Press releases and statements

Mogadishu, 31 August 2017 — The Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, today expressed concern about the continued threat of famine in Somalia, whilst praising the collective efforts...

Note: Due to the Summer Holiday break, this update covers July and August, 2017. All public GPP documents are available on the ‘Agenda for Humanity’ (A4H) website, in the initiatives section -...

As delivered Thank you, Mr President, and Eid Mubark to you all, distinguished representatives of the Security Council. I also thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his determination and skill...

Kasaï : augmentation continue des financements L’agence de développement du gouvernement américain, USAID, a annoncé un financement de plus de 8 millions dollars US pour la réponse au Kasaï, un...

The funds will sustain and scale up critical aid operations in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Chad and Sudan, where life-saving needs are alarmingly high but funding is critically low.

Part of the allocation will bolster the UN’s emergency fuel operation which supplies fuel to generators to maintain operations in around 190 critical health, water and sanitation installations.

Damascus and Amman, 22 August 2017 Ali Al-Za'tari, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, and Ramesh Rajasingham, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria a.i, express their deep concern over...

New York, 21 August 2017 As delivered Mr. President, Distinguished Representatives, As I noted in my remarks to the Security Council on Friday, I have been deeply moved by the terrible, entirely...

Iraq's Humanitarian Coordinator noted that, "more than 30,000 people have already fled the district. Food and water are running out, and people lack the basic necessities to survive."

Bangui, le 19 août 2017 – La République centrafricaine traverse à nouveau depuis le début de l’année 2017 une période d’instabilité notamment marquée par une forte recrudescence de la violence, la...