Today 31st March 2022, we the co-hosts from OCHA, Germany, Qatar and the United Kingdom led the Afghanistan pledging conference for 2022. We were joined by the United Nations Secretary-General Mr...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseAfghanistan pledging conference 2022: Chairs statement
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Donors Urged to Step up Again for Afghanistan [EN/Dari/PS]
Afghanistan is trapped in a humanitarian crisis with 23 million people facing acute food insecurity. We need to act now to stop the situation from getting worse Humanitarian agencies have scaled up...
Niger
News and Press Release552,6 millions de dollars recherchés pour financer le Plan de Réponse Humanitaire 2022
Le 15 février 2022, la communauté humanitaire du Niger a procédé au lancement officiel du plan de réponse humanitaire (PRH) conjointement avec le plan de soutien (PS) du gouvernement, sous la...
Colombia
News and Press ReleasePress Release, Bogota, 28th of March 2022
The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) expresses its concern due to the compounding of the humanitarian situation in Colombia because of the increase of conflict dynamics and rise in Human Rights and...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseComunicado de prensa, Bogotá, 28 de marzo de 2022
El Equipo Humanitario País en Colombia (EHP), expresa su preocupación por el deterioro de la situación humanitaria en Colombia debido al aumento de las dinámicas de conflicto, y violaciones a los...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseStatement by UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani, 28 March 2022
(Dnipro, 28 March 2022): Today we were able to safely bring food rations, medical supplies and household items to Kharkiv for thousands of people, provided by the World Food Programme (WFP), World...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan condemns attacks on UN humanitarian convoy
(Juba, 25 March 2022) The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms. Sara Beysolow Nyanti and the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (a.i.), Mr. Arafat Jamal condemn the targeted attack on a...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseDonors Meet to Pledge Support for Humanitarian Response in Yemen
The aid lifeline in Yemen is running out of money as new assessments show evidence of catastrophic hunger and rising needs Donors are convening today to raise awareness and funding at a pledging...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, on the Continued Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Crisis Facing People in Afghanistan [EN/Dari/PS]
People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions. The rapid increase in those experiencing acute hunger – from 14 million in July 2021 to...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseUN allocates $40 million from Emergency Fund for Ukraine
The CERF funding will help provide health services, food and shelter, and support flexible ways to get cash to people in need. This is the second allocation since the rapid increase in hostilities.