Support related to food, health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation will reach an estimated 3.5 million people under the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan for Afghanistan.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Afghanistan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Community Appeals for US$393 Million in 2016 to Target 3.5 Million Afghans in Need [EN/Dari/PS]
Cameroon + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseLancement de plans de réponse pour venir en aide aux Camerounais et aux réfugiés dans la région
(YAOUNDE, CAMEROUN, 25 janvier 2016) – Le Gouvernement a lancé aujourd’hui avec les Nations Unies et les partenaires humanitaires le plan de réponse humanitaire 2016 pour le Cameroun. Par la même...
Cameroon + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseLaunch of response plans to help people in Cameroon & refugees across the region
(YAOUNDE, CAMEROON, 25 January 2016) – The Government together with the United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon. On the same occasion,...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseStatement of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick on his visit to Taizz, Ibb and the city of Taizz [EN/AR]
(Sana’a, 23 January 2016) I have just returned from Taizz and Ibb Governorates where I travelled with United Nations senior officials to meet with authorities and the armed groups, to see for my-self...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali : les personnes dans le besoin attendent de ressentir les retombées positives de la paix
(Bamako/Dakar, le 22 janvier 2015) – En mission au Mali du 18 au 22 janvier, le Coordonnateur humanitaire régional pour le Sahel, M. Toby Lanzer, a constaté les avancés réalisées et les défis qui...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali: Population in need await the benefits of peace
The continued redeployment of State authorities is essential to consolidate existing gains and strengthen the much needed recovery and resilience work, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement: An appeal to end the suffering in Syria [EN/AR/ES/FR/RU/ZH]
More than 120 humanitarian organizations and UN agencies urge the world to raise their voices and call for an end to the Syria crisis and to the suffering endured by millions of civilians.
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUN officials call for an immediate revocation of plans to transfer Palestinian Bedouin in the Jerusalem area
Today, the Coordinator for Humanitarian and UN Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Robert Piper, and the Director of UNRWA Operations West Bank, Felipe Sanchez,...
Somalia + 2 more
News and Press Release$885 million needed for humanitarian aid in Somalia
An estimated 4.9 million people need life-saving and livelihoods support. Over 1.1 million people remain internally displaced and have been waiting for too long for durable solutions to stop their ordeal.
World
News and Press ReleaseMr. Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Statement on preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit, 19 January 2016, Geneva
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to discuss with you once again preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit. As each day goes by, the importance of the World...