This week sadly marks two years since the terrible escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Despite international efforts to bring about a comprehensive negotiated political settlement, the sounds of...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O'Brien - Statement on Yemen
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement attributable to the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, on Sudan opening a new humanitarian corridor for food aid into famine-struck South Sudan [EN/AR]
This week, WFP will be moving an initial delivery of 11,000 metric tons of food assistance from El Obeid in central Sudan to Bentiu in South Sudan, where 100,000 people are enduring famine.
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUN Expresses Profound Concern about Terrible Loss of Life in Western Mosul [EN/KU/AR]
The United Nations is profoundly concerned by reports yesterday of a high number of civilian casualties in Al Aghawat Al Jadidah, a densely populated neighborhood in Mosul. Initial reports indicate...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseL'ONU et ses partenaires appellent à une aide de 20 millions de dollars pour 250 000 personnes touchées par le cyclone Enawo à Madagascar
(Antananarivo, 23 mars 2017) – Les Nations Unies et les partenaires humanitaires ont lancé un appel pour une aide de 20 millions de dollars pour faire face aux conséquences dévastatrices du cyclone...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseUN and partners appeal for US$20 million to assist 250,000 people affected by Cyclone Enawo in Madagascar
The US$20 million will fund food aid for 170,000 people, provide water, sanitation and hygiene assistance for 168,000 people and support more than 230,000 farmers in replanting crops.
World
News and Press ReleaseA4H self-reporting – a chance to show progress
At the World Humanitarian Summit, more than 3,000 commitments to action and nearly 20 initiatives were launched. The first reports are now available to search and download.
DR Congo
News and Press Release"Critical humanitarian needs are massively outstripping our response capacity," says DR Congo Humanitarian Coordinator
In a country experiencing a worsening humanitarian situation, violence in Tanganyika province has displaced over 370,000 people making it the most urgent humanitarian hotspot.
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian agencies are pushed to their limits; as many as 320,000 additional civilians may flee western Mosul [EN/AR/KU]
Humanitarian agencies are providing life-saving support to more than 1.3 million people from eastern and western Mosul including families who have stayed in their homes, and those who have fled.
CAR + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Japon continue d’assister les personnes affectées par la crise sécuritaire et humanitaire en République centrafricain
Yaoundé, le 17 mars 2017- Le Gouvernement japonais renouvelle son appui aux centrafricains et aux réfugiés, aux retournés et aux déplacés internes touchés par la crise sécuritaire et humanitaire, en...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLa moitié de la population centrafricaine a toujours besoin d'une aide humanitaire d'urgence
Yaoundé, le 16 mars 2017 – La situation humanitaire continue de se dégrader en République centrafricaine (RCA). Avec la recrudescence de la violence et la multiplication des foyers de tension depuis...