Press releases and statements

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DR Congo

News and Press Release

L'Equipe Humanitaire Pays exprime sa profonde inquiétude face à la recrudescence des tueries, des déplacements de population et à l'augmentation des besoins humanitaires dans la province de l’Ituri, en République démocratique du Congo

Ituri, le 13 août. Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en RDC, David McLachlan-Karr, a mené une mission en Ituri du 11 au 13 août. La mission humanitaire était composée des représentants nationaux de...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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oPt

News and Press Release

Statement by United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator, Lynn Hastings on the occasion of International Youth Day, Jerusalem, 12 August 2021 [EN/AR]

The theme of this year's International Youth Day - Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health - is of crucial relevance to Palestine. Young Palestinians share a strong...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt
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South Sudan

News and Press Release

South Sudan: Thousands of people suffering the impact of flooding

About 90,000 people are affected after heavy rains inundated homes and fields, forcing families and livestock to higher ground. For many, this is the second time they have faced flooding since May.

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  • UN High Commissioner for Refugees
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Nigeria

News and Press Release

Joint efforts to fight hunger in north-east Nigeria

Joint News Release MAIDUGURI – Hunger is on the rise worldwide. The combination of conflict, COVID-19, increased food prices and the effects of climate change are decimating livelihoods and people’s...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Ethiopia

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Press statement on visit to Ethiopia

Beyond Tigray, agencies are assisting millions of people in Ethiopia facing conflict, displacement and drought, and are scaling up response in Amhara and Afar, after conflict-related displacement.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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