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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Cameroon + 6 more

News and Press Release

Launch of response plans to help people in Cameroon & refugees across the region

(YAOUNDE, CAMEROON, 25 January 2016) – The Government together with the United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon. On the same occasion,...

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  • UN High Commissioner for Refugees
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Yemen

News and Press Release

Statement of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick on his visit to Taizz, Ibb and the city of Taizz [EN/AR]

(Sana’a, 23 January 2016) I have just returned from Taizz and Ibb Governorates where I travelled with United Nations senior officials to meet with authorities and the armed groups, to see for my-self...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen
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Mali

News and Press Release

Mali: Population in need await the benefits of peace

The continued redeployment of State authorities is essential to consolidate existing gains and strengthen the much needed recovery and resilience work, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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oPt

News and Press Release

UN officials call for an immediate revocation of plans to transfer Palestinian Bedouin in the Jerusalem area

Today, the Coordinator for Humanitarian and UN Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Robert Piper, and the Director of UNRWA Operations West Bank, Felipe Sanchez,...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
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Somalia + 2 more

News and Press Release

$885 million needed for humanitarian aid in Somalia

An estimated 4.9 million people need life-saving and livelihoods support. Over 1.1 million people remain internally displaced and have been waiting for too long for durable solutions to stop their ordeal.

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia
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World

News and Press Release

Mr. Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Statement on preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit, 19 January 2016, Geneva

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to discuss with you once again preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit. As each day goes by, the importance of the World...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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