Yaoundé, 24 October 2020 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Mr. Matthias Z. Naab, strongly condemns the attack against Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in Kumba, in the South...
Press releases and statements
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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Cameroon
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon condemns killing of school children in the South-West region
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan condemns incidents against humanitarian workers and activities in Renk, Upper Nile
(Juba, 23 October 2020) The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Mohamed Ag Ayoya, has condemned incidents against humanitarian workers and their activities in Renk, Upper Nile. ...
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseActores Humanitarios de 61 organizaciones culminan primer Curso para el abordaje integral de Rendición de Cuentas a Comunidades y Poblaciones Afectadas (AAP) en Venezuela
Este logro es especialmente relevante dada la reciente aprobación del primer Marco Colectivo de AAP en Venezuela, por el Equipo Humanitario de País. Concebido para el fortalecimiento de capacidades...
Burkina Faso + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Sahel central proche du « point de rupture » – les donateurs annoncent 1,7 milliard de dollars pour accroître l’aide
Photos à télécharger | Vidéos et b-roll | Documents et informations de base (Copenhague, 20 octobre 2020) : Les donateurs ont annoncé plus de 1,7 milliard de dollars américains pour accroître l’aide...
Burkina Faso + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseWith Central Sahel at ‘breaking point’, donors announce $1.7 billion to scale up aid
The funds will help 10 million people through 2021 with nutrition and food, health services, water and sanitation, shelter, education and protection, and help survivors of gender-based violence.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on Violence Impacting Aid Workers in North-West Syria, 18 October 2020 [EN/AR]
I am deeply concerned over a recent spate of violence impacting aid workers in north-west Syria where over 2.8 million women, children and men are in urgent need of life-saving assistance. In Syria,...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseDeputy Special Representative for Iraq visits Ninewa, advocates for increased efforts to facilitate IDP return [EN/AR]
Ninewa, Iraq - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano, travelled to Ninewa...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan welcomes allocation of $10 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund to assist flood-affected people
(Juba, 15 October 2020) The UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$10 million to support life-saving assistance to 360,000 people affected by devastating flooding in South...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response [EN/SO]
Mogadishu, 14 October 2020: The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to nearly 300,000 people affected by floods in Somalia. These...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur Humanitaire, M. David Mclachlan-Karr, assure son entier soutien aux victimes d’exploitation et abus sexuels
« Les récentes allégations d’exploitation et d’abus sexuels attribuées à des employés de la riposte à la 10e épidémie d’Ebola dans l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) ont provoqué – à...