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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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DR Congo + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseLa communauté humanitaire tire la sonnette d'alarme sur l'impact des inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest et centrale : plus de 700 000 personnes déjà affectées cette année
DR Congo + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarians sound the alarm on impact of flooding across West and Central Africa: more than 700,000 people affected this year already
Just two months into the 2024 rainy season, torrential rains and severe flooding have affected 716,473 people in the CAR, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Liberia, Niger and Togo.
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseThe Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team is rolling out a Code of Conduct and associated joint operating principles to guide humanitarian activities in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 12 August 2024 – The Humanitarian Country Team in Ethiopia – that includes representatives of United Nations agencies, international and national NGOs, and donors – is rolling out a Code...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. for Myanmar (9 August 2024)
Increasingly, civilians fleeing Maungdaw and Lashio are being killed. The humanitarian community strongly condemns the escalation of violence and demands protection for all civilians.
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseCivilians continue to pay the highest price of this war – Deadly attack shakes another community in the war-ravaged Donetsk Region [EN/RU/UK]
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN CONDEMNS A DEADLY ATTACK BY THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCED IN KOSTIANTYNIVKA As my mission in Ukraine draws to a close, I am outraged to receive, once...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseUrgent support needed to address historic El Niño drought in Zimbabwe
UN officials have urged international support to help Zimbabwe address the impacts of El Niño that is threatening 7.6 million people with acute hunger. More than half the harvest has been destroyed.
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseResident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan reiterates need for urgent intervention as experts confirm famine conditions [EN/AR]
(Port Sudan, 2 August 2024) – The humanitarian community in Sudan is appealing for urgent resources and unimpeded humanitarian access following a new report confirming localized famine conditions in...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseThe Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, condemns attacks at a hospital and livestock market in Al Fasher, North Darfur [EN/AR]
(Port Sudan, 29 July 2024) – At least 97 civilians have been reportedly killed or injured in an attack at a hospital, residential areas and a livestock market in Al Fasher City in North Darfur State...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: UN and partners support 100s of families affected by heavy rainfall and floods in Sa’dah Governorate [EN/AR]
Sa’dah, Yemen – Last week, Sa’dah Governorate experienced heavy rainfall and torrential floods, resulting in extensive damages to families accommodated in IDP sites. Tragically, the floods claimed...
World
News and Press ReleaseSecretary-General appoints three new advisers to UN emergency fund
(New York, 23 July 2024) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed three new members to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Established by the UN...