Press releases and statements

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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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Mali

News and Press Release

UN humanitarian chief says children are the face of Mali’s food and nutrition crisis

(Bamako/Geneva/New York, 29 August 2012): Children are the face of the food and nutrition crisis in Mali and throughout the Sahel said UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos after visiting the Gabriel Touré Nutritrion Center in Bamako, which has treated more than 1,000...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Somalia

News and Press Release

Highlights: UN condemns killing of aid worker in Somalia

Nairobi (28 August 2012) – The UN in Somalia condemns yesterday’s killing of a colleague working for the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Marka, southern Somalia. Since August 2011, 20...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia
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DR Congo

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Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire Fidèle Sarassoro visite les deplacés du Katanga

(Kinshasa, le 27 août) – Le nombre de personnes déplacées dans la Province du Katanga a augmenté de plus de 300% au cours des derniers mois, passant d’environ 50 000 en janvier à près de 170 000 en août 2012. Afin de mieux appréhender cette situation et ses conséquences, le...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Mali

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UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos to visit the Republic of Mali

WHO: Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Republic of Mali WHEN: 28 – 30 August 2012 WHERE: Bamako and Mopti UN...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Haiti

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Les Nations Unies et les acteurs humanitaires mobilisés pour appuyer le gouvernement d’Haïti à fournir une réponse immédiate à la tempête Isaac

Port-au-Prince, le 24 Août 2012 – En prévision de la tempête tropicale Isaac, les acteurs humanitaires et la MINUSTAH soutiennent le gouvernement d’Haïti dans la planification et la préparation des...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti
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Haiti

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UN and humanitarian actors mobilized to support the Government of Haiti in its immediate response to Storm Isaac

Port-au-Prince, 24 August 2012 – In preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac, humanitarian actors and MINUSTAH stand behind the Government of Haiti to plan and prepare for potential emergency response and assistance requirements. “The international community has mobilized itself under the leadership...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti
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