The Humanitarian Response Plan lays out how 56 partners including UN agencies, national and international organizations aim to provide aid to 2 million vulnerable civilians in 2020.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian actors call for US$158 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mr. Edward Kallon, Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria: Joint press conference concluding the official visit of EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Mr. Janez Lenarčič, 24 January 2020, Abuja, Nigeria
Your Excellency, Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms Sadiya Umar Farouq, Your Excellency, the EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Mr Janez...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseSyria Humanitarian Fund commits US$14.5 million to support vulnerable communities in northeastern Syria [EN/AR]
DAMASCUS, 23 January 2020 – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released US$14.5 million from the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate support to families...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Ms. Gwi-Yeop Son, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, on violence in the Abyei area, 23 January 2020 [EN/AR]
Khartoum, 23 January 2020. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, condemns an attack on a village in the Abyei area that left 32 people killed, 25 more people injured, three children...
Ethiopia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund releases $10 million for East Africa locust outbreak response
The US$10 million allocation will go to FAO and fund an increase in pesticide aerial spraying operations which is the only effective means to reduce the locust numbers.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: US$ 401 million required to address critical humanitarian needs in 2020
Bangui, 21 January 2020 – The Central African Republic is still experiencing a dire and complex humanitarian crisis. 2.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, which is...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRépublique centrafricaine : 401 millions de dollars requis pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires cruciaux en 2020
Bangui, 21 janvier 2020 - La République centrafricaine connaît toujours une crise humanitaire grave et complexe. 2,6 millions de personnes ont besoin d'assistance et de protection humanitaire, ce qui...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseNigeria: UN Humanitarian Coordinator outraged at attack against major humanitarian facility
On 18 January, the humanitarian hub in Ngala was the direct target of a complex assault by heavily armed non-state armed groups operatives. An entire section of the facility was burned down.
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseJoint Press Release: Robust Show of International Humanitarian Support to Sudan
(London, 17 January 2020): International donors today affirmed the importance of scaling up their humanitarian assistance to Sudan in 2020 and of frontloading resources early in the year. At a...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations extremely concerned about the impact of bureaucratic constraints leading to reduced humanitarian access to 2.4 million Iraqis in need of assistance [EN/AR/KU]
Aid deliveries have slowed considerably, due to the discontinuation of access authorization procedures, and the absence of viable alternative mechanisms.