The following statement is based on one issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on 22 November 2024. It was updated on 1 December with data from a new statement from Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for … Continue reading →
On 9 October 2024 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Tom Fletcher of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He succeeds Martin Griffiths … Continue reading →
Speaking at the Global Security Forum 2024 in Doha on 20 May, as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations Martin Griffiths said: “We once had a dream: a dream that we could come together … Continue reading →
The Global Humanitarian Overview is an annual assessment of global humanitarian needs and how to respond to them. It provides an analysis of the drivers of needs and an overview of the resources required to support people targeted for assistance. … Continue reading →
The following statement was made in Jerusalem on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023, by Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of … Continue reading →
On 31 October 2023, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, OCHA Director of Coordination delivered a briefing to the UN Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine, on Behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths. While … Continue reading →
We should remember that the wars in Ukraine and Palestine are not the only current wars. On 15 October 2023, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths issued a statement saying that “half a year of … Continue reading →
United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory wrote on 19 August 2023: Today, we mark World Humanitarian Day, reaffirming our commitment to the protection, well-being, and dignity of all those affected by crises. The day also pays … Continue reading →
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in the middle of June 2022 that nearly four months since the start of the war, the humanitarian situation across Ukraine—particularly in eastern Donbas—is extremely alarming and continues to … Continue reading →
On 8 July 2021, Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, issued the following statement. For this and other statements see the ochaopt.org website I visited Gaza today again, to see what progress has been made, now … Continue reading →