As delivered* Today is the World Humanitarian Day. It marks the twentieth anniversary of the horrendous attack on the UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, when a truck laden with explosives drove in...
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Humanitarians reached 7.3 million people in Ukraine with vital aid in the first six months of 2023 [EN/RU/UK]
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SAVIANO ABREU, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS IN UKRAINE Over the past few days, Ukraine has again made the...
Humanitarian Assistance Must Be Protected: Statement by The Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on the Latest Attacks Affecting Aid Workers in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
It is extremely disturbing to hear that our colleagues from the Ukrainian NGO Mission Proliska came under fire yesterday in the Kharkiv region, while delivering much-needed humanitarian aid to...
Syria + 6 more
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 for Ukraine Denise Brown on Humanitarian Access to Areas Under Russian Control [EN/RU/UK]
The United Nations has been engaging with the Governments of Ukraine and the Russian Federation regarding effective delivery of humanitarian aid to all people affected by the devastating destruction...
Note to Correspondents: Kherson Convoy (16 June 2023) [EN/UK]
I am now with my colleagues from the UN Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme in a small village in the rural area of the Kherson Region, about 15 kilometres from the front line. We came here...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown (13 June 2023) [EN/UK]
The United Nations has engaged with the Governments of Ukraine and the Russian Federation to ensure access to all civilians impacted by the devastating destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. Operationally,...
UN support to Ukraine in the face of the Kakhovka Dam disaster [EN/UK]
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown today met with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, reassuring him of the United Nations’ support in the face of the Kakhovka Dam disaster,...
Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, Remarks to the UN Security Council on Ukraine, 6 June 2023
Thank you so much Mr. President. Thank you for this chance to speak on this particularly tragic day. We have all seen the terrifying pictures of the catastrophe unfolding in Kherson in Ukraine as we...
Ghada Eltahir Mudawi, Acting Director, Operations and Advocacy Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs remarks on behalf of the USG for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, at Security Council meeting on Yemen
As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. The extension of the truce that the Special Envoy [Hans Grundberg] has just described is extremely welcome. In its first two months, the truce has had...
Yemen + 4 more
Yemen: UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator welcomes progress on FSO Safer proposal [EN/AR]
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...
World + 2 more
Avis aux medias: Les semaines des réseaux et partenariats humanitaires 2021 débutent le 19 avril
QUI : Le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA) et l’Agence suisse pour le développement et la coopération (DDC) QUOI : Les Semaines des réseaux et...
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Aviso a los medios: Las semanas de las redes y alianzas humanitarias 2021 comienzan el 19 de abril
QUIÉN: La Oficina de Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios de las Naciones Unidas (OCHA) y la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE) QUÉ: Las Semanas de Redes y Alianzas...
World + 2 more
Media Advisory: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 2021 Opens 19 April
WHO: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) WHAT: The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) ...
Bangladesh + 1 more
UN releases US$14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by camp fire
(New York, 24 March 2021): UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today released US$14 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide urgent shelter and other...
Lebanon Humanitarian Fund Gives $8.5 Million to Support Communities Affected by Beirut Blast
Lebanon, BEIRUT, 20 August 2020 – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has commenced disbursement of US$8.5 million from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) to provide rapid...
Lebanon + 2 more
UN and humanitarian partners launch appeal to support Lebanon recovery
(New York/Beirut, 14 August 2020) The UN and humanitarian partners have launched a US$565 million appeal to help the people of Lebanon move from immediate life-saving humanitarian relief towards...
World + 1 more
Disaster Waste Management: How does the JEU support management of disaster waste?
Disasters caused by natural and human-induced hazards, or a combination of them, can generate large quantities of waste, including building debris, fallen trees, and hazardous waste. Disaster waste...
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock Opening Remarks at Lebanon Briefing for Member States
Virtual Briefing, New York, 10 August 2020 As delivered Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this briefing on...
UN Provides $15 Million in Response to Beirut Blast
(New York, 7 August 2020): UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today released $6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help the response to the Beirut port blast, bringing the...