Press releases and statements

2 September 2019 (Baghdad) - Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Iraq Marta Ruedas expressed her concerns regarding the means and methods of transfers of internally displaced persons...

Mass casualties reported following air strikes in Dhamar Governorate Sana’a, 1 September 2019 –On 1 September, air strikes hit a former community college compound on the northern outskirts of Dhamar...

"The situation is very fragile. Families are again trapped in their homes by fighting, unable to secure food and reach medical care,” said Lise Grande, Humanitarian Coordinator.

WHO: Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Central African Republic WHEN: 29 August to 4 September 2019 ...

QUI: Ursula Mueller, Sous-Secrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnatrice adjointe des secours d’urgence QUOI: Mission en République centrafricaine QUAND: 29 août au 4 septembre 2019 ...

Of the 34 major aid programmes, only three are funded for the entire year. Several have been suspended, 22 will close in the next two months unless funding is received.

Abuja, 20 August 2019 - Marking the tenth anniversary of World Humanitarian Day, aid workers in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, as well as in the capital Abuja, have gathered on 19 August to raise...

Juba, 19 August 2019: On World Humanitarian Day, the Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, said more needs to be done to address the risks faced by women humanitarians and combat...

By Basma Ourfali Joumana, aged 36, was born and raised in Aleppo and studied accounting and information technology. Between 2007 and 2014, she worked with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and...

Humanitarians are a community of committed people. For Augusta Maita, endearingly referred to as Mama Maita by the people of Mozambique, this commitment means saving lives and doing as much as she...