Mogadishu, 25 October 2021- I am extremely concerned about the impact on civilians of ongoing hostilities in Guri Ceel, Galmudug State. The situation has forced over 100,000 people, many of whom are...
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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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Somalia
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Adam Abdelmoula, on the situation in Guri Ceel, Galmudug State [EN/SOM]
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths statement on Ethiopia, 22 October 2021
Today, a UN humanitarian flight in Ethiopia destined for Mekelle in Tigray was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to air strikes in Mekelle – an incident that raises serious concerns for the safety...
World
News and Press ReleaseUN Secretary-General appoints new members to CERF’s Advisory Group
New York, 20 October 2021 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed two new members to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Group. The new members are Maria...
World + 22 more
News and Press ReleaseTwo workshops were held for the youth of the Arab League Summer Programme on International Humanitarian Affairs in cooperation with OCHA [EN/AR]
Cairo, 18 October 2021 - Within the framework of cooperation between the League of Arab States and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East and North...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement occasion of World Food Day and the Syria Crisis [EN/AR]
16 October 2021 – On this World Food Day, we express our concern over the widespread and growing hunger in Syria. Ten years of devastating crisis, the recent severe economic decay, and COVID-19 have...
Colombia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseAgencias ONU lamentan pérdida de vidas de personas en movilidad en Latinoamérica y ofrecen acompañar respuesta regional coordinada
15 de octubre de 2021 – Las agencias de la ONU lamentan profundamente el naufragio de una embarcación el pasado 11 de octubre en Acandí, Colombia, que transportaba a unas 30 personas hacia Panamá. En...
Colombia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Agencies regret the death of persons on the move in Latin America, and stand ready to accompany a coordinated regional response
October 15, 2021 – UN Agencies deeply regret the shipwreck in Acandí, Colombia, on October 11 of a vessel carrying around 30 people headed to Panama. Colombian authorities reported that three people...
World + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths video statement at FAO and WFP event on Anticipatory Action, 12 October 2021
Colleagues, thank you, Commissioner Lenarčič, for convening this event on responding earlier, faster and more cost-effectively to growing global food insecurity. That this event is taking place just...
Burkina Faso + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseLancement : La chanson du Sahel illustre le patrimoine culturel de la région dans un contexte de crise
Les Nations Unies se joignent à des artistes sahéliens de renommée internationale afin de produire ‘The Sahel Song’ - une composition vocale et instrumentale de cinq minutes, pour attirer l'attention...
Burkina Faso + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseLaunch: ‘Song for the Sahel’ to showcase region’s cultural heritage amid crisis
The United Nations collaborates with top Sahelian artists to produce The Sahel Song – a five-minute vocal and instrumental composition that draws attention to the ongoing crisis in the Sahel and the...