North Kivu is home to some 973,000 internally displaced people - one third of the 2.6 million IDPs in DR Congo. Many people have fled their homes on multiple occasions.
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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DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseTime to end the horrors of this man-made emergency – ASG Kang in North Kivu
Mali
News and Press ReleaseSituation préoccupante à Gao : améliorer en urgence les services d’eau , d’électricité et augmenter la distribution de vivres
(Bamako, 27 mai 2013): L’accès à l’eau potable, à l’électricité et une disponibilité suffisante des vivres sont parmi les plus grandes priorités de la ville de Gao qui compte environ 70 000...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseWorrying situation in Gao: Urgent need to improve access to water, food and electricity
(Bamako, 27 May 2013): Access to safe water and electricity as well as sufficient availability of food are among the key humanitarian priorities in Gao in eastern Mali, a town with approximately...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseRévision de l’appel de fonds pour le Mali : Les besoins humanitaires ont connu une augmentation
(Bamako, 24 mai 2013) : Les personnes touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire au Mali sont estimées à environ 3,5 millions dont 1,4 million en besoin d’assistance immédiate selon des analyses publiées...
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement Attributable to Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos - Khartoum, Sudan, 23 May 2013 [EN/AR]
With 1.4 million people still living in camps, and a majority of the people in Darfur still suffering from inadequate access to basic health care, education and other services, the challenges remain enormous.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseTop Humanitarian Official calls for protection of civilians
Military actions are taking place too close to where civilian populations are located in violation of International Humanitarian Law. Three people were killed and 14 wounded by shells on 22 May.
Jordan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund releases $9.8 million in aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan
CERF has released US$9.8 million to support the establishment of a new camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. More than 500,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan since March 2011.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseLooting of civilian property and humanitarian supplies in Jonglei is unacceptable
Statement by the Acting South Sudan Humanitarian Coordinator Dr. Yasmin Haque 13 May 2013 "I am alarmed by reports that, once again, the civilian population of Jonglei State’s Pibor town have fled...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations’ concern over Bungoma and Busia attacks
Nairobi, 10 May 2013: The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator would like to convey his condolences to the families and the communities affected by the current insecurity in Bungoma and Busia...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator’s statement following the release of report on excess mortality during the famine in Somalia
Mogadishu (02 May 2013) – The Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Philippe Lazzarini, made the following statement today: The magnitude of the mortality figures today is truly unsettling. Almost...