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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DR Congo

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Visite de SSG Catherine Bragg en RDC du 31 mai au 04 juin 2011

Déclaration lors de la conférence de presse de fin de visite Kinshasa, le 04 juin 2011 Bon après-midi à tous! Je viens juste de passer les trois derniers jours visitant quelques zones de ce grand...

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

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United Nations deputy humanitarian chief starts five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo

(Kinshasa / New York, 1 June 2011): The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, started a five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today, aiming to draw international attention to one of the...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos - Statement to the Press on mission to occupied Palestinian territory and Israel

Thank you. I want to report on a four-day visit I made to the occupied Palestinian territory and to Israel. I met Palestinian and Israeli officials as well as affected Palestinians and humanitarian...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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DPRK

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CERF allocates almost $10 million for Rapid Response in DPRK

CERF allocated nearly $10 million for approximately nine million people in need emergency assistance in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). As a result of a particularly harsh winter,...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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World

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UN Central Emergency Response Fund breaks $2 billion disbursement mark

(New York, 19 May 2011): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) today surpassed US$2 billion in funds disbursed to aid agencies in natural and conflict-related emergencies, a milestone in efforts to speed up the international response to humanitarian crises. CERF was launched in...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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