Estimates indicate that the fire displaced more than 45,000 mostly Rohingya refugees, with many more affected. A hospital and other critical health, nutrition and education structures were destroyed.
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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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Bangladesh + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN releases US$14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by camp fire
Afghanistan + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseAfghanistan: 2020 year in review: Humanitarian priorities, challenges, and response
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020? In 2020, the number of people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance almost doubled due mainly to conflict, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first case...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, Joint Statement on Civilian Casualties in Al Atareb and Aleppo City, Syria [EN/AR]
Damascus and Amman, 22 March 2021 The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Mr...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia
(New York/Geneva/Washington D.C., 22 March 2021) Amid a worsening humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, reports of indiscriminate and targeted attacks against civilians, including...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire déplore l’assassinat de personnes déplacées à Tilia
Niamey, 22 mars 2021 – La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire au Niger, Madame Louise Aubin, déplore la nouvelle attaque perpétrée contre des civils sur le territoire du Niger. L’attaque supplémentaire...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire condamne l’assassinat de plus de 60 civils
Niamey, 17 mars 2021 – La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire au Niger, Madame Louise Aubin, condamne avec véhémence l’assassinat de 64 civils perpétré le 15 mars dans la localité de Banibangou. Les victimes...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator in Niger condemns the killing of over 60 civilians
Niamey, 17 March 2021 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Niger, Ms. Louise Aubin, condemns in the strongest terms the heinous killing of at least 64 civilians in the Banibangou locality on 15 March. ...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseNorth-East Nigeria: US$1 billion needed to address the humanitarian needs of 6.4 million people in 2021
Abuja, 16 March 2021- Ongoing conflict continues to be the main driver of humanitarian needs in northeast Nigeria, where millions of people have been displaced. Longstanding insecurity and violence,...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseA Decade of War in Syria: What Have Humanitarian Agencies Learned? A virtual lecture by Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, at the Geneva Graduate Institute (16 March 2021)
As delivered Well, Mahmoud, thank you very much indeed. Hello, everybody. Thank you for joining us. And I’m looking forward to the discussion. No crisis has absorbed more money and effort from...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUrgent funding needed to address the humanitarian needs of 6.6 million people in South Sudan in 2021
South Sudan is facing its highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition since independence 10 years ago. The upcoming lean season from May to July is expected to be the most severe on record.