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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Colombia

News and Press Release

Comunicado de prensa: Bogotá, 07 de julio de 2022

El Equipo Humanitario País en Colombia (EHP), expresa su profunda preocupación por la grave situación humanitaria en el departamento de Nariño y las sistemáticas violaciones a los Derechos Humanos e...

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Sources
  • El Equipo Humanitario País Colombia
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Mali

Situation Report

Mali : Menaka region - Situation Report No. 3 - As of 30 June 2022

HIGHLIGHTS • The localities of Inékar and Tidermene are still hotbeds of tension, but some organizations have gained temporary access and are conducting activities there. • Anderamboukane town...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Ukraine

News and Press Release

There are no excuses: Osnat Lubrani, Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, on the airstrike that hit a residential building in Serhiivka [EN/UK]

Today, the people of Ukraine woke up to see, once again, a group of civilians killed and injured by a senseless attack that this time hit Serhiivka in southern Odeska oblast. I was horrified by the...

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Sources
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine
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Burkina Faso + 5 more

News and Press Release

Plus de 30 millions de Sahéliens, dont la plupart sont des femmes et des enfants, ont besoin d'une assistance et d'une protection vitales, soit une augmentation de près de deux millions par rapport à 2021

Dakar, 27 juin 2022- Plus de 30 millions de Sahéliens, dont la plupart sont des femmes et des enfants, ont besoin d'une assistance et d'une protection vitales en 2022, soit une augmentation de près...

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Sources
  • Action contre la Faim France
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Norwegian Refugee Council
  • 3 more
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Burkina Faso + 5 more

News and Press Release

UN and NGO partners raise the alarm: Over 30 million Sahelians, most of whom are women and children, require life-saving assistance and protection, an increase of almost two million from 2021 [EN/AR]

"Only 15% of the required $3.8 billion has been received to support the humanitarian response plans for Burkina Faso, northern Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, and north-east Nigeria. This is not enough”.

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Sources
  • Action contre la Faim France
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Norwegian Refugee Council
  • 3 more
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Ukraine

News and Press Release

Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani, on the airstrike that hit a mall in Kremenchuk [EN/RU/UK]

I am appalled by the news that an airstrike hit a shopping mall in the centre of Kremenchuk, in central Ukraine, today in the afternoon. Hundreds of people were believed to be inside the mall when it...

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Sources
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine
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Afghanistan

News and Press Release

Humanitarian Coordinator Concludes Mission to Earthquake-Affected Areas in Afghanistan and Announces Emergency Response Plan to Deliver Life-Saving Assistance to Stricken Communities

(Kabul, 26 June 2022): The UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, has concluded a one-day mission to Mir Sahib...

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Sources
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan
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