On this World Humanitarian Day, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, the United...
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Joint Press Statement on the Humanitarian Situation in Myanmar (15 July 2024)
The following is the text of a joint statement on the escalation of violence and conflict and deepening humanitarian situation in Myanmar. Delivered by Ambassador Robert Wood, Alternative...
Ukraine + 1 more
Ukraine Compact
We the leaders of the United States of America, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,...
Ukraine + 1 more
Summit on Peace in Ukraine: Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework
Bürgenstock, Switzerland 16 June 2024 The ongoing war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to cause large-scale human suffering and destruction, and to create risks and crises with...
Joint statement on the detention of UN, diplomatic and NGO staff by the Houthis in Yemen
Joint statement delivered by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,...
Nordic statement on the opening of the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing 12 April 2024
The Nordic countries welcome the Israeli government’s announcement that life-saving humanitarian assistance to Gaza can be received in the port of Ashdod, that the Erez crossing will be reopened to...
Solidarity with Ukraine: trade ministers express support for Ukraine ahead of WTO Ministerial - Joint statement
Joint Statement of trade ministers in solidarity with Ukraine. Joint Statement of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,...
Israel/Palestine: Statement by The Foreign Ministers of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Ne
We are very concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the suffering of the hostages as well as the Israeli government’s plans for a possible ground operation in Rafah, where well over a...
Joint statement on settler violence in the West Bank (15 December 2023)
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom call on Israel to take...
Nurturing digital safe spaces for women and girls in humanitarian settings

This is one of the side events organsised on the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS), which builds on this year’s HAS theme: “Strengthening humanitarian assistance at a time...
Deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia: joint statement [EN/UK]

A joint statement by diplomatic missions in Ukraine on International Day for Protection of Children about forced deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia. Today, on International Day for the...
Syria + 2 more
Finland to grant additional support to earthquake areas in Türkiye and Syria
Finland will grant additional EUR 12 million in humanitarian assistance to help earthquake survivors in Türkiye and Syria. The support will be used to finance food aid, water services, emergency...
Ministerial Statement on the Situation for Women and Girls in Afghanistan on International Women’s Day
Statement March 8, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,...
Türkiye + 2 more
Finland sent emergency accommodation to Türkiye – material assistance to Syria is also under preparation
Published in English on 12.2.2023 at 11.0 Finland has provided material assistance in the form of emergency accommodation for approximately 3,000 people in Türkiye. Preparations are also underway to...
Türkiye + 2 more
Finland to send emergency aid to victims of earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
Publication date 7.2.2023 14.45 | Published in English on 7.2.2023 at 15.40 Finland will be sending EUR 1 million in humanitarian assistance to Türkiye and Syria through the International Federation...
International partners welcome state-building efforts and call for continued progress
Mogadishu - International partners* welcome efforts by Somalia’s leaders to advance priorities on peacebuilding and state-building, including through the regular meetings of the National Consultative...
Finland + 2 more
Ukrainian refugees offered the opportunity to move from Estonia to Finland
Estonia has received a considerable number of Ukrainian refugees considering the size of the country, and the local reception system is overburdened. To ease the situation of the refugees, Finland...
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Finland to receive relocated asylum seekers from the Mediterranean region
On 15 December 2022, the Government decided that to ease the pressure on the reception systems in the EU Member States in the Mediterranean, Finland will take up to 175 asylum seekers relocated from...
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Finland to receive ten rescued asylum seekers from France
On 17 November 2022, the Government decided that Finland will take ten asylum seekers rescued by the Ocean Viking vessel that docked in France. Priority will be given to vulnerable asylum seekers. ...
Water and Climate Leaders Statement at COP27
The Water Imperative for Climate Action: Message to National and Global Leaders Attending COP27 At COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the Water and Climate Leaders have released a statement that urges heads...