Press releases and statements

Humanitarian partners identified a nine per cent rise in IDPs since 15 October. While displacement has decreased in the southern governorates, it has increased significantly in the north.

Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a true honour for me to have been invited here today to mark with you 10 years since the Central Emergency Response Fund began saving lives around the world...

Funding will support critical, life-saving humanitarian operations in 2016. Further announcements of contributions from some of the CERF’s top donors are expected in early 2016.

There have been some recent positive developments in the ability of humanitarian actors to access hard-to-reach areas notably Taizz, thanks to the efforts of the parties to the conflict.

Intensified violence in Burundi is worsening the humanitarian plight of an already vulnerable population. Urgent action is needed to prevent a descent into catastrophic violence, warned two UN Emergency Directors.

DAMASCUS, 14 DECEMBER 2015 Good morning everyone. I have just concluded a three-day visit to Syria. This was my second mission to the country since I assumed the position of UN Humanitarian Chief. I...

(Bangui, 12 December 2015): The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Mr. Aurélien A. Agbénonci strongly condemns recurrent direct attacks on humanitarian organizations and...

(Bangui, le 12 Décembre 2015): Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République centrafricaine, M. Aurélien A. Agbénonci condamne fermement les attaques récurrentes contre les organisations humanitaires et...

Niamey, le 11 décembre 2015 : Le Gouvernement du Niger et ses partenaires humanitaires ont lancé, le 11 décembre 2015 à Niamey, un appel de fonds pour le financement du Plan de réponse humanitaire...

(Damascus, 11 December 2015) The United Nations (UN) in Syria and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) evacuated over 300 combatants along with their families and the critically injured from Al Waer...