(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...
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(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...
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Amman, 5 February 2022 – The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly, held constructive meetings last week on the UN-coordinated proposal to mitigate the threat posed by the...
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Cairo, 18 October 2021 - Within the framework of cooperation between the League of Arab States and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East and North...
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The road from Ras al-Ara to the port city of Aden, in southern Yemen, runs for almost 90 miles through barren, windswept desert. The landscape is scorched by the sun, and temperatures often teeter...
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As delivered New York, 29 June 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. As of this morning, Syrian government authorities have confirmed 256 cases of COVID-19 in Syria, including nine fatalities. Six cases...
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Thank you, Madam President. Every month in Yemen, some 250 humanitarian partners work with the United Nations to assist more than 13 million people in the country. We are delivering the world’s...
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As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. As you’ve heard me say many times before, Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and the largest relief operation. More than 250 humanitarian...
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(New York, 25 September 2019) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock today thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for $500 million in funding to...
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25 September 2019, New York As delivered I’d like to start by thanking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for organizing this important event. And thank you all for being here. As David says, the bad news...
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New York, 19 February 2019 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Last week, my office released the 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview for Yemen (the HNO). Agencies pooled data from more than 100...
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Geneva, 3 April 2018 As delivered Thank you all for coming. On 5 January, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) provided the first funding in 2018 to the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan. We...
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I reiterate the Secretary-General’s statement welcoming the generous US$1 billion pledge by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to support humanitarian action in Yemen, as well...
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I remain deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Yemen, which has continued to deteriorate because of on-going conflict, collapsing basic services and economic decline. A record 22.2...
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I welcome the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s announcement yesterday that it will contribute $66.7 million to UNICEF and the World Health Organization to combat cholera in Yemen. This follows an...
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(Nairobi, 13 June 2017): International partners have made financial pledges in support of humanitarian response efforts in the drought-hit Horn of Africa after a visit to Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. ...
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Riyadh, 5 October 2016 I would like to thank the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as well as the Government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,...
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Calls on all factions to allow access to aid for all those across Yemen most in need (New York 23 September 2015) The Emergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for...
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I. Key Messages The conflict in Yemen is taking a dreadful toll on civilians. It is nearly two months since the conflict escalated, and more than 1,500 people have been killed and over 6,200 injured...
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Baghdad, Sunday 14 September 2014 Good Afternoon everyone. Iraq faces a very serious humanitarian crisis. Up to 1.8 million Iraqis have been displaced since January and many of them are living with...
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Unofficial transcript Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today from Erbil in the Kurdistan region here in northern Iraq. I would like today to put the spotlight on the deepening humanitarian...