Press releases and statements

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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, 2024 European Humanitarian Forum: Keynote speech - 18 March 2024, Brussels

Congratulations, Excellency, thank you very much for inviting me to attend, participate, speak in this beautiful location. It's a pleasure and a privilege to be here, the third one. Gets bigger every...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

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Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 13 years’ Anniversary of the Syria Crisis [EN/AR]

Damascus and Amman, 15 March 2024 Thirteen years of the crisis in Syria have taken an unimaginable toll on the people of the country. The crisis continues to wreak havoc on Syria, further...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria
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Ukraine

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Yet Another Ukrainian City Shaken by a Horrendous Attack - Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown Condemns a Strike on a Residential Apartment Building in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Region, Causing Dozens of Civilian Casualties [EN/UK/RU]

About an hour ago, an attack struck the city of Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipro Region, central Ukraine, damaging a multi-storey building and burying residents under the rubble. Dozens of civilians,...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine
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DR Congo

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Avis aux médias: Visite en République démocratique du Congo du Représentant du bureau de OCHA à Genève et Directeur de la Division de la Coordination des opérations humanitaires

Kinshasa, 12 mars 2024 – M. Ramesh Rajasingham, Représentant du bureau de OCHA à Genève et Directeur de la Division de la Coordination des opérations humanitaires, effectue une visite de travail en...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Somalia

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Joint press conference at conclusion of visit to Somalia by Ms.Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Ms.Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization

Assistant Secretary-General Musya: Good afternoon, members of the media and those who have joined online. Assalam alaikum. We have spent, and my colleague Beth [Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of...

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  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Ukraine

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Ms. Lisa Doughten, OCHA Director of Financing and Partnerships, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, 8 March 2024

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine 8 March 2024 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Two years and 13 days have now passed since the full-scale escalation of...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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