Press releases and statements

The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith surrounded by cameras
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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oPt

News and Press Release

Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Maxwell Gaylard, on evictions in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Maxwell Gaylard, has condemned the eviction of two Palestinian families from their adjacent homes in...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt
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Yemen

News and Press Release

UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief, Catherine Bragg, visits Yemen to draw attention to the country’s acute humanitarian crisis [EN/AR]

(Sana’a/ New York, 17 April 2012): After a two-day mission to Yemen, the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, today underscored the need for strong commitment from the international community to support the millions of...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Mali + 9 more

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Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Sahel David Gressly takes charges

(Dakar, 17 April 2012). –David Gressly took charges today in Dakar as Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel region. David Gressly was appointed by Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Côte d'Ivoire

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CERF provides $8 million to UN agencies in Côte d’Ivoire

The post-electoral crisis experienced by Côte d’Ivoire from December 2010 to April 2011 plunged the country into armed violence. The subsequent humanitarian crisis was characterized by massive...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Mauritania + 1 more

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CERF gives $5.5 million in response to Malian refugees in Mauritania

16 April 2012: Thousands of people have fled northern Mali due to fighting between the army and Malian Tuareg rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. Some 33,098 Malians took...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Kenya + 6 more

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High-level disaster law event / 17-19 April / Mombasa, Kenya

16 April 2012 For the first time in eastern Africa, high level officials from across the region are meeting to address the current regulatory challenges related to the delivery of food aid and...

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  • International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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