WHO: Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to see the humanitarian impact of the war on the people of Ukraine and review...
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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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Ukraine + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia advisory: Humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths starts four-day visit to Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria a.i. El-Mostafa Benlamlih, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 16 Days of Activism [EN/AR]
Damascus and Amman, 10 December 2022 Today concludes this year’s 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a 30-year global mobilization calling attention on the violence that...
World + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseWith global humanitarian needs at all-time high, top UN officials urge stepped-up support for emergency fund
39 donors pledge US$409 million for 2023 (New York, 9 December 2022): With humanitarian needs reaching unprecedented levels, top United Nations officials today spotlighted the critical role of the...
World
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: High-Level Pledging Event for the Central Emergency Response Fund in 2023
WHO: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Member States WHAT: High-Level Pledging Event for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in 2023 WHEN: Friday, 9...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseThe humanitarian community in South Sudan strongly condemns the ongoing violence in Upper Nile State
Thousands of civilians displaced with limited access to life-saving support (Juba, 7 December 2022) Over 9,100 people have been displaced following the recent surge in violence in Fashoda County,...
World
News and Press ReleaseGlobal Humanitarian Policy Forum 2022: Global Crises, Local Solutions; Reducing Needs and Vulnerability Sustainably (7-8 December 2022)
CONCEPT NOTE On 7-8 December 2022, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will convene the eleventh annual Global Humanitarian Policy Forum (GHPF). In the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseEn 2023, une personne sur quatre sera affectée par les crises humanitaires en République démocratique du Congo
Kinshasa, 6 décembre 2022 – Avec le lancement de l'Aperçu de la situation humanitaire mondiale pour 2023, les organisations humanitaires en République démocratique du Congo estiment qu’une personne...
Nigeria
News and Press Release2023 Global Humanitarian Overview: Rapidly increasing humanitarian needs require urgent action
Abuja, 2 December 2022 – In 2023, millions of vulnerable people in Nigeria and beyond will continue to face a daily struggle to survive. Violent conflict, the climate crisis, disease, and other...
Nigeria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseDrowning World
In Nigeria and Pakistan, months of heavy rains caused widespread flooding and devastation. The floods affected more than 33 million people in Pakistan and more than 4.4 million people in Nigeria. In...
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News and Press Release2023 Global Humanitarian Overview presentation - Global Humanitarian Overview by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths - Geneva, 1 December 2022
As prepared for delivery Thank you all for being here for this important event. I was recently in the town of Djibo, in the north of Burkina Faso, not far from borders with Mali and Niger. Tens of...