Cairo 19 August 2021: Cairo Tower lights up tonight on the World Humanitarian Day in an effort by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to mark the day in...
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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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Egypt + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseCairo Tower lights up on the World Humanitarian Day [EN/AR]
Libya
News and Press ReleaseUN launches climate change campaign amid growing water concerns in Libya [EN/AR]
Tripoli, 19 August 2021 – As concerns about water availability in Libya grow due to climate change and conflict, the UN’s humanitarian office (UNOCHA) today commemorates World Humanitarian Day and...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day [EN/AR]
19 August 2021 – On this day, World Humanitarian Day, we stand together to pay tribute to humanitarians in Syria and worldwide. Every year, we take this critical moment to extend our deepest...
World + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseDía Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria: Frente a la emergencia climática, REDLAC se une a la Carrera por la Humanidad
El cambio climático está causando estragos en todo el mundo a una escala que las personas y organizaciones humanitarias en la primera línea no pueden afrontar. Los miembros del Grupo Regional sobre...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseNigeria commemorates humanitarians and alerts citizens to the alarming effects of climate change
18 August 2021, Maiduguri — The 19th of August marks World Humanitarian Day (WHD), a day that honors humanitarian aid workers all over the world. This year’s WHD theme is climate change and the...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, United Nations DSRSG, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator on UN staying to support aid response in Afghanistan, 17 August 2021
Kabul, 17 August 2021: The United Nations in Afghanistan reiterate their commitment to stay and deliver aid to millions of people in need in the country. While some UN personnel that are not location...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseHaiti: UN and partners mobilize resources to help in the earthquake aftermath
UN agencies and partners are mobilizing resources and personnel and supporting the Government of Haiti with assessments and relief response following the earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend. ...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Country Team expresses grave concern for spike in killings, population displacement and humanitarian need in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ituri, 13 August 2021 - The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, led a mission to Ituri Province from 11-13 August 2021. The humanitarian mission...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseL'Equipe Humanitaire Pays exprime sa profonde inquiétude face à la recrudescence des tueries, des déplacements de population et à l'augmentation des besoins humanitaires dans la province de l’Ituri, en République démocratique du Congo
Ituri, le 13 août. Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en RDC, David McLachlan-Karr, a mené une mission en Ituri du 11 au 13 août. La mission humanitaire était composée des représentants nationaux de...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator, Lynn Hastings on the occasion of International Youth Day, Jerusalem, 12 August 2021 [EN/AR]
The theme of this year's International Youth Day - Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health - is of crucial relevance to Palestine. Young Palestinians share a strong...