Tripoli, 14 June 2019 - Humanitarian partners in Libya participated in a joint mission, led by Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UN Support Mission in Libya...
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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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Libya
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian partners visit flood-affected Ghat in south-western Libya to boost response operations [EN/AR]
Mozambique + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseDeputy Humanitarian Chief concludes visit to countries affected by Cyclone Idai and calls for increased support to tackle the effects of climate change
Deputy humanitarian chief called on the world to support the three countries to address the challenges, risks and impacts of extreme weather events and climate change on the most vulnerable.
Chad + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseThe Humanitarian Coordinator condemns recent upsurge in violence and reaffirms support to the Government of Chad to provide aid and protection to affected populations in the Lac province
(N'djamena, 11 June 2019): Stephen Tull, the Humanitarian Coordinator and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Chad, condemns the latest violence and calls for enhanced humanitarian and development...
Chad + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordinateur Humanitaire condamne la récente recrudescence de violence et réaffirme son soutien au gouvernement tchadien pour apporter une aide et protection aux populations affectées dans la province du Lac
(N'djamena, 11 juin 2019): Stephen Tull, Coordonnateur humanitaire et Coordonnateur résident des Nations Unies au Tchad, condamne les récentes violences et appelle à un soutien accru pour répondre...
Libya
News and Press ReleaseStatement Attributed to the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Libya, Mr. Abdel Rahman Ghandour, on the Situation in Ghat
Tripoli, 07 June 2019 The devastating flooding that swept through Ghat in south-western Libya has affected some 20,000 people and left them in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Thus far, over...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseLa cheffe adjointe de l’humanitaire de l’onu demande un soutien accru pour madagascar afin de répondre aux besoins humanitaires les plus pressants ainsi qu’a leurs causes profondes
(Antananarivo, 5 juin 2019) : Au terme d’une mission de trois jours à Madagascar, la SousSecrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnatrice adjointe des secours d’urgence, Ursula...
Ethiopia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF Allocates US$10 Million to Kickstart Drought Impact Mitigation Efforts in South-Eastern Ethiopia
(Addis Ababa, 6 June 2019) – Yesterday, 5 June, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, allocated US$45 million from...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Humanitarian Chief calls for increased support to Madagascar to respond to the most acute humanitarian needs and their root causes
In the past 20 years, the island nation has been struck by 35 cyclones, eight floods and five periods of severe drought, representing a three-fold increase over the previous 20 years.
Somalia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN emergency fund allocates $45 million to stave off famine risk in the Horn of Africa
The bulk of the funds will go to Somalia where 2.2 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity by September, over 40 per cent more than in January this year.
Mozambique + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief mission to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi
WHO: Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi WHEN: 5-12 June 2019 WHERE:...