Juba, 18 April 2014: Country representatives of key non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and donors in South Sudan unite in condemning recent days’ attacks against civilians in...
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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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South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian organizations in South Sudan condemn violence against civilians - Press release by the Humanitarian Country Team
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseDevastating cycle of violence and revenge in South Sudan must end - Statement by Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan
Juba, 17 April 2014: “I am deeply saddened and frustrated by the violence that has ravaged Bentiu and Bor in the past 72 hours. There is no excuse for direct attacks on civilians, or on those risking...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations, United States and European Union call for immediate action on South Sudan
The leaders issued a Call for Action on South Sudan urging immediate action on three critical fronts.
Solomon Islands
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations working together in flood-affected Honiara
(Honiara, 12 April 2014): The United Nations is working together in Honiara to assist the thousands of people affected by flash flooding in the capital and Guadalcanal Province. A week after floods...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund allocates another US$15 million for South Sudan
(New York, 11 April 2014): The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Valerie Amos, has allocated US$15 million to support the most critical life-saving aid operations in South Sudan. ...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos Statement on Syria
(New York, 10 April 2014) Yesterday’s deadly car bomb attacks on a shopping street in Homs remind us again of the contempt the parties to this conflict show for human life. More than twenty people...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations humanitarian fund releases US$9.5 million for critical aid operations in North-Western Pakistan
(Islamabad, 10 April 2014): The United Nations' Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$9.5 million (920 million Pakistani rupees) to help meet the needs of the more than 1 million...
Solomon Islands
News and Press ReleasePacific Humanitarian Team deploying to support Solomon Islands flash flood response
(Suva, 7 April 2014): The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) has begun deployments to Honiara today in support of the Government’s response to flash floods which have devastated the capital and...
Lebanon + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief calls for greater support for affected Lebanese communities and Syrian refugees in Lebanon
(Beirut/New York, 4 April 2014) UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos ended her visit to Lebanon today calling for greater support for the people of Lebanon who are experiencing increasing challenges as...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team for Disaster Preparedness Assessment concludes its mission in Palestine [EN/AR]
At the request of the State of Palestine and the UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team for Disaster Preparedness Assessment has...