Press releases and statements

The CERF hosted its annual high-level pledging conference for 2018. Thirty-six donors pledged US$383 million to the Fund to ensure urgent humanitarian aid reaches people in need whenever and wherever crises hit.

Bangui, le 8 décembre 2017 – La communauté humanitaire en République centrafricaine continue de payer un lourd tribut à la hausse de la criminalité dans les régions du Nord, du Sud et du Sud-Est. A...

The alarming level of food insecurity is directly linked to restrictions on people’s freedom of movement, their access to humanitarian assistance and their ability to plant or harvest.

These critical funds, part of the Fund's second standard allocation this year, will support 30 famine prevention projects in some of the worst-affected areas across the country.

(Geneva, 7 December 2017): The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Neal Walker, today briefed UN Member States in Geneva on the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine as...

Jamie McGoldrick calls on all parties to conflict to allow civilians to leave their homes and ... to facilitate the movement of aid workers to ensure the continuity of life-saving programmes.

Mogadishu, 3 December 2017: The Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq has welcomed the State of Qatar’s commitment to partner with Somalia amid growing calls for a new approach where...

Without the urgent resumption of commercial imports, especially food, fuel and medicines, millions of children, women and men risk mass hunger, disease and death.

UN DEPUTY HUMANITARIAN CHIEF THANKS REPUBLIC OF TURKEY FOR FACILITATING HELP FOR MILLIONS OF SYRIANS Ankara, 1 December 2017 United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Humanitarian Affairs...

About 136 million people across the world need humanitarian aid and protection due to protracted conflicts, disasters, epidemics and displacement. This funding will target 91 million of the most vulnerable.