Damascus 24 April 2018 –The Syria Humanitarian Fund allocated US $16.3 million to 21 projects to respond to people displaced from East Ghouta and Afrin. This allocation will finance food and...
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 ReleaseSyria Humanitarian Fund allocates over US$16 million to respond to East Ghouta and Afrin emergencies [EN/AR]
Syria + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseUN chiefs call for increased support for vulnerable Syrians and the region, as Brussels conference set to open [EN/AR]
The EU/UN pledging conference for the world's largest refugee crisis opens amid severe funding shortfalls for the Humanitarian Response Plan. Only $2.3 billion of the $9.1 billion needed in 2018 has been received so far.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseMedia advisory: Humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock travels to co-host the second Brussels conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’
WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: The Second Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ WHEN:...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseThe United Nations strongly condemns the killing of an ICRC Colleague in Yemen [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 21 April 2018 – The United Nations is deeply shocked by the killing of an aid worker from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which occurred today in Taizz Governorate. “We...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseFour years of conflict in Ukraine leave 4.4 million people in a dire humanitarian situation [EN/UK]
Over 600,000 people, including 100,000 children, bear the brunt of the continued armed clashes. Critical civilian infrastructure is severely impacted, as ceasefire agreements are disregarded.
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Knut Ostby on Kachin State, 20 April 2018 [EN/MY]
(Yangon, 20 April 2018): “I am deeply concerned about reports of an escalation in armed conflict in several areas of Kachin State since 7 April. I have been particularly alarmed of reports of...
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Fonds central d'intervention d'urgence (CERF) alloue 6,8 millions de dollars pour répondre aux besoins urgents des réfugiés nouvellement arrivés et de leurs communautés d'accueil dans le sud du Tchad
Cette allocation permettra d'apporter une aide humanitaire vitale à 45 000 personnes, y compris aux réfugiés centrafricains nouvellement arrivés et à leurs communautés d'accueil.
oPt
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator calls for protection of Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza alongside support for urgent humanitarian needs
Jerusalem, 19 April 2018 The Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, today called for the protection of Palestinian demonstrators and for urgent funding to meet critical humanitarian needs...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUN Officials visit Khan al Ahmar and call for respect for international law
Today, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, and the UNRWA Director of Operations in the West Bank, Mr. Scott Anderson, joined Palestinian officials in a visit to the Palestinian...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, Statement to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, 17 April 2018
As delivered Mr. President, Yemen remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Three quarters of the population, more than 22 million people, urgently require some form of humanitarian help,...