An estimated 4.9 million people need life-saving and livelihoods support. Over 1.1 million people remain internally displaced and have been waiting for too long for durable solutions to stop their ordeal.
Press releases and statements
The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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Somalia + 2 more
News and Press Release$885 million needed for humanitarian aid in Somalia
World
News and Press ReleaseMr. Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Statement on preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit, 19 January 2016, Geneva
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to discuss with you once again preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit. As each day goes by, the importance of the World...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian community appeals for $1.3 billion to assist 5.1 million people in need
“This appeal must be fully funded. It presents the bare minimum required to respond to the most urgent needs, and these needs cannot go unanswered,” said the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan.
Haiti + 1 more
News and Press Release6 years after the earthquake, OCHA highlights progress but alerts the plight of thousands of displaced still living in camps
Ref. : PIO/PR/1/2016 Port-au-Prince, January 14 2016 - Six years after the devastating earthquake of 2010 that killed more than 200,000 people and left at least 1.5 million homeless, the humanitarian...
Haiti + 1 more
News and Press Release6 ans après, OCHA souligne les progrès réalisés mais alerte sur la situation encore critique des milliers de déplacés dû au séisme
Réf. : PIO/PR/1/2016 Port-au-Prince, le 14 janvier 2016 - Six ans après le tremblement de terre dévastateur de 2010 ayant causé la mort de plus de 200 000 personnes et laissé au moins 1,5 millions...
Guatemala + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseLas Naciones Unidas y sus socios lanzan un plan de respuesta humanitaria para Guatemala y Honduras
(Ciudad de Panamá, 13 de enero de 2016). Las Naciones Unidas junto con socios en los países lanzan un Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria para apoyar los esfuerzos de los Gobiernos de Guatemala y Honduras...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo: Le Chef de bureau d'OCHA déplore le démantèlement d'un site de déplacement au Nord-Kivu
(Kinshasa, 13 janvier 2016) – Le Chef du Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA) en République démocratique du Congo, Rein Paulsen, déplore le démantèlement du site de déplacement...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUN Agencies warn humanitarian needs growing in Syria and region: Nearly US$8 billion urgently needed in 2016 [EN/AR]
UN humanitarian and development agencies appealed today for a vital new funding to help 22.5 million people in Syria and across the region, as the conflict remains the world’s largest protection crisis.
Nigeria + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Global Emergency Fund releases US$31 million to help vulnerable people affected by Boko Haram-related violence in Lake Chad Basin region
The UN Fund will support humanitarian partners in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, where the humanitarian situation is worsening due to violence perpetrated by Boko Haram.
Nigeria + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseLe fonds d’intervention d’urgence alloue 31 millions de dollars en aide aux personnes vulnérables affectées par les violences de Boko Haram dans la région du bassin du lac Tchad
(New York, 11 janvier 2016) – Le chef de l’humanitaire des Nations Unies Stephen O’Brien a alloué 31 millions de dollars du Fonds central d’intervention d’urgence (CERF) en soutien aux partenaires...