On the 7 December, Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator will brief the media at the conclusion of her first official visit to...
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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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Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary General Visit to Myanmar
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseDesplazamiento indígena en Tadó, Chocó
Miembros de dos comunidades indígenas Embera del Resguardo Mondo, ubicado en zona rural del municipio de Tadó, fueron forzados a desplazarse por hechos de violencia por parte de grupos armados no...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseHostilidades causan desplazamiento masivo de comunidades indigenas Awá en Ricaurte (Nariño) - Información preliminar
El 2 de diciembre en horas de la madrugada, operaciones militares con las FARC por parte de la Fuerza Pública en el municipio Ricaurte (Nariño) afectaron a las comunidades indígenas Awá que habitan...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia Humanitarian Appeal launched for the first time in Mogadishu
Strategy covers three years with US$1.3 billion required in 2013 (Mogadishu, 4 December 2012) – A three-year Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia was launched today in Mogadishu. For the first time, the...
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief praises Bangladesh’s investment in disaster preparedness
(Dhaka/New York, 3 December 2012): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos has made her first official visit to Bangladesh, one of the world’s most disaster prone countries. Bangladesh, which is a mostly low-lying country...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations: Ordinary people paying the price in Syria [EN/AR]
(Cairo/New York, 3 December 2012): As the situation in Syria deteriorates on a daily basis, risks faced by those in and leaving the country continue to mount. The increasing insecurity is making it...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseStatement on the Humanitarian Situation in North Kivu - Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Moustapha Soumare
(Kinshasa, 2 December 2012): Twelve days after the take-over of Goma by the M23 rebel movement, the humanitarian and protection situation remains extremely worrying in North Kivu. At least 130,000...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDéclaration sur la situation humanitaire au Nord-Kivu - Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, Moustapha Soumare
(Kinshasa, 2 décembre 2012) : Douze jours après la prise de Goma par le mouvement rebelle du M23, la situation humanitaire et de protection dans la province du Nord-Kivu reste extrêmement...
Myanmar + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief to visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand
UN Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, will travel to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseOCHA operations chief calls for more humanitarian support for Afghanistan
(Kabul/New York, 29 November 2012): OCHA’s Director of Operations, John Ging, voiced concern today over the appalling plight of hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have suffered through thirty-four...