(New York, 6 April 2024) We have arrived at a terrible milestone. For the people of Gaza, the past six months of war have brought death, devastation and now the immediate prospect of a shameful...
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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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oPt
News and Press ReleaseSix months on, the war in Gaza is a betrayal of humanity - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator [EN/AR/HE]
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseCivilians, aid workers and first responders helping war-affected civilians must be protected [EN/RU/UK]
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN CONDEMNED THE ATTACKS IN KHARKIV AND ZAPORIZHZHIA Not a day passes by without strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, crushing the...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, 6 April 2024 [EN/AR/HE]
Over the past six months, the people of Gaza have endured unfathomable suffering. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed and another 75,000 injured. Nearly 2 million people have been forced...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseMr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination division, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (5 April 2024 )
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Gaza As delivered Thank you, Madam President. On Sunday, it will be six months since the outbreak of this horrific chapter in the...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseStrikes in Dnipro Injure Civilians and Families Fleeing Violence [EN/UK/RU]
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN DEPLORES AN ATTACK IN DNIPRO, IMPACTING CIVILIANS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND DISPLACED PEOPLE This evening, a dozen civilians, including children, were...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Mr. Jamie McGoldrick [EN/AR]
I am extremely saddened and appalled by the Israeli army’s multiple airstrikes last night that killed seven World Central Kitchen personnel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. My condolences go out to the...
Lebanon
News and Press ReleaseMedia Quote by UN Humanitarian Coordinator about increase of Civilian Casualties in South Lebanon [EN/AR]
Addressing the unfolding events in South Lebanon, where airstrikes have claimed numerous civilian lives, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, stated: The tragic events...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseChildren must be protected: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks in populated cities killing and injuring civilians, including small children [EN/UK/RU]
I am shocked and appalled by the horrifying reports that civilians were killed and injured, including small children, as strikes by the Russian Armed Forces hit homes and a hospital in Kharkiv and...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, on the killing of a WHO team member in Deir-ez-Zor, 26 March 2024 [EN/AR]
I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Eng. Emad Shehab, a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) professional who served on the World Health Organization (WHO) team in Deir-ez-Zor City, Syria. On...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseStrikes on critical infrastructure disrupt access to electricity and water: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks impacting critical infrastructure across Ukraine [EN/UK/RU]
I am outraged by the magnitude of today’s attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on energy infrastructure across Ukraine. The strikes left people in large urban centres like Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih,...