Press releases and statements

Consulting communities on what they need most during a disaster before it strikes (Manila, 6 October 2017): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the...

Yaoundé, le 6 octobre 2017 – La crise humanitaire en République centrafricaine reste préoccupante à cause de la détérioration persistante du climat sécuritaire depuis le début de l’année 2017...

Amman, 5 October 2017 I am appalled by reports of high numbers of civilian casualties due to heavy air attacks in Syria. Hospitals, ambulances, schools and displaced people escaping violence have...

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 4 October 2017 - We leave Bangladesh moved by the stories of suffering that we heard from refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar – and all the more determined that the United...

This fund follows a previous CERF allocation of US$7 million to support rapid establishment of new camp sites and enable humanitarian partners to kick-start life-saving aid operations.

1 October, 2017, Suva, Fiji – For an island region that copes each year with the impacts of cyclones, droughts, tidal surges and salt water inundation in food crops, the importance of Pacific...

WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake WHAT: Mission to Bangladesh WHEN: 2-4 October 2017 ...

(New York, 29 September 2017): Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock announced today the allocation of US$3 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to meet the most pressing needs...

Note: All public GPP information is available on the ‘Agenda for Humanity’ (A4H) website, in the initiatives section - http://www.agendaforhumanity.org/initiatives/3840. Documentation The ‘Country...

New York, 27 September 2017 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. It is an honour to speak to you this afternoon, for the first time since taking up my role as Emergency Relief Coordinator. All of...