Press releases and statements

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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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CAR

News and Press Release

La Coordinatrice Humanitaire alloue 12 millions de dollars américains du Fonds Humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine afin de soutenir une réponse multisectorielle d’urgence

Bangui, 6 mai 2020 - La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine (RCA), Mme Denise Brown, a alloué 12 millions de dollars américains du Fonds Humanitaire pour soutenir une réponse...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Somalia

News and Press Release

Statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Adam Abdelmoula, on the crash of plane carrying humanitarian cargo

Mogadishu, 5 May 2020 – Last night I was informed that a commercial plane carrying humanitarian cargo for an international nongovernmental organisation crashed killing six persons on board on...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia
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DR Congo

News and Press Release

DR Congo: A complex web of humanitarian needs, 1 May 2020

In early March, the Democratic Republic of the Congo joined a long list of countries facing COVID-19. This new public health crisis comes on top of an already large, complex and prolonged...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

News and Press Release

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 Afrin, Syria [EN/AR]

Damascus and Amman, 28 April 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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Myanmar

News and Press Release

UN Strengthens Efforts to Reduce Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 [EN/MY]

(Myanmar Text Below) The United Nations in Myanmar is taking steps to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and enterprises and aims to promote inclusive business environment for women and men...

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  • UN Information Centres
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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