UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Peter de Clercq, bemoaned the unannounced destruction. Over 23 IDP settlements, housing over 4,000 IDP households, were destroyed.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator for Somalia deeply concerned about large-scale destruction of IDP settlements on the outskirts of Mogadishu
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator for Somalia deeply concerned about large-scale destruction of IDP settlements on the outskirts of Mogadishu
Mogadishu, 1 January 2018: The Deputy Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr Peter de Clercq, has expressed deep concern over reports of...
oPt
News and Press Release2017: Energy crisis worsens; fatality toll declines: Trends affecting humanitarian needs in the occupied Palestinian territory
Jerusalem, 28 December 2017 Today, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory released a summary of data collected during...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Behalf of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, on Mounting Civilian Casualties (28 December 2017)
The parties to the conflict have an obligation to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure as required by international humanitarian law, says Jamie McGoldrick.
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock – Statement on Yemen, 24 December 2017
I remain deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in Yemen, where more than 22 million people need humanitarian assistance – 8.4 million of whom are already on the edge of starvation. Attacks on...
Burundi
News and Press ReleaseLe chemin pour rentrer : Comment la ligne verte burundaise a aidé une victime d’enlèvement à rentrer dans son pays
Par Hannah Powell Losada Burundi - Egide* est un riziculteur d'un village rural de l'ouest du Burundi. Chaque soir, il retourne chez lui après de longues heures de travail dans les champs. Mais il y...
Burundi
News and Press ReleaseThe Road Home: How the Burundi Hotline Helped a Victim of Kidnapping Find His Way Home
By Hannah Powell Losada Burundi - Egide* is a rice farmer from a rural village in western Burundi. Each evening he travels back to his home after many long hours of working in the fields. But there’s...
World
News and Press ReleaseChoir of women from conflict areas supports CERF
(New York, 22 December 2017) This December, 32 young women stood in the heart of New York's holiday festivities and performed a new take on the holiday classic, "Silent Night." As people gathered for...
World
News and Press ReleaseNew Humanitarian Centre in the Netherlands Will Put Data to Work for People in Crises
At the centre, data experts and humanitarians will work together to process and visualize data to rapidly gain insight into the needs of affected people and the response by humanitarian partners.
Sudan + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseThe Sudan Humanitarian Fund receives a boost with United Kingdom funds [EN/AR]
A contribution from the United Kingdom to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund helps keep the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in operation and helps meet the needs of people affected by...