Addressing the unfolding events in South Lebanon, where airstrikes have claimed numerous civilian lives, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, stated: The tragic events...
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Más allá de las palabras: Un puente entre el personal humanitario y las comunidades indígenas
Soila Palacios es médico integral, indígena warao de Delta Amacuro, e intérprete de idiomas. Esto la convierte en una pieza fundamental del equipo de la organización venezolana El Paragüero, a...
Children must be protected: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks in populated cities killing and injuring civilians, including small children [EN/UK/RU]
I am shocked and appalled by the horrifying reports that civilians were killed and injured, including small children, as strikes by the Russian Armed Forces hit homes and a hospital in Kharkiv and...
Statement by the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, on the killing of a WHO team member in Deir-ez-Zor, 26 March 2024 [EN/AR]
I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Eng. Emad Shehab, a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) professional who served on the World Health Organization (WHO) team in Deir-ez-Zor City, Syria. On...
Jornada multiservicios en Cojoro: Atendimos a quienes más lo necesitan
En el municipio Bolivariano Indígena Guajira, a 3 horas de Maracaibo, se encuentra Cojoro, un pueblo empotrado en la extensa y misteriosa alta guajira, donde conviven la belleza natural, el potencial...
Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Adam Abdelmoula Press Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria 22 March 2024, 09:45-10:15 (CET) Geneva / Damascus
The urgency of the humanitarian situation in Syria today cannot be overstated. Recently, we marked a very grim anniversary of the Syria crisis – 13 years since its beginning. Since then, the needs of...
Strikes on critical infrastructure disrupt access to electricity and water: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks impacting critical infrastructure across Ukraine [EN/UK/RU]
I am outraged by the magnitude of today’s attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on energy infrastructure across Ukraine. The strikes left people in large urban centres like Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih,...
Clean water supports resilience in the West Bank
The small community of Queela, in Area C of the West Bank, has faced several challenges in recent decades. Displaced from their land for over twenty years, this Bedoiun community currently live about...
MS. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator - Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria (21 March 2024)
As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. President. Let me begin by wishing Ramadan Kareem to all who observe it. This year, the Holy Month comes as Syria marks 13 years of conflict, with yet more...
Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, OCHA, on behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC - Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan, 20 March 2024
20 March 2024 As prepared for delivery Mr. President, Excellencies, In resolution 2417 you asked the Secretary-General to report swiftly to you when the risk of conflict-induced famine and widespread...
Philippines: ERC Flagship Initiative February 2024 Newsletter
Flagship Initiative tests Resilient-Based Community Appraisal in CARAGA region From 12 to 15 February, the ERC flagship initiative team in collaboration with local government and partners conducted...
World + 8 more
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, 2024 European Humanitarian Forum: Keynote speech - 18 March 2024, Brussels
Congratulations, Excellency, thank you very much for inviting me to attend, participate, speak in this beautiful location. It's a pleasure and a privilege to be here, the third one. Gets bigger every...
Gaza: “I cannot take any more deaths. I’ve lost too many loved ones.”
By UN Humanitarian MARCH 15TH, 2024 Olga Cherevko was part of a four-person OCHA team that travelled to the Gaza Strip in January to support the response to its unprecedented humanitarian crisis...
All efforts must be taken to prevent further loss of civilian lives in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN ODESA THAT KILLED OR INJURED SCORES OF CIVILIANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS I am appalled by the horrible tragedy that struck Odesa...
Press Release: Launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Community Priorities 2024-25
The Humanitarian Country Team and the Government of Colombia are pleased to announce the launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Community Priorities (RPCP). This plan is specifically designed...
Comunicado de Prensa: Lanzamiento del Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria a Prioridades Comunitarias 2024-25
Bogotá, 15 de marzo de 2024 El Equipo Humanitario País y el Gobierno de Colombia anuncian el lanzamiento del Plan de Respuesta a Prioridades Comunitarias (PRPC), diseñado para abordar de manera...
Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 13 years’ Anniversary of the Syria Crisis [EN/AR]
Damascus and Amman, 15 March 2024 Thirteen years of the crisis in Syria have taken an unimaginable toll on the people of the country. The crisis continues to wreak havoc on Syria, further...
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...
Ethiopia + 4 more
The Greater Horn of Africa: Humanitarian Key Messages (February 2024)
The Greater Horn of Africa¹ faces a convergence of increasingly recurring and intensifying climate crises, mainly drought and flooding, conflicts, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks. These,...
Yet Another Ukrainian City Shaken by a Horrendous Attack - Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown Condemns a Strike on a Residential Apartment Building in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Region, Causing Dozens of Civilian Casualties [EN/UK/RU]
About an hour ago, an attack struck the city of Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipro Region, central Ukraine, damaging a multi-storey building and burying residents under the rubble. Dozens of civilians,...