Renewed fighting in the Baggari area since mid-June has forced an estimated 28,000 people to flee their homes. The access to Greater Baggari was recently allowed again following three months of consistent denials.
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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South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: The Humanitarian Coordinator calls for unhindered and safe humanitarian access
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Deputy Humanitarian Chief to visit Mali, 28 to 31 August 2018 [EN/FR]
WHO: Ursula Mueller, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs WHAT: Mission to Mali WHEN: 28 to 31 August 2018 WHERE: Bamako, Mopti Assistant...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, Statement on the situation in Yemen, 24 August 2018 [EN/AR]
At least 22 Yemeni children and four women were killed in an air strike on Thursday as they were fleeing the fighting in Al Durayhimi district in Hudaydah governorate. This is the second time in two...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUS$ 4.5 million needed urgently to prevent life-saving services in the Gaza Strip from shutting down
The Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt is calling on donors to immediately fund the procurement of emergency fuel. “We have now run out of funds and are delivering the final supplies in the next few days," he said.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator calls for an end to attacks against civilians and aid workers on World Humanitarian Day
(Juba, 20 August 2018): In commemoration of World Humanitarian Day in South Sudan, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Alain Noudéhou, called for an end to attacks against civilians and aid workers, and...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Ramesh Rajasingham, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on World Humanitarian Day
Gaziantep, 19 August 2018 Each year on August 19th, World Humanitarian Day pays tribute to humanitarian workers around the world who risk their lives each day in the service of millions of people...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseFighters in Afghanistan and international humanitarian law
(Kabul, 19 August 2018): On World Humanitarian Day, citizens across the globe come together to rally support for people living in countries at war and to pay tribute to the first responders and aid...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseAllocution de Najat Rochdi Coordonnatrice humanitaire A l’occasion de la célébration de la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire 19 août 2018 - Bangui
MBI BARA ALA KOUE Madame la Ministre de l’Action humanitaire et de la Réconciliation nationale Mesdames et Messieurs les Chefs de missions diplomatiques et Représentants des Organisations...
Chad
News and Press ReleaseDiscours de M. le Coordonnateur Humanitaire a.i. A l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale de l’Aide Humanitaire 2018 - 17 août 2018, N’Djamena, Radisson Blu
Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l’Economie et de la Planification du Développement, Excellence Madame et Messieurs les Ministres Excellence Mesdames et Messieurs les Représentants du Corps...
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News and Press ReleaseOn Fifteenth Anniversary of Baghdad Bombing, UN Humanitarian Chief renews call for Protection of Aid Workers and Civilians
In remembrance of humanitarians killed in the line of duty, a 'living petition' was launched, calling on world leaders to take action to protect civilians and aid workers. (New York, 17 August 2018)...