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.

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More humanitarian assistance urgently needed in Iraq [EN/AR/KU]

The UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan requests USD 861 million aiming to provide emergency packages for the most vulnerable people across the country.

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  • Government of Iraq
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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UN emergency fund releases US$100 million to assist millions of displaced and vulnerable people in nine underfunded crises [EN/AR]

The funds will help the displaced in Central and Eastern Africa, those affected by conflict and food insecurity in Libya and Mali, and the most vulnerable and at risk of malnutrition in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Le Fonds d’urgence de l’ONU débloque US$100 millions pour assister des millions de personnes déplacées et vulnérables dans neuf crises sous-financées

(Addis-Abeba/New York, 29 janvier 2016) Aujourd’hui, le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies Ban Ki-moon a débloqué 100 millions de dollars du Fonds central de l’ONU pour les interventions d’urgence...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,Stephen O’Brien Statement to the Security Council on Syria, New York, 27 January 2016

Mr. President, For over five long years, the Syrian people have endured one of the most savage and brutal conflicts of the 21st century. The facts speak for themselves: over 250,000 people killed,...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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