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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Burkina Faso + 5 more

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Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence Discours de Mark Lowcock à Sciences Po Paris: Le grand Sahel : Comment éviter une tragédie imminente (13 octobre 2020)

Un discours virtuel ; New York, 13 octobre 2020 Je suis ravi d’être à Sciences Po - même virtuellement - car vous êtes les futurs décideurs qui devront se pencher sur le sujet que nous allons aborder...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Burkina Faso + 5 more

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock Speech at the Paris Institute for Political Science - The Greater Sahel: How To Avert A Looming Tragedy

A Virtual Speech, New York, 13 October 2020 I am delighted to be here at Sciences Po – albeit only virtually - because if trainee policy makers anywhere are going in future to make a difference on...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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South Sudan

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Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan condemns the attack on a WFP boat-convoy in Lakes and calls for an immediate end to repeated acts of violence

(Juba, 07 October 2020) Mr. Alain Noudéhou, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, has strongly condemned an unprovoked attack on a WFP boat-convoy on the River Nile in Lakes State, and called for...

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

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United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Kevin Kennedy – Joint Statement on Civilian Casualties in Al-Bab, Syria [EN/AR]

Damascus and Amman, 6 October 2020 The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria
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Yemen + 1 more

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Patients Return Home to Yemen After Medical Treatment in Jordan [EN/AR]

Sana’a, 4 October 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Yemen Mr. Altaf Musani, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Ms. Lise Grande, and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Mr...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen
  • World Health Organization
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DR Congo

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Declaration de l’equipe humanitaire pays en republique democratique du congo en solidarite avec les victimes d’exploitation ou d’abus sexuels

Kinshasa, le 2 octobre 2020 La communauté humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), représentée par l’Equipe Humanitaire Pays, est préoccupée par les allégations d’exploitation et d’abus...

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  • UN Country Team in DR Congo
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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