(Niamey, 11 September 2017): At the end of a three-day visit to Niger, the new United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, today...
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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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Niger + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseNew UN aid chief calls for sustained international support for the most vulnerable people in Niger
Nigeria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Humanitarian Chief to visit Lake Chad Basin
WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Lake Chad Basin WHEN: 9 to 12 September 2017 WHERE: Niger and Nigeria The new...
Chad + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseDéclaration par M. Stephen Tull, le Coordonnateur Résident de l’ONU, le Coordonnateur Humanitaire, et le Représentant Résident du PNUD au Tchad - Table ronde de Paris, septembre 2017
Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est grâce aux efforts du Gouvernement tchadien que nous sommes tous réunis ici aujourd’hui. Ceci témoigne de son engagement en faveur de la relance de son économie et de...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Statement on Hurricane Irma, 7 September 2017
I share the Secretary-General’s sadness at the loss of life and immense destruction in the Caribbean region, as Hurricane Irma continues on its devastating path. As Emergency Relief Coordinator, I...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian partners appeal for $106 million to respond to the deteriorating drought situation in Kenya
The Revised Flash Appeal aims to respond to the most life-threatening needs of 1.9 million people, prioritizing the 11 counties facing the highest levels of malnutrition and food insecurity.
Bangladesh + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN’s Global Emergency Response Fund releases $7 million for people fleeing violence in Myanmar
The CERF funds will help tens of thousands of people fleeing violence in Myanmar and seeking refuge in Bangladesh. Over the past two weeks, more than 160,000 people have fled fighting in Rakhine state to Bangladesh.
World + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Deploying Aid and Personnel to Irma-affected Caribbean territories
Experts in water, sanitation and hygiene, engineers, medical, logistics, nutrition, child and social protection are coordinating their efforts in light of the impact of Hurricane Irma.
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Note d’information du 06 septembre 2017
Tanganyika : relance du Cadre Provincial de Concertation Humanitaire (CPCH) Le gouverneur de province et la communauté humanitaire se sont convenus, le 04 septembre dernier à Kalemie, de raviver le...
World
News and Press ReleaseNew UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock assumes post
Based in New York, Mark Lowcock (UK) began his tenure on 1 September as the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN pooled funds allocate US$21 million to provide vital assistance to thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance in newly accessible areas in Sudan [EN/AR]
Khartoum, 31 August 2017. The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) have together allocated US$21 million to address the most critical...