UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan
Up to 9,000 people have been reportedly killed, more than 5.6 million driven from their homes and 25 million people need aid, because of the conflict that erupted in mid-April…
Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief
In a statement, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths described the scale and speed of the unfolding crisis as “bone-chilling”. UN agencies have been working round the clock since Hamas…
Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief
He called for solidarity with the people of the two countries and spoke of the tragedy of people looking desperately for their loved ones for days on end. In Libya,…
Morocco earthquake: UN stands ready to support relief efforts
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that the UN was ready to assist the Government in any way needed, to help those impacted. According to…
Haiti violence: ‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief
The desperate situation prompted a tweet on Friday from Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths for an immediate end to the fighting. “This carnage needs to stop” said the UN relief…
Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief
The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60 million. “As humanitarian needs soar in…
Ukraine: War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official
Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, spoke remotely at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters, in New York, and said that funds are needed particularly to prepare for…
In the secret documents case, Trump got a big relief in the court hearing
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump got a big relief in the court hearing in the secret documents case. According to the details, the trial against former US President Donald…
Sudan: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says
“For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart,” Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…
UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria and other crisis regions
The “relief chief” was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York just as these two separate lifesaving initiatives are set to expire in the coming days. He also…