(Quito, 20 de abril de 2016) El Secretario General Adjunto para Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinador del Socorro de Emergencia de la ONU, Sr. Stephen O’Brien, concluyó su misión de dos días a Ecuador...
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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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Ecuador
News and Press ReleaseEl jefe de ayuda humanitaria de la ONU solicita un mayor apoyo para las comunidades vulnerables afectadas por el terremoto de Ecuador
Ecuador
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief calls for more support to vulnerable communities affected by Ecuador earthquake [EN/ES]
Central Emergency Response Fund allocates US$7 million to kick start vital operations in logistics, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, and emergency health.
Fiji
News and Press ReleaseSerious humanitarian needs remain in cyclone-devastated Fiji
"There is an acute need for the distribution of more seeds and seedlings to kick-start food production in areas hit by the cyclone and floods.", said UN Humanitarian Coordinator.
World
News and Press ReleaseGlobal Call for Support and Action: Responding to El Niño: Technical Panel Discussions on the morning of 26 April 2016
Message from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to all Member States representations in New York and Geneva The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
Ecuador
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien Statement on Ecuador Earthquake
(New York/Washington DC, 17 April 2016) I am saddened by the loss of life in central Ecuador where yesterday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake has claimed over 230 lives, injured more than 1,500, and has...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator observes return to normalcy for people of Kurram
(Islamabad, 16 April 2016): The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan Mr. Neil Buhne concluded his two-day visit to Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas on...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-Wha Kang statement to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen [EN/AR]
Checked against delivery Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, I thank you for this opportunity to brief you on the latest humanitarian developments in Yemen on behalf of the...
Nigeria
News and Press Release2 years on from Chibok abductions, huge numbers of women and girls still at risk in North-East Nigeria
(Abuja, 14 April 2016) Two years on from their abduction, the fate of 219 of the Chibok schoolgirls is still unknown, but their plight is sadly all too common in the conflict-affected communities of...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo: Inquiétudes pour des milliers de personnes fuyant les violences à Mpati au Nord-Kivu
(Goma/Kinshasa 13 avril 2016) – Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) exprime sa grande préoccupation quant au sort réservé à plus de 35 000 personnes forcées de fuir...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseDonors called on to support the United Nations as it reaches communities in rural Borno
(Abuja and Dakar, 12 April 2016): UN agencies and non-governmental organisations are increasing their footprint in Nigeria’s Borno State, and the UN has now reached people struck by crisis in rural...