The UN has been unable to access the area outside Damascus since October last year. The last informal access routes have reportedly been closed, amid reports of relentless shelling, airstrikes, and ground fighting.
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 ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O‘Brien, Statement to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, New York, 27 April 2017
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator and the Humanitarian Coordinator on recent air strikes affecting hospitals in Syria [EN/AR]
Damascus, Amman, 26 April 2017 The UN community is appalled by the ongoing damage and destruction of medical facilities in northern Syria depriving hundreds of thousands of people of basic health...
CAR + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseAvis aux medias: Visite de haut niveau des agences des Nations Unies en Republique Centrafricaine
QUI ? - Abdou Dieng, Directeur régional du Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), Richard Danziger Directeur régional de l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) Yves Habumugisha,...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseHigh-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen: Donors pledge $1.1 Billion to Help People in Urgent Need in Yemen [EN/FR/AR]
The pledging event took place on Tuesday in Geneva as close to 19 million Yemeni people – two thirds of the population – need humanitarian assistance and protection.
CAR + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: United Nations High-Level Visit to Central African Republic
WHO? - Abdou Dieng, Regional Director, World Food Programme (WFP), Richard Danziger Regional Director, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Yves Habumugisha, Regional Director for Emergency...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire est vivement préoccupée par la recrudescence des actes de violence contre les organisations humanitaires
(Bamako, 25 avril 2017) – La Coordonnatrice de l’action humanitaire au Mali, Mme. Mbaranga Gasarabwe, est vivement préoccupée par les actes de violence et de banditisme qui se sont multipliés ces...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo: les acteurs humanitaires lancent un appel de 64,5 millions de dollars pour une urgence complexe dans la région du Kasaï
Kinshasa, le 25 Avril 2017 : Le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires a lancé aujourd'hui un appel de fonds de 64,5 millions de dollars pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires urgents de...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo: Humanitarian Actors Launch USD 64.5 Million-Appeal for Complex Emergency in the Kasai Region
In Kasai Central province, the current needs are 400% above what humanitarian actors had planned for earlier this year when they launched the country’s HRP for 2017.
World
News and Press ReleaseGlobal preparedness partnership: A framework document
GOAL The goal of the Global Preparedness Partnership (GPP) is for countries to reach a minimum level of preparedness2 so that disaster events can be better managed locally with reduced need for...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseOCHA République Centrafricaine : Note d’information : Visite du Coordonnateur humanitaire à Kaga Bandoro Avril 2017
Les déplacés de Kaga Bandoro confirment au Coordonnateur humanitaire leur volonté de retour dans les quartiers Bangui, le 18 avril 2017 – Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République centrafricaine,...