Press releases and statements

With over 75 per cent of the population estimated to be women and children, they desperately need assistance and support,” Mr. O’Brien said, acknowledging support already provided by Jordanian authories.

Gaza, 31 August 2016 Following a visit today to the occupied Gaza Strip with diplomats from Australia, Belgium, Canada, the EU, and the UK, the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development...

The Government of Sweden announced today their commitment to support the world's most vulnerable children, women and men with $23 million to CERF.

The UN is deeply worried by reports that child recruitment is taking place in at least one displacement camp in Iraq and that boys are reportedly being transported to areas near the frontlines.

I remain extremely concerned about the evacuation of the entire population of the besieged town of Darayya, on 26 and 27 August following an agreement between representatives of Darayya and the...

Initial statistics from the national airline indicate that thousands of people cannot leave while many others remain stranded outside of Yemen, facing financial hardship and administrative hurdles.

The protracted crisis in CAR has left 2.3 million people in dire need of protection and humanitarian assistance. The CERF grant will help mitigate the current funding shortfall.

(Bangui, 23 août 2016) : Le 16 août, le Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence, Stephen O'Brien a alloué la somme de 9 millions de dollars américains, du Fonds central d'intervention d'urgence (CERF),...

In a report released today, UN agencies document collective progress made in the last two years, as well as some of the remaining challenges in the recovery and reconstruction effort.

A Silent Majority: Internally Displaced People More than 65 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, 40.8 million of whom are displaced within their own countries and known as...