Press releases and statements

Who: Sune Gudnitz, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Head of Office Pacific. Why: World Humanitarian Day is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid...

Sana’a, 17 August 2017: I am deeply concerned by the shrinking humanitarian space in Yemen where parties to the conflict continue to obstruct the timely provision of humanitarian aid to people in...

A sharp deterioration of the security situation necessitated a revision of the appeal. Between January and July 2017, the number of IDPs increased from 402,240 to 600,000.

WHO: Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ms. Ursula Mueller WHAT: ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management and World...

Kasaï : plus de 100 000 nouveaux déplacés enregistrés aux côtés plus de 250 000 retournés Les donateurs humanitaires se manifestent de plus en plus en faveur de la crise humanitaires, notamment dans...

Kabul, 15 August 2017: Reacting to the news that three national staff members of the NGO Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have been killed and two injured on 14 August 2017 in Ghor Province, Dr...

As all those present are aware, yesterday was a day of tumultuous eventsthat generated significant media coverage from you all and therefore today is extremely helpful – for us and also for you I...

The widespread use of sexual violence in North-Kivu The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not only famous for its amazing multifaceted diversity and incredible richness. It is also tragically...

Abuja, 11 August 2017 – The Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has expressed grave concern over the unauthorized search of a United Nations base for humanitarian workers in...

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, expresses concerns over reports of severe shortages of basic necessities, including life saving medical supplies due to the conflict in...