Kinshasa, 28 mai 2021 – Le Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies chargé des affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence, Mark Lowcock a validé aujourd’hui l’octroi d’une...
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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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DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLa réponse humanitaire aux populations affectées par l’éruption du Nyiragongo en République démocratique du Congo bénéficie d’un soutien de US$ 1,2 million du CERF
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseÉruption du volcan Nyiragongo : le Coordonnateur humanitaire en RDC assure le gouvernement de son soutien et compatit face à la souffrance des populations de Goma
Kinshasa, le 25 mai 2021. « Depuis le début de l’éruption volcanique du Nyiragongo, le 22 mai à Goma, la communauté humanitaire est à pied d’œuvre pour soutenir le Gouvernement congolais à apporter...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUN and NGOs will stay and deliver aid to millions of Afghans in need
Ongoing conflict, spiralling food insecurity and COVID-19 have resulted in a near-doubling of people in need in 12 months – up from 9.4 million in January 2020 to 18.4 million in January 2021.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: UN condemns killing of one aid worker and attack against humanitarian convoy in Unity State
(Juba, 23 May 2021) The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, strongly condemns the brutal killing of an aid worker in Panyijiar County, Unity State, on 21 May, and the horrific...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator of the occupied Palestinian territory
I have spent the past two days, here in Gaza, speaking with people who endured unimaginable suffering over the eleven days of hostilities. I met with several families that have been deeply affected...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUN releases US$22.5 million for rising humanitarian needs in Gaza
The hostilities have claimed the lives of at least 242 Palestinians, and exacerbated the needs of two million people who have been debilitated by 13 years of forced isolation and COVID-19.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur humanitaire alloue 30,5 millions de dollars du Fonds humanitaire pour soutenir les populations vulnérables en République démocratique du Congo
Kinshasa, 19 mai 2021 – Face aux besoins accrus d’une grande partie de la population, le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, a autorisé l’allocation...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock: Statement on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, 18 May 2021
The current escalation of hostilities has caused immense suffering. I abhor the violence that has killed and injured scores of children and other civilians and caused extensive damage to homes and...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) – an introduction
The Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) is a multi-donor country-based pooled fund managed by OCHA Sudan under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator. It receives unearmarked contributions from...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo est déterminé à sanctionner les travailleurs humanitaires impliqués dans des cas d'exploitation et d’abus sexuels
Kinshasa, 14 mai 2021. Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), M. David McLachlan-Karr, prend très au sérieux les nouvelles allégations d’exploitation et d’abus...