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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Zimbabwe

News and Press Release

Zimbabwe: Emergency Response Fund (ERF) Update, March 2011

ERF News: Review of the ERF Charter and adoption of a criterion for selection of projects to be funded under the ERF has been completed. In a Board meeting on 15 February 2011, chaired by the...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Libya + 3 more

News and Press Release

Press Conference by Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on Libya

The United Nations top humanitarian official told reporters today that while the world body's marquee relief agencies were ramping up activities in the eastern part of Libya and along the country's...

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  • UN Department of Global Communications
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Djibouti

News and Press Release

CERF allocates $3 million in response to ongoing drought in Djibouti

In response to the destruction of rural livelihoods due to severe drought and rising food prices throughout the country, CERF has allocated $3 million for humanitarian response in Djibouti. The World...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Madagascar

News and Press Release

CERF allocates $4 million in response to ongoing drought in Madagascar

9 February 2011: In response to the protracted drought situation primarily in the south of the country, CERF has allocated $4 million for humanitarian response in Madagascar. The United Nations...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more

News and Press Release

Côte d'Ivoire : Violents combats dans l'Ouest du pays et à Abobo, le Coordonnateur humanitaire en appelle à la retenue et à la protection des populations civiles

(Dakar, 28 février 2011): Les violents combats qui se déroulent depuis jeudi dans l'Ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire et depuis une semaine dans la commune d'Abobo à Abidjan ont poussé, brutalement à...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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