Press releases and statements

Kabul, 11 April 2015: Reacting to the announcement by Save the Children International that five members of their national staff, who were abducted on 3 March in Uruzgan province, were found dead on...

The Government-­led response in Vanuatu is in urgent need of funding to continue basic humanitarian relief efforts. Some 6,000 people still live in makeshift or temporary shelters.

The UNDAC team, comprising five experts, will support the government and humanitarian partners as they continue to respond to communities on affected islands and atolls.

Aid agencies are struggling to upscale and maintain basic services to refugees in camps, including shelter and food, access to health and education, as well as to clean water and sanitation.

(Bangkok/New York, 8 April 2015) The United Nations urgently needs US$111 million to fund its humanitarian operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DRPK) in 2015. The fund will...

(Kinshasa/Bunia, le 7 avril 2015) : C’est avec la plus grande fermeté que je condamne les quatre récentes attaques, perpétrées durant le seul mois de mars, contre des sites abritant des personnes...

Avant propos Les articles sélectionnés dans cette revue de presse ont pour but d’informer sur la situation humanitaire au Tchad ou sur le contexte général. Cette sélection d'articles ne reflète pas...

(New York/London, 2 April 2015) I am extremely concerned for the safety of civilians caught in the middle of fierce fighting in Yemen. I call on all parties involved to meet their obligations under...

Press Statement South Sudan | 2 April 2015 Statement by Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Juba, 2 April 2015: “As we enter the main planting season in South Sudan, I am deeply...

Erbil, 1 April 2015 – A UN convoy carrying life-saving assistance for thousands of people has arrived today in the town of al-Baghdadi in Anbar Governorate, where the conflict has left thousands of...