Press releases and statements

(New York, 5 mai 2015) : John Ging, Directeur des Opérations d’OCHA a souligné aujourd’hui que le Niger et le Tchad faisaient des efforts héroïques pour faire face à l’impact de l’agitation qui...

Both countries’ humanitarian appeals are woefully underfunded, at 17 per cent for Chad and 25 per cent for Niger, and contributions are declining both in absolute terms and as a proportion of need year-on-year.

(Amman, 4 May 2015) – The aid operation in Yemen is dependent on safe access in and out of the country to meet the life-saving needs of people. For that reason, it is critical that humanitarians are...

(Kathmandu/Bangkok/Geneva/New York, 2 May 2015) The United Nations Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, and the European Union’s...

Funding is needed immediately to continue the relief operations as the monsoon season is likely to become an added logistical challenge to the provision of humanitarian assistance.

Depuis le début de l’année 2015, la province du Katanga n’a reçu que très peu de financements pour lutter contre les violences sexuelles basées sur le genre. Début avril, le Fonds des Nations Unies...

Por OCHA Colombia El departamento de Nariño, ubicado al sur del país en la frontera con Ecuador, es uno de los más afectados por el conflicto armado en Colombia, por esta razón fue uno de los...

The appeal reflects both the scale of the needs and the significant logistical challenges linked to providing an effective large-scale humanitarian response in hard-to-reach, mountainous areas.

(New York/London, 28 April 2015): On 25 April, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Nepal with strong aftershocks that continue to jolt the country. Thousands of people have been killed and injured,...

(London/New York, 26 April 2015) Our thoughts are with the people of Nepal as they deal with the loss of life and devastation caused by Saturday’s earthquake and aftershocks. The information is still...