"Sadly, for most people, we expect multiple shocks, including the negative impact of climate change, which will continue to drive acute needs next year,” says the Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarians appealing for US$1.8 billion to support 6 million of vulnerable people with most acute needs
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 16 Days of Activism Campaign [EN/AR]
Damascus and Amman, 25 November 2023 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Every year, this day also kicks off the global 16 Days of Activism campaign against...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseMore aid delivered into Gaza on second day of humanitarian pause [EN/AR/HE]
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs confirms that 61 trucks of aid were delivered to northern Gaza today, the largest number since 7 October. They included food, water and...
oPt + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMore aid delivered into Gaza on first day of humanitarian pause [EN/AR/HE]
During the humanitarian pause that has been in place since this morning, the UN was able to scale up the delivery of humanitarian assistance into and across Gaza. 200 trucks were dispatched from...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseIncessant attacks on vital services put the lives of the people in front-line communities in peril [EN/RU/UK]
STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON ATTACKS IMPACTING CRITICAL SERVICES IN FRONT-LINE COMMUNITIES I am deeply worried as attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on...
oPt + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Gaza: Humanitarians stand ready to ramp up aid deliveries in wake of Israel, Hamas agreement [EN/AR]
I welcome the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, with the mediation of Qatar supported by Egypt and the United States. I hope it brings some respite to the people of Gaza and Israel and some...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Niger infirme le chiffre de 4,7 millions de personnes dans le besoin qui lui est attribué
Niamey, 21 novembre 2023 – OCHA constate que des chiffres erronés indiquant 4,7 millions de personnes en besoin d’une assistance humanitaire vitale au Niger ont été récemment diffusés par des médias...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseDéclaration du Coordonnateur Humanitaire ad intérim en Haïti sur les récentes violences dans la ville de Port-au-Prince, 17 novembre 2023
« Le 16 novembre 2023, j’ai rendu visite à une vingtaine d’enfants accompagnés d’une quinzaine de femmes et de plusieurs membres du personnel de santé évacués d’un centre hospitalier de...
Mozambique + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Humanitarian Chief Joyce Msuya concludes visit to southern, eastern Africa
(New York, 17 November 2023) Wrapping up a visit to four countries in southern and eastern Africa ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Interim Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti on the recent violence in Port-au-Prince, 17 November 2023
« On 16 November 2023, I visited a group of some twenty children accompanied by fifteen women and several health workers evacuated from a Port-au-Prince hospital following the violent clashes between...