More than one in four Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee. In one year, the number of IDPs has increased by more than 70% since the first quarter of 2017; 2.5 million Central Africans need aid.
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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CAR
News and Press ReleaseMore than half of the population in Central Africa will need humanitarian assistance in 2018
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseActing Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan appalled by attack on humanitarian organisation
(Kabul, 24 January 2017): The attack reportedly targeting the offices of a humanitarian organisation in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, killed two people and wounded a dozen, including five children, according...
World
News and Press ReleaseOCHA media advisory: Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock to attend World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018
WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 WHEN: 24-25 January 2018 WHERE: Davos-Kloster,...
Yemen + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock – Statement on the situation in Yemen, 22 January 2018
I remain deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Yemen, which has continued to deteriorate because of on-going conflict, collapsing basic services and economic decline. A record 22.2...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUS$ 2.96 billion needed to provide life-saving assistance to 13.1 million people in Yemen in 2018 [EN/AR]
Among those who require assistance to survive are 400,000 children who suffer from a severe acute malnutrition and are 10 times more likely to die if they do not receive medical treatment.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLa communauté humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo lance un appel pour 1,68 milliard de dollars, son plus large appel de fonds
(Kinshasa, 18 janvier 2018) La détérioration dramatique de la situation humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo au cours de l’année 2017 a contraint les acteurs humanitaires à lancer un appel...
CAR + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseLa communauté humanitaire mobilisée pour apporter une réponse à la crise à Paoua
Bangui, le 18 janvier 2018 – Les civils en République centrafricaine paient à nouveau un lourd tribut aux affrontements entre groupes armés. Les combats qui opposent depuis la fin du mois de décembre...
World + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: International organizations invite the private sector to forge transformative partnerships for sustainable development and humanitarian action
Fifteen UN and international organisations working in humanitarian relief and sustainable development are behind a Sustainable Impact Hub in Davos during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDeteriorating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo demands largest ever appeal
US$1.68 billion urgently needed in 2018 to reach 13.1 million people in acute need, of whom 4.3 million internally displaced, 7.7 million food insecure and 2.2 million children suffering from malnutrition.
CAR + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian community mobilized for a response to the crisis in Paoua
Bangui, January 18, 2018 - Again, civilians in Central African Republic are paying a heavy price in clashes between armed groups. since the end of December 2017, fighting between armed movements...