Press releases and statements

Bangui, le 12 octobre 2016 - Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, a.i. en République centrafricaine, Mohamed Malick Fall, condamne fermement la nouvelle flambée de violence qui a secoué Kaga Bandoro,...

(Bangkok, 11 October 2016): Humanitarian, civilian and military actors today came together to find joint solutions to improve the response to the natural disasters that affect Asia-Pacific. ...

Bangui, le 10 octobre 2016 - Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République centrafricaine, Fabrizio Hochschild, a présenté ce 10 octobre les dernières tendances humanitaires pour le pays. «Il y a de...

Hurricane Matthew has precipitated the worst humanitarian crisis in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. Since the Category 4 storm rolled across south-western Haiti with winds of 235 kilometres per hour...

Providing access to water, food, shelter and sanitation is urgent for persons living in the most affected areas Port-au-Prince, 10 October 2016- The Humanitarian Country Team in Haiti, in close...

Airstrikes hit a community hall of Al-Sala Alkubra where thousands of mourners were taking part in a funeral, killing over 140 people and injuring more than 500, according to the initial reports.

The humanitarian community in Yemen is shocked and outraged by today’s airstrikes which hit the community hall of Al-Sala Alkubra where thousands of mourners were taking part in a funeral ceremony...

The fund addresses the most life-saving needs of the affected people. Earlier this week, a loan of $8 million was released to scale up response to the worsening cholera epidemic.

So far this year, aid workers have reached some 4 million people. However, the Humanitarian Response Plan for 2016 is only 46 per cent funded, leaving a gap of US$880 million.

OCHA chief Stephen O’Brien reiterates call for 48 hours weekly humanitarian pause in the fighting, medical evacuation and safe humanitarian access to eastern Aleppo.