Press releases and statements

Nairobi (20 July 2012) – One year after famine was declared in parts of Somalia on 20 July 2011, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden, is calling attention to the plight of 3.8 million Somalis who need assistance. “Last year, we were able to halt the downward spiral into...

One year after famine was declared in parts of Somalia on 20 July 2011, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden, is calling attention to the plight of 3.8 million Somalis who need...

(Kinshasa/Geneva, 20 July 2012) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is deeply concerned about the impact of recent fighting on thousands of families in the eastern province of North Kivu. The volatile situation also has...

(New York, 19 July 2012) The number of people needing humanitarian aid around the world has risen from 51 million to 62 million – an increase of more than 20 per cent –during the first half of 2012. More than 18 million people in nine countries in the Sahel region are facing a severe food and...

(Abidjan, 19 juillet 2012) Les acteurs humanitaires vont concentrer leurs interventions dans les régions de l’Ouest et du Nord de la Côte d’Ivoire d’ici la fin de l’année 2012 afin de venir en aide à...

Situation humanitaire La stabilisation politique et sécuritaire progressive a permis le retour de 84 % des personnes déplacées internes (PDI) et de 62 % des réfugiés ivoiriens dans leurs milieux...

Fuertes lluvias en el departamento de Putumayo han causado el desbordamiento de los ríos Putumayo, Guamuéz y Quebrada Aguas Negras, afectando cerca de diez mil familias en los municipios de La...

19 July 2012: For nearly a decade, areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) have faced continued violence due to conflict between armed ethnic groups, leading to population displacements. The...

(New York, 16 July 2012) The escalating conflict in Syria is having a devastating physical and psychological impact on hundreds of thousands of people. As the International Committee of the Red Cross...

13 July 2012: The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided US$6,887,544 to six UN agencies and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in response to an influx of...