Press releases and statements

Bamako, 10 septembre 2019 - L’assistance humanitaire au Mali est compromise par l’insuffisance des financements dans un contexte où les besoins et les fonds requis ont augmenté. La mobilisation...

“Ethiopia has to cope with persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems, including drought and flooding, disease outbreaks and inter-ethnic violence." - Mark Lowcock

Food insecurity and malnutrition, forced population displacements and health emergencies have brought more than 7 million people to a state of acute or chronic vulnerability, including over 4 million in need of assistance.

Addis Ababa, 5 September 2019 On behalf of the humanitarian community in Ethiopia, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Ethiopia, Mr. Steven Were Omamo, strongly condemns...

(N'djamena, le 5 septembre 2019): Le Coordonnateur Résident du Système des Nations Unies et Coordonnateur Humanitaire, M. Stephen Tull, déplore un déficit de financement des activités humanitaires au...

The countries covered by the new CERF allocation are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Mali, Sudan, and Venezuela and the neighboring region.

$1 million in UN emergency funds for the response to Hurricane Dorian New York, 4 September 2019 – Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock today...

This year, the number of people in the CAR who need humanitarian assistance and protection has increased from 2.5 million to 2.9 million. Two-thirds of the population depends on aid to survive.

Bangui, 4 septembre 2019 - Ursula Mueller, la Sous-Secrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnatrice adjointe des secours d’urgence a appelé à un financement supplémentaire urgent de la...

Late and erratic rains during Somalia's 2019 Gu cropping season (April-June), coupled with low river levels, have led to the poorest cereal harvest since the 2011 famine.