Jerusalem, 17 January 2018 I am deeply concerned about the significant reduction in funding for UNRWA, which is critical to the provision of humanitarian assistance in the occupied Palestinian...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt, Roberto Valent, on the reduction in funding to UNRWA
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the UN in Syria on civilians impacted by increase in hostilities [EN/AR]
Damascus, 17 January 2018 The escalating violence caused by fighting has had a devastating impact on all civilians throughout Syria. Whether in Idleb, east Ghouta in Rural Damascus, Hama, Damascus,...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: US$1.6 billion urgently needed to save and protect 5.4 million lives from unprecedented drought
The number of Somalis on the brink of famine has grown tenfold in a year. An estimated 1.2 million children are projected to be malnourished in 2018, 232,000 of whom will face life-threatening severe acute malnutrition.
Afghanistan + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian community appeals for US$430 million to bring life-saving assistance to 2.8 million Afghans [EN/Dari/PS]
This year’s HRP focuses only on life-saving emergency assistance to people caught up in current or recent disasters. Another 8.7 million people have high levels of needs.
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, on the vital importance of keeping Yemen's entry points open, 11 January 2018 [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 11 January 2018: The opening of the Red Sea ports of Al Hudaydah and Saleef to commercial and humanitarian shipments is a constructive and welcome step. Yemen imports about 90 per cent of its...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Statement to the media on first visit to Syria - Damascus, 11 January 2018 [EN/AR]
Almost seven years into the Syria conflict, I have this week seen first-hand the colossal toll that the brutal and sustained hostilities have taken. Estimates suggest that hundreds of thousands of...
Haiti + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseHaïti et la communauté humanitaire sollicitent 252 millions de dollars pour donner une assistance urgente à 2.2 millions de personnes en 2018
Port-au-Prince- jeudi 11 janvier 2018- Le Gouvernement Haïtien et la communauté humanitaire ont lancé aujourd´hui un appel de fonds de 252,2 millions de dollars en vue de répondre aux besoins...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Toby Lanzer, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator: First Round of Polio Vaccination in Shahwalikot Completed [EN/Dari/PS]
Afghanistan remains one of three countries in the world that is still polio-endemic. Today, the health authorities completed the first polio vaccination campaign, reaching 43,000 children.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock to visit Syria [EN/AR]
WHO: Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic WHEN: 9-12 January 2018 WHERE: Damascus, field...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock – Statement on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, 5 January 2018 [EN/AR]
The US $50 million allocation will ensure an integrated response across humanitarian sectors in 27 high-priority districts at risk of famine, as well as in areas where conflict has recently escalated.