2.3 million people - more than half of the country's population - are in dire need of urgent humanitarian assistance nearly three years after the outbreak of violence.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
CAR + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: Humanitarian Coordinator calls for more international support to humanitarian crisis as he welcomes Pope Francis’ visit to displacement sites
Nigeria + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseMulti-faceted support urgent in north-east Nigeria to address complex crisis in Lake Chad basin
(Abuja and Dakar, 27 November 2015): “Extreme violence in the North-East of Nigeria is the most visible driver of instability and need for emergency relief across the Lake Chad Basin, but abject...
Nigeria + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUn soutien multidimensionnel urgent est requis au nord-est du Nigeria pour s’attaquer a la crise complexe du bassin du Lac Tchad
(Abuja et Dakar - 27 Novembre 2015): « La violence extrême dans le nord-est du Nigéria est le facteur le plus visible de l'instabilité et la nécessité de l’action humanitaire autour du bassin du Lac...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by Kevin Kennedy and Zainab Hawa Bangura - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women [EN/AR]
Amman, New York, 25 November 2015 This statement is attributable to Kevin Kennedy, Assistant-Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, and Zainab Hawa Bangura,...
World + 6 more
Manual and GuidelineRCG: Regional Consultative Group on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination for Asia and the Pacific: Terms of Reference
Background The Asia-Pacific series of Conferences on Military Assistance to Disaster Relief Operations (APC-MADRO) that took place over a five-year period1, were organized with the aim of developing...
World
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien - Statement on preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit: The path to Istanbul
Checked against delivery 24 NOVEMBER 2015, NEW YORK Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit. In recent...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O'Brien - Statement on Yemen [EN/AR]
The UN humanitarian chief calls for unhindered delivery of life-saving assistance and protection to civilians as the humanitarian situation in the central Yemeni city is worsening.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns armed robbery of Nile Hope compound in Juba
(Juba, 23 November 2015): The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Mr. Eugene Owusu, strongly condemns the armed robbery of the Nile Hope compound in Juba on 20 November. During the robbery, aid...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement to the press attributable to Mr. Kevin M. Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria crisis
UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY Amman, Jordan 20 November 2015 “The conflict in Syria has raged for five years. It is estimated that 250,000 people have lost their lives and over one million have been...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseYemen: Health and education on the brink of collapse
(New York, 19 November 2015): The Head of Operations for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, warned that the health and education systems in Yemen are on the brink...