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At the request of the State of Palestine and the UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team for Disaster Preparedness Assessment has...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseAt the request of the State of Palestine and the UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team for Disaster Preparedness Assessment has...
World
News and Press ReleaseAlmaty, 2 April – Humanitarian aid system can no longer focus on emergency response only, it must shift to anticipating risks, concludes a new report launched by the United Nations Office for...
Myanmar
News and Press Release(Yangon, 2 April 2014): Humanitarian operations in Rakhine State have been interrupted after attacks on UN and NGO premises in Sittwe one week ago led to the relocation of more than 170 staff and...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseAid agencies warn of even more dire humanitarian consequences if urgently needed funds are not raised in the coming weeks. The Crisis Response Plan, which covers January to June 2014, is only 30 per cent funded.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseValerie Amos told the Security Council today that that the situation for millions of desperate people in Syria had not improved. Only six per cent of the people living in besieged areas have received assistance in the past month.
Somalia
News and Press Release(Mogadishu/Nairobi, 27 March 2014): I am deeply concerned that over 10 people were injured, including at least six children, and others were exposed to severe danger due to mortar shelling affecting...
World + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseAround 65 per cent of the IGAD region receives less than 600mm in rainfall every year. This year’s Summit seeks to keep the spotlight on commitments made to end drought emergencies.
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMore people were displaced in Darfur in 2013 than in any year since 2004, and nearly 200,000 have already been displaced in 2014. Yet international attention and commitment are at an all-time low.
Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseThe convoy is a tangible illustration of the impact of Security Council Resolution 2139, which clearly articulated the requirement for both cross-border and cross-line access to millions of Syrian civilians.
Syria + 1 more
News and Press Release(Nusaybin, Turkey, 20 March 2014) The United Nations confirms that a convoy carrying vital aid supplies for hundreds of thousands of people desperately in need in the north of Syria is leaving the...