(07 May 2022): Two OCHA-managed pooled funds have released US$19 million to help communities in South Sudan prepare for severe flooding expected during the rainy season. The country is projected to...
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Press releases and statements
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations releases US$19 million to help people in South Sudan prepare for severe flooding
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings on Masafer Yatta, 5 May 2022
On 4 May 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the petitions against eviction orders of the residents of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank. The decision affects over one thousand...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseUkraine: More than 300 civilians evacuated today
Statement attributable to the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani A new safe passage operation to evacuate civilians stranded in Mariupol and other communities has been completed...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseStatement attributable to the humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani (3 May 2022) [EN/RU/UK]
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 3 May 2022 I am pleased and relieved to confirm that 101 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and other areas in a safe passage...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseNote to Correspondents on Ukraine attributable to Saviano Abreu, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Spokesperson in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
A safe passage operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant has started Sunday. The efforts are coordinated by UN and ICRC, in coordination with the parties to the conflict.
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseAid agencies need US$4.3 billion to help 17.3 million people in Yemen as crisis deteriorates [EN/AR]
The numbers this year are staggering. Almost three-quarters of Yemen’s population now need assistance. Nearly 13 million people are already facing acute levels of need.
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan condemns today’s heinous attack on worshippers in Kabul Province [EN/PS/Dari]
Kabul, 29 April 2022 The UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, expresses his deep sorrow over this afternoon’s...
Somalia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseDonors pledge close to $1.4 billion for Horn of Africa drought response, 26 April 2022
Today donors pledged US$1.39 billion for humanitarian and development response to the drought in the Horn of Africa that has left more than 15 million people severely food insecure across Ethiopia,...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan condemns the latest violence against civilians, women and humanitarian personnel
High-level mission to Bentiu and Malakal highlights the dire situation of affected people (Juba, 25 April 2022) The women of South Sudan plea for peace as they narrated to the Humanitarian...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseThe UN Urges an Immediate Pause in Fighting as the Situation in Mariupol Deteriorates Sharply
The UN calls for pause in fighting to allow safe evacuation of civilians in besieged Mariupol Kyiv – (24 April 2022) - The United Nations on Sunday called for an immediate stop in fighting in the...