As prepared for delivery Welcome, everyone, to this very first meeting of the Sudan Humanitarian Forum. I would like to start with a particular welcome to the representatives of the Sudanese Armed...
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.
Press releases and statements
Showing 201 - 210 of 6,483 results
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseMr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Opening Statement for the Sudan Humanitarian Forum, 13 November 2023
Nigeria
News and Press Release26.5 million Nigerians projected to be food insecure in 2024
Nine million children are at risk of suffering from acute malnutrition or wasting. Of these, 2.6 million children could face Severe Acute Malnutrition and require critical nutrition treatment.
Lebanon
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, about the situation in Lebanon [EN/AR]
BEIRUT, 10 November 2023 – For more than a month, the world has been watching the unfolding violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with shock and horror, as we witness the...
Cameroon
News and Press ReleaseCameroon receives US$ 6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the urgent needs of people affected by humanitarian crises
Yaounde, 10 November 2023 – The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseActing Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney, condemns killing of a humanitarian worker
(Juba, 10 November 2023) I condemn in strongest terms the latest attack targeting humanitarians on 6 November, when a South Sudanese national aid worker contracted by an international nongovernmental...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseYet Another Attack on Ukraine's Ports Impacting a Civilian Crew and Vessel When Entering the Port of Pivdennyi, Odesa [EN/RU/UK]
STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON YESTERDAY'S ATTACKS HITTING A CIVILIAN VESSEL ENTERING PORT OF PIVDENNYI I am outraged to learn of an attack yesterday on a...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseAs Somalia faces once-in-a-century flooding, UN relief wing releases $25 million to jumpstart life-saving assistance
The UN and partners estimate 1.6 million people could be affected by flooding in the current deyr rainy season, with 1.5 million hectares of farmland potentially being destroyed.
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement of the Humanitarian Country Team on the 10th year anniversary of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
Today we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013, resulting in over 6,300 deaths and the...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on Statement of Commitments adopted in Jeddah [EN/AR]
(Port Sudan, 7 November 2023) The Statement of Commitments adopted in Jeddah today by the parties to the conflict in Sudan marks a moment of truth for the country. The promises made by the Sudanese...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseThe other mass displacement: while eyes are on Gaza, settlers advance on West Bank herders [EN/HE]
In 15 herding communities across the West Bank, at least 98 households (828 people), including 313 children, have been displaced amid settler violence or movement restrictions since 7 October.