Checked against delivery Mr. President, We meet today in the shadow of Jo Cox's murder last Thursday: a brilliant British MP killed in the line of her public duty just days before her 42nd birthday,...
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 Syria, New York, 23 June 2016
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Central Emergency Response Fund allocates US $15 million to support people fleeing violence in Fallujah, Iraq [EN/AR/KU]
CERF funding will enable UN agencies in Iraq, including IOM, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR and WHO, to quickly assist more than 85,000 people who have been displaced since May.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseDéclaration du Coordonnateur humanitaire a.i. en République centrafricaine, Dr. Michel Yao, le 20 juin 2016
Je suis indigné par l'attaque d’hommes armés contre les véhicules, bien identifiés, appartenant à l’ONG Médecins sans frontières (MSF), le 17 juin entre Sibut et Grimari dans la préfecture de la...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in the Central African Republic, Dr. Michel Yao
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in the Central African Republic, Dr. Michel Yao Bangui, 20 June 2016 I am outraged by the attack on well-identified MSF vehicles by armed men on 17 June...
CAR + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns mounting violence against civilians in Ngaoundaye, north-west Central African Republic
(Bangui, 17 June 2016): The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., Dr. Michel Yao, and the entire humanitarian community in the Central African Republic (CAR), condemns a recent upsurge in violence against...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRépublique centrafricaine: Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, a.i condamne fermement la nouvelle vague de violence contre les civils à Ngaoundaye dans le nord-ouest du pays
(Bangui, le 17 juin 2016): Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire par intérim, Dr Michel Yao, et toute la communauté humanitaire en République centrafricaine (RCA) condamnent la recrudescence de...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseStatement attributable to Ms Janet Jackson, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (a.i.) on floods in Myanmar [EN/MY]
Heavy monsoon rains since the beginning of June have caused flooding in five states and regions of Myanmar, resulting in 14 deaths and affecting at least 26,000 people.
Kenya + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseJoint Communique Kenya and Somalia on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's visit to Kenya 6-8 June 2016
REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA At the invitation of H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, H.E. Hassan...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian funding is running out; Much more is needed to help people fleeing Fallujah [EN/AR/KU]
The UN and partners have requested US$861 million for 2016 to provide emergency relief to 7.3 million vulnerable Iraqis. Only 31 per cent, $265 million, has been received so far.
Mali
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire condamne fermement le pillage d’un entrepôt de denrées humanitaires à Kidal
(Bamako, 7 juin 2016) – La Coordonnatrice de l’action humanitaire au Mali par intérim, Mme. Fatouma Seid, condamne fermement le pillage d’un entrepôt de vivres destinées à l’assitance humanitaire...