New York/Geneva, 17 July 2013: I am alarmed by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Pibor County in Jonglei, where an estimated 100,000 civilians have been cut off from life-saving assistance...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief calls for protection of civilians and access for humanitarian aid in South Sudan
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News and Press Release73 million people need humanitarian help this year
Some 620 humanitarian aid organizations – NGOs and UN agencies – are using the consolidated appeals to plan their response to crises and monitor the situation and impact of their work.
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News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund provides an unprecedented $172 million to neglected emergencies in 2013
These allocations will support vital humanitarian aid in Bangladesh, Chad, Colombia, DPRK, Haiti, Madagascar, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, the Philippines and Somalia.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseSud-Kivu : Réponse aux catastrophes naturelles
Les catastrophes naturelles sont un des éléments caractéristiques de la situation humanitaire du Sud-Kivu, outre les mouvements de populations et les problèmes structurels En 2008, un tremblement de...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseRevised Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan Appeals for US$702 million to help 7.7 million Yemenis in need [EN/AR]
The almost complete lack of support for early recovery, livelihoods and capacity-building activities is limiting the ability of humanitarian partners to build the resilience of Yemeni communities.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseNord-Kivu : « les belligérants doivent épargner les civils de tout risque de protection »
(Kinshasa, 15 juillet 2013) : Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, M. Moustapha Soumaré, s’est dit ce lundi 15 juillet très préoccupé par la dégradation de la...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseAid Agencies Gain Access as Violence in Pibor County Increases
Today aid agencies reached for the first time this year areas of Pibor county, Jonglei, where thousands of civilians have been hiding in the bush following clashes between state and non-state actors.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseUN and EU humanitarian Chiefs visit communities affected by violence in Central African Republic
(Bangui/Geneva/New York, 12 July 2013): United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, and European Commissioner for aid and crisis response, Kristalina Georgieva, on their second day in Central...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Operations Director salutes aid workers in Somalia, calls for investment to break the cycle of crisis
(Nairobi/New York, 12 July 2013) OCHA Operations Director John Ging paid tribute to humanitarian workers in Somalia and called for greater investment to break the cycle of crisis in the country at...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian and human rights chiefs urge immediate safe passage for civilians and aid workers in Homs and Aleppo, Syria
The two leaders urge all parties to grant immediate safe passage to allow civilians to leave Homs and to allow humanitarian aid to get in. Up to 2,500 people are trapped inside the city.