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Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
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News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, 2024 European Humanitarian Forum: Keynote speech - 18 March 2024, Brussels
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseComunicado de Prensa: Lanzamiento del Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria a Prioridades Comunitarias 2024-25
Bogotá, 15 de marzo de 2024 El Equipo Humanitario País y el Gobierno de Colombia anuncian el lanzamiento del Plan de Respuesta a Prioridades Comunitarias (PRPC), diseñado para abordar de manera...
Colombia
News and Press ReleasePress Release: Launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Community Priorities 2024-25
The Humanitarian Country Team and the Government of Colombia are pleased to announce the launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Community Priorities (RPCP). This plan is specifically designed...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 13 years’ Anniversary of the Syria Crisis [EN/AR]
Damascus and Amman, 15 March 2024 Thirteen years of the crisis in Syria have taken an unimaginable toll on the people of the country. The crisis continues to wreak havoc on Syria, further...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseAll efforts must be taken to prevent further loss of civilian lives in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN ODESA THAT KILLED OR INJURED SCORES OF CIVILIANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS I am appalled by the horrible tragedy that struck Odesa...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Head and Representative of OCHA in Geneva and Director of the Coordination Division
Kinshasa, 12 March 2024 – Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Representative of the OCHA Office in Geneva and Director of the Division of Humanitarian Operations Coordination, is on a working visit to the...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseYet Another Ukrainian City Shaken by a Horrendous Attack - Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown Condemns a Strike on a Residential Apartment Building in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Region, Causing Dozens of Civilian Casualties [EN/UK/RU]
About an hour ago, an attack struck the city of Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipro Region, central Ukraine, damaging a multi-storey building and burying residents under the rubble. Dozens of civilians,...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseAvis aux médias: Visite en République démocratique du Congo du Représentant du bureau de OCHA à Genève et Directeur de la Division de la Coordination des opérations humanitaires
Kinshasa, 12 mars 2024 – M. Ramesh Rajasingham, Représentant du bureau de OCHA à Genève et Directeur de la Division de la Coordination des opérations humanitaires, effectue une visite de travail en...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseJoint press conference at conclusion of visit to Somalia by Ms.Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Ms.Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
Assistant Secretary-General Musya: Good afternoon, members of the media and those who have joined online. Assalam alaikum. We have spent, and my colleague Beth [Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseMs. Lisa Doughten, OCHA Director of Financing and Partnerships, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, 8 March 2024
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine 8 March 2024 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Two years and 13 days have now passed since the full-scale escalation of...