Gaziantep, 21 November 2019 On 20 November missiles were fired into a crowded residential area in a displaced persons camp in Qah, Idleb governorate, in northwest Syria. According to early reports,...
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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Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mark Cutts, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on the attack on a camp for displaced people in Qah, northwest Syria
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock to visit Sudan [EN/AR]
WHO: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock WHAT: Mission to Sudan WHEN: 22 – 24 November 2019 WHERE: Khartoum and Kassala United Nations...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian funds release US$18.7 million for life-saving floods response in Somalia [EN/SO]
The latest Central Emergency Response Fund grant brings its funding to Somalia to $50 million in 2019, while the Somalia Humanitarian Fund has allocated $51 million to date.
Republic of Korea + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Humanitarian Chief to visit the Republic of Korea and Japan
WHO: Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Visits to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan WHEN: 11-15 November 2019 ...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator visits flooded areas, calls for $61 million to respond to immediate needs
Some US$61.5 million is urgently required to save lives, ensure the continuity of the response following the peak period and protect humanitarian gains made in 2019 from being lost.
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseStrikes damage a key hospital serving hundreds of thousands of Yemenis [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 7 November 2019 – Preliminary reports indicate that a key hospital serving hundreds of thousands of Yemenis has been badly damaged by strikes which occurred on 6 November in Al Mukha, in...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseSyria Humanitarian Fund commits $25m to support two million people in southern Syria and Rural Damascus [EN/AR]
The SHF is a multi-donor pooled fund that receives public and private contributions. Since it was established in 2014, the SHF has supported the efforts of 58 aid agencies in Syria.
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseSecretario General Adjunto de las Naciones Unidas para Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinador del Socorro de Emergencia, Mark Lowcock: Declaración sobre la situación humanitaria en Venezuela
La gran mayoría de los venezolanos se han visto afectados por la crisis política y económica en la que fue alguna vez la nación más rica de América Latina, dijo Mark Lowcock, el coordinador de la ayuda de emergencia de la ONU.
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseUN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Statement on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela
Caracas, 6 November 2019 During my first visit to Venezuela, I have seen how ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges every day to survive. Millions cannot afford the bare...
Venezuela
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock to visit Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela WHEN: 4-6 November 2019 WHERE: Caracas The...