(Kinshasa, 11 février 2017) : Le 9 février 2017, à la suite d’affrontements intercommunautaires survenus à Mbayo (Territoire de Manono, Province du Tanganyika) des membres d’une milice se sont...
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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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DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : OCHA condamne avec la plus grande fermeté l'attaque contre un hôpital de Mbayo
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo : OCHA condemns in the strongest possible terms the Mbayo hospital attack
(Kinshasa, 11 February 2017) : On 9 February 2017, after intercommunity clashes erupted in Mbayo (Manono Territory, Tanganyika Province), militiamen entered the General Referral Hospital in Kiambi...
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News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : La communauté humanitaire lance son premier appel triennal pour répondre à l’augmentation des besoins urgents
(Kinshasa, 10 février 2017) : La communauté humanitaire de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) et les autorités congolaises ont lancé aujourd’hui un appel de 748 millions de dollars afin...
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News and Press ReleaseD.R. Congo: Humanitarian community launches its first multiyear appeal to curb growing acute needs
The appeal targets the needs of over 2.1 million IDPs, 500,000 children under 5 suffering from acute malnutrition, and hundreds of thousands threatened by diseases and epidemics.
Mali
News and Press Release293 millions de dollars nécessaires en 2017 pour l’aide humanitaire au Mali
Les ressources demandées par les organisations humanitaires serviront à la mise en œuvre du Plan de réponse humanitaire pour venir en aide à près d’un million et demi de personnes.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Ali Al-Za’tari, the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria on attack on Syrian Arab Red Crescent distribution center in Aleppo city, Syria, Damascus, 9 February 2017 [EN/AR]
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria condemns the heinous attack on a Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) distribution center in the Hamadaniyah neighborhood of Aleppo city...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseYemen: UN and partners appeal for $2.1 bln to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in 2017 [EN/AR]
"Without international support, [the people of Yemen] may face the threat of famine in ... 2017 and I urge donors to sustain and increase their support to our collective response,” said Stephen O’Brien, UN Humanitarian Chief.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCAR Acting Humanitarian Coordinator calls for respect of international humanitarian law
Bangui 8 February 2017 – A military operation in Bangui’s PK5 neighborhood resulted in 26 people injured and another three dead. These figures include civilians and combatants. The injured people...
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News and Press ReleasePrivate sector networks from across the world come together to prevent and respond to crises
Geneva, February 7, 2017 – Business networks from 12 countries - members of the Connecting Business initiative (CBi) - are coming together today in the first CBi Annual Event to identify...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator Extends Condolences to Avalanche Victims
(Kabul, 6 February 2017): The UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Mr. Mark Bowden, was saddened to learn of the loss of life and...