Press releases and statements

The UN calls on the public, Member States, world leaders and the wider humanitarian community to join the campaign to express their frustrations around the deteriorating humanitarian situation and to send a message of solidarity with the people of Syria.

11 de marzo de 2015 (13:00h) A las 15:55h del 10 de marzo de 2015, tuvo lugar un sismo de magnitud 6,6 (escala de Ritcher) con epicentro a 7,4 kilómetros al noroeste de la cabecera del municipio de...

Mr. President, On behalf of Ms. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, I would like to deliver the following statement on the humanitarian...

Dead Sea, Jordan, 6 March 2015. The World Humanitarian Summit regional consultation for the Middle East and North Africa was held at the Dead Sea, Jordan, from 3-5 March 2015. It was hosted by the...

(Beirut/New York, 5 March 2015): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, completed her visit to Lebanon calling for...

Humanitarian partners estimate that 15.9 million people – or 61 per cent of Yemen’s population – need some form of humanitarian assistance in 2015.

The assistance includes three convoys of water and sanitation supplies, including one sent yesterday for 24,000 people. UNHCR is sending a convoy of non-food items for 500 families.

(Bangui, le 03 mars 2015): La Coordonnatrice humanitaire principale, Claire Bourgeois, a conduit du 26 février au 02 mars, une mission conjointe dans les préfectures de Mambere Kadéi et Sangha Mbaéré...

Khartoum, 02 March 2015. The Government of Denmark has contributed DKK15 million (US $2.3 million) to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) for 2015. Denmark has been a committed supporter of the...

The humanitarian crisis in Somalia remains among the largest, most protracted and most complex emergencies in the world today. About 731,000 Somalis face acute food insecurity despite improvements in...