MS. EDEM WOSORNU, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND ADVOCACY, OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, ON BEHALF OF MR. MARTIN GRIFFITHS, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND...
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Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, to mark one year of conflict [EN/AR]
(Paris, 15 April 2024): Today marks one year since brutal fighting erupted in Sudan. Over the last year, Sudan has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian tragedies in recent memory and one of...
Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC - Briefing to the Security Council, 14 March 2024
14 March 2024 As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you to Special Envoy [Hans] Grundberg for his update. I can only echo and reiterate his call for de-escalation in Yemen and...
Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Transcript of Press Conference with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, 7 February 2024
Transcript of Press Conference with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi following Joint Launch of the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Sudan and the Regional Refugee...
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths - Remarks to the press at the launch of the 2024 Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan & the Regional Refugee Response Plan [EN/RU/UK]
As delivered So right now it is good to be here with Filippo [Grandi] because we are launching, as you said, two response plans today to support the people of Ukraine through 2024. One is for those...
Peace in the Nexus in Cameroon
1. Background The inclusion of the peace pillar in the nexus results from the recognition that violent conflicts drive a significant share of humanitarian needs, displacement and migration, and...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza [EN/AR/HE]
Published Date 16 November 2023 NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 16 November 2023 -- As humanitarian leaders, our position is clear: We will not participate in the establishment of any "safe zone" in Gaza that...
Les responsables humanitaires de l’ONU ne prendront part à aucune proposition unilatérale visant à créer des « zones de sécurité » à Gaza − Déclaration des directeurs du Comité permanent interorganisations
New York/Genève/Rome – En tant que responsables humanitaires, notre position est claire : nous ne participerons pas à la création de « zones de sécurité » à Gaza sans l’accord de toutes les parties,...
Los jefes de organizaciones humanitarias no participarán en propuestas unilaterales de crear "zonas seguras" en Gaza - Declaración de los directores del Comité Permanente entre Organismos
Nueva York / Ginebra / Roma - Como responsables humanitarios, nuestra posición es clara: no participaremos en el establecimiento de ninguna "zona segura" en Gaza que se cree sin el acuerdo de todas...
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Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Full Transcript of Press Encounter, 15 November 2023, Geneva
The reason I wanted to speak to you was to outline to you something very specific about Gaza, of course, which is about the approach being taken and planned by the United Nations and other...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on Statement of Commitments adopted in Jeddah [EN/AR]
(Port Sudan, 7 November 2023) The Statement of Commitments adopted in Jeddah today by the parties to the conflict in Sudan marks a moment of truth for the country. The promises made by the Sudanese...
Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the opening of the Jeddah talks - Sunday, 29 October 2023 [EN/AR]
The Jeddah talks cannot have started soon enough. More than six months since the start of the crisis in Sudan, the humanitarian tragedy in the country continues to unfold unabated. Thousands of...
Humanitarian Coordinator's opening remarks to Geneva-based correspondents (27 Oct 2023) [EN/AR/HE]
By Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory As delivered All humanitarian assistance and humanitarian issues have to be unconditional. We all know there are more...
Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on International Day of Peace [EN/ RU/UK]
The International Day of Peace. Let us take this day, and every single day that we wake, to think about the absence of peace in Ukraine and the consequences of war. Russia’s escalation of the war...
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The Cost of Inaction in Sudan: Working Together in Support of the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan and the Region [EN/AR]
The spiraling Sudan crisis tops agenda at UN General Assembly event Now in its sixth month and with no end in sight, the Sudan crisis threatens to consume the country and destabilize the region...
L’ONU indique que les programmes humanitaires, de développement et de paix continuent au Niger
(NIAMEY, le 28 juillet 2023) – Les Nations Unies sont très préoccupées par la situation que traverse le Niger depuis quelques jours. Les Nations Unies au Niger tiennent à confirmer que les programmes...
United Nations confirms the continuation of humanitarian, development, and peace programmes in Niger
(NIAMEY, 28 July 2023) –The United Nations is very concerned about the situation that Niger has been going through for the past few days. The United Nations in Niger would like to confirm that...
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Press briefing by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, New York, 7 July 2023
Thanks for this opportunity. I'll do the usual few opening remarks and, of course, be eager to take questions. I was in Syria last week, had meetings with the authorities in Damascus – President...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Abdou Dieng (24 May 2023) [EN/AR]
A critical time requiring support for humanitarian action at all levels (Port Sudan, 24 May 2023): The escalating violence over the past five weeks in Sudan has had a catastrophic impact on...
La Coordinadora Adjunta de Socorro de las Naciones Unidas concluye su visita a Colombia (19 de mayo de 2023)
(Bogotá/Nueva York, 19 de mayo de 2023) La Subsecretaria General de Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinadora Adjunta de Socorro de Emergencia, Joyce Msuya, concluyó hoy su misión de una semana a Colombia. ...