Press releases and statements

Les crises affectent un plus grand nombre de personnes, durent plus longtemps et les conflits demeurent la cause principale des besoins humanitaires et de protection. L’Aperçu de la situation...

Statement on the situation in Bentiu, South Sudan In the past 12 days, more than 150 women and girls have sought assistance after suffering sexual violence, including rape, near Bentiu in South...

We have met in Geneva today, for our regular twice-yearly discussion of the major humanitarian challenges facing the world. Yemen was first and foremost in our talks. We are alarmed at the dramatic...

Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock warns that conditions have deteriorated alarmingly since his last visit. “Yemen is on the brink of a major catastrophe, but it is not too late."

DAMASCUS, 30 November 2018 The United Nations (UN) in Syria strongly condemns yesterday’s attack on a joint humanitarian mission in northeast Syria in the eastern line of Deir-ez-Zor, namely the...

WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2019 and World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2018...

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria New York, 29 November 2018 As delivered Mr. President, distinguished Council members, I provide this update today on behalf of...

WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Yemen WHEN: 29 November to 1 December 2018 WHERE: Sana’a and Aden The UN...

Amman, 27 November 2018 I am appalled by the findings of the recently released Secretary-General’s country report on children and armed conflict in Syria. Covering almost five years of conflict in...

Amman, 25 November 2018 The UN is calling for strengthened efforts to end violence against women and girls in Syria, which continues to be a serious protection risk for women and girls. Women and...