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.

Press releases and statements

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Afghanistan

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Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Msuya: Statement at the Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on Afghanistan - New York, 17 November 2022

Excellencies and distinguished delegates, Allow me to paint you a picture of what 2023 will look like for the nearly 40 million people of Afghanistan. Winter has already arrived in parts of...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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World

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Des hauts responsables des Nations Unies et du CICR appellent à un renforcement du soutien mondial pour protéger les civils contre l’emploi d’armes explosives en zones peuplées

Une déclaration politique majeure sera ouverte à la signature le 18 novembre NEW YORK/GENÈVE, 14 novembre 2022 – Les responsables de trois organismes des Nations Unies et la présidente du Comité...

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  • International Committee of the Red Cross
  • UN Children's Fund
  • UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
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Somalia + 2 more

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Multi-Agency Drought Alert - Immediate global action required to prevent Famine in the Horn of Africa, November 2022

A 5th consecutive season of drought has been set in motion by a poor start to October – December rains, and belowaverage rainfall is also considered likely to continue during the March – May 2023...

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  • Famine Early Warning System Network
  • Finn Church Aid
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • 10 more
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