This virtual briefing was an opportunity to update Member States and partners on the current humanitarian needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
(Geneva, 16 March 2022): International donors will convene today in a bid to jump-start funding for the severely under-resourced humanitarian operation in Yemen at a high-level event hosted by the UN, Switzerland and Sweden.
Today, Mr. Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefed United Nations Security Council on the situation in Yemen.
An accountable humanitarian system, where more decision-making power is in the hands of those affected by crises, is central to principled humanitarian action. Accountability to Affected People (AAP) ensures this action protects and restores human dignity and agency, remains relevant and effective and leaves no one behind.
Today, Mr. Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator and Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF briefed United Nations Security Council on how the UN and partners are responding to rising needs in Ukraine.
Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Relief Coordinator is allocating US$2 million from CERF for the response to Cyclone Emnati.
