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Joyce Msuya, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
Joyce Msuya, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator speaking at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment on the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis. OCHA/Palmero

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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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Yemen

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Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC - Briefing to the Security Council, 14 March 2024

14 March 2024 As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you to Special Envoy [Hans] Grundberg for his update. I can only echo and reiterate his call for de-escalation in Yemen and...

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Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Msuya, Remarks at Side Event of the Commission on the Status of Women’s 68th Session, 12 March 2024

Remarks at Side Event of the Commission on the Status of Women’s 68th Session hosted by the Republic of Türkiye: “Unveiling the Untold: The Devastating Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls” As...

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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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oPt

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Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of OCHA Coordination Division, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths - Update on Food Security Risks in Gaza, 27 February 2024

As delivered Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, Excellencies, In resolution 2417 (2018), you requested the Secretary-General report to you swiftly when the risk of conflict-induced famine...

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Syria

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria - 27 February 2024

As prepared for delivery Thank you, Madam President. This month marks one year since the catastrophic earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria in February 2023. As we reflect on the first...

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Ukraine

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths Remarks at event on Humanitarian demining in Ukraine and its consequences for food security, New York, 22 February 2024

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to thank Italy and Ukraine for convening this important meeting, which comes as we approach two years since the full-scale invasion, and 10 years of armed...

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Yemen

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Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, OCHA, on Behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths - Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in Yemen, 14 Feb

14 February 2024 As prepared for delivery Thank you, Madam President, And thank you to Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, for his update. While Yemen’s terrible conflict and associated human...

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Sudan

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Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Transcript of Press Conference with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, 7 February 2024

Transcript of Press Conference with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi following Joint Launch of the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Sudan and the Regional Refugee...

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oPt

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Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question, 31 January 2024

As prepared for delivery Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to update the Council today. Each day that passes only deepens the misery and suffering of people in Gaza. The number of people...

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