Press releases and statements

24 November 2024, Kassala, Sudan. The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, takes questions from the press during a visit to a gathering site for displaced people.
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, takes questions from the press during a visit to a gathering site for displaced people in Kassala, Sudan. November 2024. Photo: OCHA/Matteo Minasi

Press releases and statements

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South Sudan

News and Press Release

Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan calls for the protection of the population and respect for humanitarian efforts amid rising tensions in Upper Nile State

"The little we have must be protected so that urgent support for people most in need can be provided. Currently, 5.4 million people, over half of them children, require life-saving assistance."

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Sources
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan
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oPt

News and Press Release

Statement by Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory on the urgent need to reinstate a ceasefire [EN/AR/HE]

Waves of airstrikes occurred across the Gaza Strip since the early hours of the morning. Initial and unconfirmed reports indicate that hundreds have been killed. This is unconscionable. A ceasefire...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt
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Syria

News and Press Release

Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Statement at Brussels IX Conference, “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition", 17 March 2025

Brussels, 17 March 2025 As delivered We need to meet this moment for Syria, yes, but not just for Syria. Because this is a chance to show – and a time when many nations are in retreat from the world...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Colombia

News and Press Release

Situación Humanitaria en Cauca (Colombia), 13 de marzo, 2025

Bogotá, 13 de marzo, 2025 El Equipo Humanitario País (EHP) rechaza las recientes acciones de violencia que afectan a la población civil en el departamento del Cauca y expresa su preocupación por la...

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  • El Equipo Humanitario País Colombia
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

News and Press Release

Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, on the recent hostilities in Syria, 10 March 2025 [EN/AR]

Damascus 10 March 2025 — Contrary to reports circulating in the social media and in some international media outlets, the United Nations has not deployed any fact-finding or investigative mission to...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria
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Sudan

News and Press Release

Urgent appeal as major donors reduce life-saving funding amid Sudan crisis - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami

(Port Sudan, 10 March 2025) Sudden funding cuts by top government donors are a catastrophic blow to humanitarian assistance in Sudan, a country in the grip of one of the deadliest humanitarian crises...

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Sources
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan
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