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New York/Geneva, Thursday 30 June 2022 As delivered Thanks a lot, Kate. Thank you very much. And thank you to all who joined this meeting. Thank you to the Secretary-General. I am just reminded by...

As delivered Thank you, Germany, for bringing us together for this very important meeting. And I think the title tells it all: “Uniting together with solidarity and respect for global food security.”...

New York, 23 June 2022 As Delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. Let me join the members of the Council in expressing our condolences for those killed or otherwise affected by that terrible...

UN Headquarters, New York, 21 June 2022 Thank you very much indeed, Mr. Vice President, thank you, Mr. President. Excellencies, ladies, gentlemen, colleagues, aid workers, diplomats, It’s very good...

New York, 20 June 2022 As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. Thank you to the Members of the Council. You have just heard the Secretary-General’s remarks on the humanitarian situation in...

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...

New York, 6 June 2022 As delivered Thanks all for joining us in this briefing. Special thanks, of course, to Ambassador Issa Konfourou and also to Alain [Noudéhou], who is along the table from me and...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 27 May 2022 As Delivered Excellencies, honourable heads of State, heads of Government, ambassadors, leaders of Africa, leaders of the international community, Thank you...

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths Remarks at the High-Level Side Event on Climate Change and Humanitarian Action: Responding to...

Africa Union Humanitarian Summit Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Excellencies, ladies, gentlemen and colleagues, Last week, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre released its latest annual figures on...

As delivered Thank you very much, Madam President. Ten days ago, we both attended the Sixth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”. This event, organized by the...

Excellencies, Thank you very much for inviting me to be part of this very important session and this very important day. And I probably will say things that you have heard before, but I think it is...

New York, 5 May 2022 As Delivered Linda, Madam President, Thank you very much indeed. As we have just heard from the Secretary-General, elements of diplomatic progress are coming into view, even as...

Virtual, 3 May 2022, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM (NY) Edited for clarity and length Good afternoon, good evening. And a warm welcome to this 2022 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks. It’s my first. My...

Thank you to all present for joining us on this important day. And thanks also to Janez for co-hosting. I would particularly like to thank the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Hussein Roble...

Thank you, Madam President, As we’ve been hearing from Hans, hope has become something of a scarce commodity in Yemen. But today, I think we may well be hopeful that we are seeing the kind of changes...

I am deeply saddened by the deaths of at least two aid workers who were killed, together with five of their relatives, during an attack that hit the office of the non-governmental organization...

Madam President, As you have just heard from the Secretary-General and USG DiCarlo, Ukrainian civilians are paying far too high a price for war. Let me speak briefly about humanitarian needs and what...

Doha, 31 March 2022 As delivered Many thanks Melissa. Thank you very much for this opportunity. And thank you, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, and of course Secretary-General. Thank you all for...

Madam President, This month marks eleven years of war, destruction, and humanitarian crisis for the people of Syria. Such devastation finds few parallels in recent history. Over 350,000 people have...