Press releases and statements

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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.

Press releases and statements

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Cameroon

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Cameroon: World Humanitarian Day 2022 Press release

Yaoundé, 19 August 2022 - World Humanitarian Day (WHD), held every 19 August, is an annual occasion to increase public awareness about humanitarian assistance worldwide. It is also an opportunity to...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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DR Congo

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Le Ministre des Affaires Sociales, Actions Humanitaires et Solidarité Nationale et le Coordonnateur humanitaire saluent le travail des acteurs humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo

Kinshasa, le 19 août 2022 : A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire, célébrée le 19 août de chaque année, le Ministre des Affaires Sociales, Actions Humanitaires et Solidarité...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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South Sudan

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Honouring aid workers, the Humanitarian Coordinator calls for joint action to address humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and an end to attacks against civilians and humanitarians

(Juba, 18 August 2022) On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, Ms. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, called for a joint action to address the humanitarian crisis in South...

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

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Acting Director for Operations and Advocacy, Ghada Eltahir Mudawi, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Statement to the Security Council on Yemen

UN Headquarters, New York, 15 August 2022 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Like the Special Envoy, we welcome the recent extension of Yemen’s truce. We hope this extension will lead to an...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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