Press releases and statements

The UN condemns the killing of civilians and aid workers in two separate incidents in eastern Mosul. More than 356,000 people affected by the military campaign have received aid.

Mogadishu, 21 December 2016 – A new contribution of US$2.2 million from the Government of Sweden to the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has immediately been allocated by the Humanitarian Coordinator...

Le Coordonnateur humanitaire évalue la situation à Batangafo Bangui, le 19 décembre 2016 – Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République centrafricaine, Fabrizio Hochschild, s’est rendu le 16 décembre à...

Nearly 70% of the requested funds target Gaza, where humanitarian needs are highest due to the blockade and recurrent hostilities, further exacerbated by the impact of internal Palestinian divisions.

New York, 19 December 20165 Checked against delivery Mr. President, I offer my condolences to the Russian Federation over the death of its Ambassador in Turkey. My thanks to the Secretary-General for...

I welcome the adoption of resolution 2328 (2016) by the Security Council. I sincerely hope that, through the passing of this resolution, all parties and those with influence over them will finally...

(Juba, 14 December 2016): The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in South Sudan is gravely concerned regarding the deteriorating operating environment, including the recent expulsion of the Country...

In the past two years, about 70 per cent of CERF’s funding has been allocated (or targeted) to humanitarian operations that support displaced people and the communities hosting them.

I remain extremely alarmed at the severe human tragedy unfolding before our eyes in Aleppo. In the past 72 hours, air strikes, shelling and street-to-street combat, particularly in the city’s eastern...

The Humanitarian Pooled Fund will finance 31 projects in the sectors of nutrition, food, water, sanitation, and health, targeting the most vulnerable people in 15 priority governorates.