In 2023, Afghanistan received US$53 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), making it the second-highest recipient of CERF funding globally. OCHA-managed Pooled Funds, CERF and...
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OCHA’s 2023 in Review
This was a supremely challenging year, one that truly pushed the limits of our ability to deliver aid to people whose lives were upended by crisis – from ruinous earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, to...
Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of OCHA in Geneva and Director of the Coordination Division, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan 20 December 2023 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President, It is hard to put into words the extent of the daily struggle...
World + 7 more
Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator- Remarks at the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2024: People at the Centre of Humanitarian Action in the Context of the Climate Crisis
Geneva, 11 December 2023 As delivered Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, The world is in the midst of one of the largest humanitarian crises of the modern era, with the devastation...
World + 3 more
Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Global Humanitarian Overview 2024 – Doha Launch “Putting People First: Humanitarian Diplomacy in a Challenging World” 11 December 2023
As delivered Allow me to start with an unscripted part of my remarks, and that is to say thank you, honorable Prime Minister [H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani of Qatar], to...
World + 17 more
Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Transcript of Press Conference on Launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2024
Video file of press conference available here The full Global Humanitarian Overview 2024 is accessible on this link [ https://humanitarianaction.info/document/global-humanitarian-overview-2024 ] I...
World + 33 more
Global Humanitarian Overview 2024: UN launches $46 billion appeal for 2024 as global humanitarian outlook remains bleak [EN/AR]
• Conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies are wreaking havoc in communities around the world. Nearly 181 million people in 72 countries are targeted to receive humanitarian aid and...
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Global Humanitarian Overview 2024: L'ONU lance un appel de fonds de 46 milliards de dollars pour 2024 alors que les perspectives humanitaires mondiales demeurent sombres
• Les conflits, les urgences climatiques et des économies qui s’effondrent font des ravages dans les communautés du monde entier. Près de 181 millions de personnes dans 72 pays sont ciblées pour...
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Poorly funded humanitarian crises to receive US$125 million from UN emergency fund
As global humanitarian needs skyrocket and the funding gap widens, support from the multi-donor fund CERF reaches new record Geneva/New York, 5 September 2023: Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin...
Daniel Endres, Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. for Afghanistan, Hails Aid Workers and Calls for Continued Support to Vulnerable Afghans [EN/Dari/PS]
Kabul, 17 August 2023: In two days’ time, on 19 August, we will commemorate World Humanitarian Day – a day in which we recognize the dedication and bravery of aid workers around the world and honour...
Afghanistan: The alarming effects of climate change
As the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) draws closer, participants are already pushing for a strong outcome that supports climate action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Iran + 4 more
UN Humanitarian Chief concludes visit to Iran
(Tehran, 26 April 2023) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths wrapped up a visit to Tehran on Wednesday, at the invitation of the...
Iran + 4 more
Press Conference by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 25 April 2023
Martin Griffiths: Thank you very much, thank you very much for coming here. I've come to Tehran to meet, indeed as just happened, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We just had a very useful...
Humanitarian Coordinator Appeals for the World Not to Abandon the People of Afghanistan at this Precarious Moment [EN/Dari/Pashto]
Kabul, 6 April 2023: Already the world’s largest and most severe humanitarian crisis, Afghanistan is rapidly moving towards a cliff-edge due to severe under-funding and bans on female aid workers...
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UN emergency fund releases record $250 million to reach world’s most vulnerable people, avert famine
NEW YORK, 18 February 2023 – With a record-high number of people needing humanitarian aid around the world, UN Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the largest allocation ever of US$250...
Press conference by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths upon his return from Afghanistan, New York, 30 January 2023
So I wanted to start by saying, indeed, precisely because this, we were colleagues on this mission, that the Inter-Agency Standing Committee is a committee that I chair, and which has the leaders of...
Afghanistan + 18 more
11 crises to watch in 2023
As the war in Ukraine dominates the international headlines, dozens of other humanitarian crises need our urgent attention. Most of them are driven by conflict and climate shocks, compounded by...
World + 18 more
OCHA’s 2022 in Review - 10 ways in which we made a difference
As we entered 2022, we did not anticipate that we would be responding to a full-blown war in Europe. OCHA and our partners already had much to contend with, as the world continued to grapple with the...
UN condemns reported ban on women working for NGOs and International Organizations
KABUL, 24 December 2022 - The United Nations is profoundly concerned by reports that the Taliban de facto authorities today issued an order barring all female employees of national and international...
Bangladesh + 12 more
Good Practices Brochure: Innovation and Technology in Humanitarian Settings
Introduction From biometric verification systems and drones to predictive forecast-based models and ‘virtual humanitarians’, innovation and technology provide adaptable solutions to address...