(Bamako, 19 août 2016) – Chaque 19 août, la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire est célébrée partout dans le monde pour rendre hommage au dévouement des milliers de travailleurs humanitaires qui...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Mali
News and Press ReleaseJournée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire: s’engager en faveur de l’humanité
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian partners in Ethiopia commend dedication of national staff on World Humanitarian Day
(Addis Ababa, 19 August 2016): The Government of Ethiopia and humanitarian partners gathered in Addis Ababa today to celebrate 2016 World Humanitarian Day. World Humanitarian Day, which is held on 19...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseStanding together as one humanity on World Humanitarian Day [EN/MY]
(Yangon, 19 August 2016): On World Humanitarian Day, aid workers in Myanmar are calling for solidarity with all people in humanitarian need around the country and across the globe. “Today, the scale...
Syria + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator jointly commemorate World Humanitarian Day 2016 [EN/AR/TR]
(Gaziantep, 19 August 2016): Today the United Nations in Gaziantep, Turkey, commemorates World Humanitarian Day (WHD) on this the 13th anniversary of the 2003 UN headquarters bombing in Baghdad when...
Haiti + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseA l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale de l’Aide Humanitaire, OCHA rappelle qu’il y a encore de multiples besoins humanitaires en Haiti et dans le monde
Port-au-Prince, le 19 Août 2016.- Au lendemain du Sommet Humanitaire Mondial (WHS), et six ans après le tremblement de terre dévastateur de 2010, les besoins humanitaires en Haïti restent importants...
World
News and Press ReleaseThe Potential Impact of CERF's Funding Gap
A $50 million reduction would have a devastating impact CERF is facing an immediate shortfall and urgently requires an additional $50 million in contributions to reach the annual funding target for...
Yemen + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund allocates US$50 Million to Neglected Aid Operations to Assist Two Million People in Dire Need
(New York, 16 August 2016) Today, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, released US$50 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for severely underfunded aid operations...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: The humanitarian community is mobilising to support the Government to combat the cholera epidemic
(Bangui, 12 August 2016): “I assure the people of the Central African Republic (CAR) that the UN and our humanitarian partners are fully committed to support the Government in its fight against this...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseStatement of the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, on the Intensification of Violence across Yemen [EN/AR]
The people of Yemen continue to bear the brunt of the suffering as a result of the inability of the parties to find a political solution to a conflict that has been raging for more than a year and a half.
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseEthiopia: Government and partners launch the mid-year review of Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for 2016
US$612.4 million urgently needed to address food and non-food needs for 9.7million people Addis Ababa, 12 August 2016: On 12 August, the Government of Ethiopia officially launched the revision of the...