At around 10 a.m. local time, three trucks with United Nations humanitarian supplies off-loaded their vital cargo in Chasiv Yar, about 10 km from Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, with assistance for...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseNote to Correspondents: Chasiv Yar Convoy (10 March 2023) [EN/UK]
Vanuatu
News and Press ReleaseUN deploys staff to Vanuatu to support coordination and humanitarian efforts following consecutive Cat-4 cyclones
Following two consecutive Category-4 cyclones, and a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu last week, the United Nations (UN) has deployed eight staff to the capital, Port Vila, to support the...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseMr. Matthias Schmale, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria - Statement on the killing of civilians in Ngala, Borno State, Abuja, 9 March 2023
The United Nations strongly condemns the reported ambush and brutal killing of more than 30 civilians in Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area in Borno State yesterday. Several people were...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria, El-Mostafa Benlamlih statement on the Aleppo International Airport strikes [EN/AR]
Damascus, 8 March 2023 I am deeply concerned about the implications of the closure of Aleppo International Airport due to damages sustained in an airstrike. On 7 March, several airstrikes were...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseTareq Talahma, Acting Director, Operations and Advocacy Division: Statement to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in South Sudan on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan. Since we briefed the Council in June last year, the humanitarian situation has...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mr. Magatte Guisse, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia ad interim, on the situation in Laas Caanood, 3 March 2023
Mogadishu, 3 March 2023 - I am extremely concerned about the humanitarian impact of the fighting in Laas Caanood, in the disputed Sool Region. According to UNSOM HRPG/ OHCHR, between 28 December and...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian needs in Somalia remain high: additional funding urgently required to sustain response beyond March 2023
(Mogadishu, 28 February 2023): Despite the ongoing delivery of humanitarian food assistance, levels of acute food insecurity across Somalia remain high, with an estimated 5 million people...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq launches the Humanitarian Transition Overview on behalf of the Iraq Humanitarian Country Team [EN/AR]
Baghdad, 28 February 2023 – On behalf of the Iraq Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in Iraq has launched the Humanitarian...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseDonors Meet to Pledge Support for Humanitarian Response in Yemen
Yemen remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. With donor support, the humanitarian community was able to assist nearly 11 million people last year and keep the worst outcomes at...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUne attaque sur un hélicoptère opéré par l’UNHAS met en péril l’action humanitaire dans l’est de la RDC
Kinshasa, le 26 février 2023 - Le vendredi 24 février, un hélicoptère opéré par le Service aérien humanitaire des Nations Unies (UNHAS), géré par le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), a essuyé des...