Strengthening social protection mechanisms for the most vulnerable is critical, including returnees, IDPs and host communities, as well as protecting women and children from sexual violence.
Press releases and statements
The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Humanitarian Chief calls for more aid to 7.1 million vulnerable people in Sudan [EN/AR]
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLa Centrafrique reste l’un des pays où les interventions humanitaires sont plus importantes au monde
Yaoundé, le 14 mai 2018 – La situation humanitaire en République centrafricaine n’a cessé de se détériorer depuis l’année 2017. Cette tendance s’est maintenue au cours du premier trimestre 2018, avec...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator calls for protection of Palestinians during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank
In the context of demonstrations taking place in the oPt, at least 169 health personnel were reported injured and 18 ambulances damaged between 30 March and 4 May.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund gives US$2 million to fight Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Urgent activities include critical health action such as surveillance, treatment, community mobilization and sensitization, safe and dignified burials, and supporting logistics services.
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock to travel to Sudan and South Sudan
WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Sudan and South Sudan WHEN: 12 -16 May 2018 WHERE: Sudan: Khartoum, South...
CAR + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA République centrafricaine: Avis aux médias, Mai 2018
Session d’information sur la situation humanitaire en République centrafricaine Qui : Le Coordonnateur humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine, Najat Rochdi, tiendra le 14 mai 2018 à Yaoundé au...
CAR + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Central African Republic Media Advisory, May 2018
Briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic Who: The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Najat Rochdi, will hold a briefing on the humanitarian...
Jordan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseDonors Meet to Garner Support for the Jordan Humanitarian Fund and Strengthen Humanitarian Assistance in Jordan and southern Syria [EN/AR]
OCHA reaches out to donors to support the implementation of over 40 projects providing urgent humanitarian needs to 660,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan and 700,000 people in southern Syria.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseNote d’information: Près d’un million de personnes ont bénéficié d’une assistance en 2017 grâce au financement du Fonds humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine
Bangui, le 3 mai 2018 – En 2017, les projets financés par le Fonds Humanitaire pour la république centrafricaine (FH RCA) ont permis d’apporter une assistance humanitaire multiforme à 990 858...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Knut Ostby, ten years after Cyclone Nargis, 2 May 2018 [EN/MY]
(Yangon, 2 May 2018): “Ten years ago today, Myanmar was devastated by cyclone Nargis – by far the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. The cyclone made landfall near Hainggyikyun in...