Press releases and statements

The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith surrounded by cameras
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

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Sudan

News and Press Release

Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on indiscriminate attacks on civilian facilities and infrastructure [EN/AR]

(Port Sudan, 25 October 2023) – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami has expressed deep concern over continued reports of attacks against civilian infrastructure as brutal...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan
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oPt

News and Press Release

Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on aid delivery into Gaza [EN/AR/HE]

The 20-truck convoy includes life-saving supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations which are approved to cross and be received by the Palestinian Red Crescent, with the support of the United Nations.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Cameroon + 1 more

News and Press Release

Visite du Coordonnateur Résident ad intérim du système des Nations Unies et Coordonnateur Humanitaire ad intérim pour le Cameroun à Maroua, région de l’Extrême Nord

Yaoundé, Cameroun – 18 octobre 2023. Le Coordonnateur Résident ad intérim du système des Nations Unies et Coordonnateur Humanitaire ad intérim au Cameroun, M. Siaka Coulibaly, accompagné par de...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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South Sudan + 1 more

News and Press Release

The Sudan crisis exacerbates humanitarian suffering in South Sudan

South Sudan has received more than 310,000 new arrivals from Sudan despite facing its own challenging and overlapping crises, including floods, conflict and food insecurity.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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oPt + 2 more

News and Press Release

It’s been a dreadful week. Humanity must prevail: Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, about the latest in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the region

New York, 14 October 2023 Civilians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory are suffering from a week of utter anguish and devastation. I fear that the worst is yet to come. In Israel,...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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oPt + 1 more

News and Press Release

Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, about the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory [EN/AR/HE]

The scale and speed of what’s unfolding in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel is bone-chilling. Hundreds of Israelis have been killed and thousands have been injured. Scores are being held...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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