Press releases and statements

Abuja, 17 April 2021 I am deeply concerned about the recent attacks on humanitarian operations in Dikwa and Damasak, affecting humanitarian assets and personnel. We have temporarily suspended...

Abuja, 11 April 2021 I am deeply concerned about recurrent reports of violent attacks by non-state armed groups putting the lives of civilians under risks. Last night and through the morning, a...

Most parts of the country are facing critical water shortages. We are facing widespread food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacement and disease. We need funding now to save lives.

The funding of the Humanitarian Response Plan will allow humanitarian organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to three million people in need of urgent aid in 2021. Yaoundé, 7 April 2021 –...

QUI : Le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA) et l’Agence suisse pour le développement et la coopération (DDC) QUOI : Les Semaines des réseaux et...

QUIÉN: La Oficina de Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios de las Naciones Unidas (OCHA) y la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE) QUÉ: Las Semanas de Redes y Alianzas...

Ukraine ranks fifth in the world for civilian casualties as a result of landmines and ERW, and in top three for antivehicle landmine accidents. That makes the east of Ukraine one of the most mine-contaminated regions in the world.

WHO: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) WHAT: The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) ...

Yaoundé, 3 April 2021 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Mr. Matthias Z. Naab, strongly condemns the attack perpetrated by a non-state armed group on 26 March against a United Nations convoy...

At least 24 million people need humanitarian assistance in Syria and the region. That is four million more than in 2020, and more than at any other time since the conflict began.