ERBIL, 31 July 2014 – The United Nations has expressed concern over rising levels of violence and instability across Iraq and its impact on the lives of everyday citizens. “Immediate, safe and...
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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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Iraq + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseImmediate, safe and unhindered humanitarian access is now needed
Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos Statement to the press on Syria
Today I briefed the Security Council on the situation of the millions of Syrians in desperate need of aid and protection, and on progress in implementing resolutions 2139 and 2165 on humanitarian...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos Statement on the Occupied Palestinian [EN/AR]
More families are being displaced every day and there are currently over 250,000 confirmed displaced people, 200,000 people in UNRWA shelters alone, in need of aid, says Valerie Amos.
Gambia
News and Press ReleaseFunding gaps hinder humanitarian and resilience-building interventions in The Gambia
A third of The Gambia’s 1.8 million inhabitants are estimated to be at risk of food insecurity - 200,000 people already need critical food assistance. The humanitarian response plan is only funded at 13.5 per cent.
World
News and Press ReleaseGreater accountability to crisis-affected people underpins regional consultation in Tokyo: Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos
(Tokyo, 24 July 2014): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, concluded a three-day mission to Tokyo today. During her visit,...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-Wha Kang statement to the Human Rights Council special session on Gaza
Mr. President and distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, thank you very much for convening this special session on the situation in Gaza. You have heard High Commissioner Pillay’s...
Ethiopia + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseEthiopia setting the highest humanitarian standards but the rest of the international community must shoulder their share of the burden
John Ging said Ethiopa was "an example of international standard for the treatment of refugees in practice" and asked the international community to share the burden. The refugee appeal is just 25 per cent funded.
World + 11 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund gives $75 million to boost aid operations in the Sahel and Horn of Africa
(New York, 23 July 2014) – United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$75 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost life-saving relief work in two of...
Iraq + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA commends Kuwait for its support to Iraqis in need
(Geneva 22 July 2014): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today thanked the State of Kuwait for its swift disbursement of US$9.5 million to UN humanitarian...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRCA: Ferme condamnation des actes de lynchage et de pillage des convois humanitaires
Bangui, CAR | 20 July 2014 La Coordonnatrice humanitaire principale en République Centrafricaine (RCA), Claire Bourgeois, condamne fermement les lynchages conduisant à la mort de deux jeunes...