Port-au-Prince – lundi 16 mars 2020 – Le Gouvernement Haïtien et la communauté humanitaire ont lancé aujourd´hui un appel pour la mobilisation de 235,6 millions de dollars en 2021 en vue de répondre...
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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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Haiti
News and Press ReleaseLe Gouvernement Haïtien et la communauté humanitaire lancent un appel pour la mobilisation de 235,6 millions de dollars en vue d’apporter une réponse d’urgence à 1,5 millions de personnes sur les 4,4 millions en besoin d’assistance humanitaire en Haïti
Syria
News and Press Release“I wish it had been a dream” – Syrians long for the 10-year nightmare to end
OCHA and Silkroad amplify the voices of people in Syria after a decade of conflict (New York, 15 March 2021) Today marks a decade of conflict in Syria. A conflict that has killed and maimed hundreds...
Yemen + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseActing Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham lecture to Columbia School of International and Public Affairs on the United Nations' role in the humanitarian system
Thanks very much indeed. It is a pleasure to be with you today and among such an impressive and diverse group of students and the likely future humanitarian practitioners, policy and decision makers,...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator visits food insecure areas and sees response in action
(Juba, 9 March 2021) The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, visited today people in Pibor and Akobo in Jonglei State, and met humanitarian organizations serving communities in...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Imran Riza, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, on the occasion of International Women’s Day [EN/AR]
Damascus, 8 March 2021 In 2021, International Women's Day falls at a time of extraordinary hardship for the people of Syria. This week will mark the tenth anniversary of a crisis which has caused...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Ms. Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, on the occasion of International Women’s Day
Jerusalem, 8 March 2021 Every year, on the 8th of March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. In 2021, the focus is on “Women in Leadership; Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. ...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseStatement on occasion of 2021 International Women’s Day by Osnat Lubrani, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine [EN/UK]
This year’s International Women’s Day comes amidst a devastating pandemic that is affecting the entire world, including all Ukrainians. In the words of the UN Secretary-General this is “a crisis with...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali : 563 millions de dollars sollicités pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires en 2021
(Bamako, le 2 mars 2021) - Le Mali connait une importante crise humanitaire en raison des déplacements récurrents de populations, causés par des conflits et l’insécurité. Le nombre de personnes...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseMr Edward Kallon, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Statement on the Attack Against Civilians and Aid Facilities in Dikwa
Abuja, 2 March 2021 I am gravely preoccupied by reports of an ongoing violent attack by non-state armed groups in Dikwa, Borno State, during which several aid facilities were impacted. The attack...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseInternational donors must act now to prevent a widespread famine in Yemen [EN/AR/FR]
(New York, Stockholm, Bern, 1 March 2021) - António Guterres, the United Nations SecretaryGeneral, today convenes a high-level pledging event, co-hosted by the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland,...