Joint statement by Reena Ghelani, UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator, and Marie Helene Verney, Acting Humanitarian Coordinator (Juba, 11 December 2023) The world needs to pay attention to...
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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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South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseWe can’t turn a blind eye on South Sudan
World + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseL'ONU lance un appel humanitaire mondial pour 2024 : 7,6 milliards de dollars requis pour soutenir 32,3 millions de personnes en situation de crise en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
• L'Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre est le théâtre de certaines des crises humanitaires les plus complexes, les plus enchevêtrées et les plus prolongées du monde. Quelque 32,3 millions de personnes...
World + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseUN launches 2024 global humanitarian appeal: $7.6 billion required to support 32.3 million people in dire need across West and Central Africa
• West and Central Africa is the stage for some of the world’s most complex, tangled, and protracted humanitarian crises. Some 32.3 million people in the region are targeted to receive humanitarian...
World + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseMr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Global Humanitarian Overview 2024 – Doha Launch “Putting People First: Humanitarian Diplomacy in a Challenging World” 11 December 2023
As delivered Allow me to start with an unscripted part of my remarks, and that is to say thank you, honorable Prime Minister [H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani of Qatar], to...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on the attack on an ICRC convoy [EN/AR]
(Nairobi, 11 December 2023) – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami has expressed deep alarm and shock at the news of an attack on an International Committee of the Red Cross...
World + 33 more
News and Press ReleaseGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2024: L'ONU lance un appel de fonds de 46 milliards de dollars pour 2024 alors que les perspectives humanitaires mondiales demeurent sombres
• Les conflits, les urgences climatiques et des économies qui s’effondrent font des ravages dans les communautés du monde entier. Près de 181 millions de personnes dans 72 pays sont ciblées pour...
oPt + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on International Human Rights Day [EN/AR/HE]
Jerusalem, 10 December 2023 Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, born from the atrocities of two world wars. Instead, human rights...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseCivilians and humanitarian personnel in Ukraine are not a target: Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on recent attacks impacting civilians, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian operations in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
The week began with significant damage to a humanitarian hub. Since the beginning of the year, 15 aid workers have been killed in Ukraine, including 11 in the line of duty, and 34 injured.
World + 17 more
News and Press ReleaseMr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Transcript of Press Conference on Launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2024
Video file of press conference available here The full Global Humanitarian Overview 2024 is accessible on this link [ https://humanitarianaction.info/document/global-humanitarian-overview-2024 ] I...
World
News and Press ReleaseAmid crushing global humanitarian needs, top UN officials urge expanded support for emergency fund
Forty donors today announced contributions of more than $419 million for CERF for 2024, exceeding the $409 million pledged at last year’s event, and additional funding is anticipated during 2024.