Press releases and statements

Le nombre de personnes ayant besoin d’aide et de protection est passé de 2,5 millions à 2,9 millions, dont 1,9 million ont besoin d’une assistance aiguë et immédiate.

I am appalled and outraged by the news of the abduction and killing of an aid worker representing a non-governmental organisation last week in Idleb, in the northwest part of Syria. Aid workers in...

Bangui, 7 January 2019 – The Central African Republic continues to experience a complex and dire humanitarian crisis. One out of four Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee. The...

Bangui, le 6 janvier 2019 – La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine, Najat Rochdi, est choquée et attristée par le meurtre d’un travailleur humanitaire dans la ville de...

Bangui, 6 January 2019 – The Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic, Najat Rochdi, is shocked and saddened by the killing of a humanitarian worker in Batangafo town, Ouham...

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management called on aid agencies to prioritize life-saving assistance, along with development, recovery and resilience initiatives.

The 2019 HRP seeks to provide basic food, protection, health care, shelter, water and sanitation to 1.4 million Palestinians, who have been identified as most in need of interventions.

The current upsurge in violence began on 9 December, resulting in Israeli forces conducting extensive search and arrest operations throughout the West Bank, triggering further clashes with Palestinian residents.

MEDIA ADVISORY – For immediate release WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) WHAT: Participation in Doha Forum and National...

High-level UN officials completed their four-day mission to Libya and Tunisia today Tunis, 14 December 2018 – Concluding a four-day mission to Libya and Tunisia, United Nations Development Programme...