The UN increased its 2013 humanitarian appeal for the Syrian crisis to US$4.4 billion. Finding ways to deliver aid to the 2.9 million people living across conflict lines is a top priority.
Press releases and statements
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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Syria + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseUN agencies and partners launch largest ever humanitarian appeal for Syrians: US$4.4 billion needed for emergency aid for 2013
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseCERF approves $5.4m for medical services and transport to help civilians in Jonglei
Juba, 5 June 2013: The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has given aid agencies in South Sudan $5.4 million to strengthen emergency medical capacity and two helicopters needed to...
Afghanistan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseFunding shortfalls undermine fragile gains made in Afghanistan and affect preparations for upcoming monsoon season in Pakistan
(New York, 5 June 2013): OCHA Operations Director John Ging highlighted the serious consequences of humanitarian funding shortfalls following his weeklong mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan with the...
CAR + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseLe fond humanitaire des Nations Unies alloue 7,1 millions de dollars aux personnes touchées par la crise en République Centrafricaine
(Bangui/Genève, 4 juin 2013): Le Fonds central d’intervention d’urgence (CERF) des Nations Unies a alloué plus de 7,1 millions de dollars américains aux agences onusiennes en République...
CAR + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian fund allocates $7.1 million to crisis-affected people in Central African Republic
(Bangui/Geneva, 4 June 2013): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated over US$7.1 million to lifesaving assistance to be provided through UN agencies to some 1.1...
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseConférence de presse de la Sous-Secrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires sur sa mission en République démocratique du Congo et en Ouganda
La Sous-Secrétaire générale des Nations Unies chargée des affaires humanitaires, Mme Kyung-wha Kang, a fait part, cet après-midi, de ses inquiétudes concernant la situation humanitaire « longue et...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian and human rights chiefs urge immediate safe passage for civilians, wounded, trapped in Al-Qusayr [EN/AR]
There may be as many as 1,500 wounded people in urgent need of immediate evacuation for emergency medical treatment. More than 10,000 have already fled to towns in the region.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLes actes de violence dans l’est de la RDC durent depuis trop longtemps - sous - Secrétaire Générale Kang
(Bukavu/Genève/New York, 31 mai 2013): La Sous-Secrétaire générale des Nations Unies aux affaires humanitaires, Kyung-wha Kang, vient de terminer une visite de quatre jours en République démocratique...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseThe brutal violence in Eastern DR Congo has gone on for too long - Assistant Secretary-General Kang
(Bukavu/Geneva/New York, 31 May 2013): The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, ended her four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Mulamba,...
World
News and Press ReleaseThe Secretariat General of the League of Arab States and the United Nations sign humanitarian plan of action [EN/AR]
Against a backdrop of growing humanitarian emergencies in the Arab region and around the world, stronger cooperation between organizations is essential.