Press releases and statements

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals met in New York on 31 May. A key part of our discussion focused on how we can collectively strengthen the humanitarian sector's approach to...

Jerusalem, 1 June 2018 - Today, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, and the UNRWA Director of Operations in the West Bank, Mr. Scott Anderson, join others in the international...

Bangui, le 31 mai 2018 – La République centrafricaine est et reste l’un des pays les plus dangereux au monde pour les opérations humanitaires. Les actes de violence et pillages des organisations...

The resurgence of violence comes at a time when the humanitarian community is making every effort to raise the level of funding for the Humanitarian Response Plan. Only 16 percent was raised in the first half of 2018.

In 2018 humanitarians aim to reach 2.3 million people, but only 13 per cent of the $187 million appealed for in the Response Plan have been received, said today the UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.

The humanitarian crisis that the CAR has been experiencing for five years continues to intensify over almost the entire country. Renewed violence is affecting previously stable areas.

Genève, 28 mai 2018 – La Centrafrique fait face à une crise humanitaire de grande envergure, a annoncé à Genève la Coordonnatrice humanitaire, Najat Rochdi, lors d’une session d’information aux Etats...

Priority areas include emergency health and nutrition services, water and sanitation facilities, access to education, and improvements in basic living conditions.

(Abuja, 25 May 2018): The United Nations, through the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, has allocated US$2 million to support the response to a deadly cholera outbreak in Yobe State, north-east Nigeria,...

The humanitarian agencies stand ready to increase their delivery of assistance to the people of Yemen, said Mark Lowcock, who called for greater cooperation from all parties and stakeholders.