Press releases and statements

People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions. The rapid increase in those experiencing acute hunger – from 14 million in July 2021 to...

The CERF funding will help provide health services, food and shelter, and support flexible ways to get cash to people in need. This is the second allocation since the rapid increase in hostilities.

New York, 7 March 2022 As delivered Madam President, We are here, of course, to speak about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And yet, none of us want to be here today. We already had enough on...

(Ukraine, 3 March 2022). In Ukraine, humanitarian needs are growing and spreading rapidly as military operations also intensify. The United Nations and our humanitarian partners are committed to...

Mogadishu, 3 March 2022 - I am extremely concerned about the impact on civilians of the recent hostilities in Diinsoor, South West State. Over 17,400 people, many of whom are women and children, have...

(N'Djamena, le 2 mars 2022): le Sous-secrétaire général des Nations Unies chargé des affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence, Martin Griffiths a validé le décaissement d’une...

(Geneva, 1 March 2022) – The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in...

Yaoundé, 28 February 2022 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Mr. Matthias Z. Naab, strongly condemns the killing of a nurse and injuring of a doctor and another nurse in the NorthWest...

New York, 28 February 2022 As delivered Mr. President, I speak to you from Geneva. Wherever you are in the world, we have all been watching the military offensive in Ukraine with a sense of disbelief...

The CERF funds will support emergency operations along the contact line in the eastern oblasts of Donetska and Luhanska and in other areas of the country.