MANILA, 7 October 2021--The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez, announced a contribution of over P380M from the UN Central Emergency...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Philippines
News and Press ReleasePhilippines and UN align relief efforts for upcoming typhoon season
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUN and humanitarian partners scale up life-saving response to crisis in Afghanistan and call on all donors to urgently turn pledges into reality
Pledges and commitments by donors must urgently be turned into reality to ensure aid agencies can respond before it is too late. Swift and unfettered movement of supplies and personnel must be allowed.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan condemns the latest threat against humanitarians operating in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, 5 October 2021
(Juba, 05 October 2021) The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, strongly condemns the latest threat against humanitarian organizations in the Greater Pibor...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseStatement on the recent forced displacements of people from Las Canood, 4 October 2021 [EN/SO]
4 October 2021 -- The humanitarian community* deeply regrets the arrest and subsequent forced displacements of more than 1,000 women, children and men from Las Canood, Sool Region on 2 and 3 October...
Niger
Situation ReportNiger/Article sur les perspectives alimentaires dans la région de Tillabéri - 1er octobre 2021
Perspectives alimentaires pessimistes pour la région de Tillabéri L’insécurité et les attaques récurrentes des éléments présumés de groupes armés non étatiques (GANE) ciblant les agriculteurs et les...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseNiger/Article sur les risques d’augmentation des cas de malnutrition 30 septembre 2021
Les risques d’augmentation des cas de malnutrition préoccupent les acteurs de la nutrition. Les acteurs humanitaires s’inquiètent des risques d’augmentation du nombre d’enfants souffrant de...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseKenya drought: The time to act is now - UN Resident Coordinator
(Wajir, 30 September 2021): Visiting Wajir today, with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations colleagues, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Kenya, Dr Stephen...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and the Heads of ICRC, OCHA, UNICEF, and WHO in Afghanistan
Kabul- 29 September 2021 On 27 September 2021, we met in Kabul for an urgent meeting on the alarming situation facing people requiring healthcare in Afghanistan and the dire human consequences if the...
Lebanon + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Press Conference on the Emergency Response Plan in Lebanon [EN/AR]
WHAT: Press Conference on the Emergency Response Plan in Lebanon. To be able to attend, journalists can register for accreditation until 30 September 1200 noon Beirut time on the below link:...
Haiti
OtherGlimpses of Sud: A post-earthquake account from Haiti’s most affected region
South-west Haiti’s Sud Department is still reeling from the devastating earthquake that struck one month ago. The city of Les Cayes and surrounding towns suffered extensive damage and deaths, and...