Kinshasa, 04 février 2021. La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) continue de traverser une crise humanitaire complexe et profonde. Le nombre de personnes ayant besoin d’assistance et de...
Press releases and statements
![The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith surrounded by cameras](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_2_1_50/public/2023-07/untitled-00455.jpg)
Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Plan de réponse humanitaire pour la République démocratique du Congo pour 2021 prévoit d’offrir une assistance à 9,6 millions de personnes vulnérables. Un budget de 1,98 milliard de dollars américains devra être mobilisé pour répondre à ces besoins
Niger
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory - OCHA Deputy Director of Operations and Advocacy Division visits Niger
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/b4/99/b499c52d-5374-3053-b2f4-919ff4710d38.png?2203431-1-0)
WHO: David Carden, Deputy Director of Operations and Advocacy Division WHAT: Mission to Niger WHEN: 30 January to 4 February 2021 WHERE: Niamey and Ouallam (Tillabéri region) The OCHA Deputy Director...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mark Cutts, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on the recent floods in northwest Syria, 28 January 2021 [EN/AR]
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/ac/a4/aca4d601-2d08-3e05-b7f8-8383b1f1765d.png?2203395-1-0)
I am deeply concerned about the devastating impact that the recent floods have had on displaced people living in camps in northwest Syria. Following extensive efforts by humanitarian workers to reach...
World
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock to the Security Council on the implementation of SC Resolution 2532, 25 January 2021
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/df/9a/df9a8fb9-2a0c-3937-9567-3a0effe0aef6.png?2202275-1-0)
25 January 2021 As Delivered With Rosemary and Jean-Pierre in September I warned you that the virus and its secondary effects would hit the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected countries...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseTen years of war in Syria, more than half of children continue to be deprived of education [EN/AR]
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/b8/ac/b8ac0488-3d87-3cbc-bb9e-ef78786876db.png?2202037-1-0)
More than 2.4 million children in Syria are out of school and the number has likely increased due to the impact of the pandemic. One in three schools is in ruins or being used for military purposes.
Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi – Joint Statement on the Deteriorating Security at Al Hol Camp [EN/AR]
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/06/5b/065b0de6-7f8d-3904-8eb7-1e6942e4d525.png?2201717-1-0)
The recent rise in violence among the camp population jeopardizes the ability for the humanitarian partners to continue to safely deliver critical humanitarian assistance to residents.
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Communiqué de presse en rapport avec la situation sécuritaire dans le territoire de Beni, 21 janvier 2021
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/61/be/61bee2e9-cf94-3607-9a2f-0ef7d3330320.png?2201557-1-0)
Kinshasa, 21 janvier 2021 – Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), David McLachlan-Karr condamne fermement les massacres, les enlèvements et autres atteintes aux...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. for Sudan, Babacar Cissé, on 20/01/2021 about the recent killing of three aid workers [EN/AR]
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/60/ea/60ea5a11-c8d5-3001-80e0-0776baa8c2ba.png?2201337-1-0)
The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. for Sudan, Babacar Cissé, condemned the recent killing of three staff members of aid organizations, one with his family, in the context of inter-communal violence in...
CAR
News and Press ReleasePerturbation alarmante de la principale chaîne d'approvisionnement de Bangui
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/21/31/21311de2-46a7-3cf8-9afa-6da0652f0c30.png?2201329-1-0)
Bangui 20 janvier 2021 - La Coordonnatrice humanitaire en République centrafricaine, Denise Brown, exprime sa vive préoccupation face à la résurgence des violences armées et les perturbations...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseAlarming disruption of Bangui’s main supply chain
![](https://www.unocha.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/previews/2e/de/2edeba5a-b5d6-30dc-9fbb-6a918c203b18.png?2201325-1-0)
Bangui 20 January 2021 - The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Denise Brown, is extremely concerned about the sustained disruptions that have occurred on the country’s main...