Press releases and statements

I am deeply concerned for the well-being of some 400,000 people on both sides of the ‘contact line’ in the Donetska Oblast of eastern Ukraine who have been without access to safe drinking water for...

The UN has warned about the disastrous consequences of a further reduction in electricity-supply to the Gaza Strip on the living conditions of two million Palestinians.

Humanitarian response efforts in drought-hit Horn of Africa received a boost after International partners made financial pledges following a five-day visit to the region.

WHO: Ahmed Al Meraikhi, Humanitarian Envoy of the UN Secretary-General; Rashid Khalikov, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Partnerships with Middle East and Central Asia; H.E. Ms. Sacko...

Investing in Humanity Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) play a key role in delivering the “Grand Bargain” (GB), a set of reforms to improve the humanitarian financing system which was agreed by aid...

Jerusalem, 6 June 2017 This week marks 50 years since the start of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. For humanitarians this is the most long-standing...

With no substantial rainfall since November 2016, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) declared a state of emergency in April 2017 due to a severe drought affecting the country. At the time...

SLIDING TOWARDS THE ABYSS The Central African Republic is being shaken by a new spate of vicious violence. In recent weeks, the frequency and brutality of attacks against communities have surged to...

(Genève, 1er juin 2017) : La communauté internationale doit se rallier d'urgence derrière la communauté humanitaire qui s'efforce d'assister des milliers de civils en République centrafricaine, a...

Violence has reached levels not seen since August 2014. In the last two weeks alone, over 100,000 people have been newly displaced, seeking safety in areas aid can hardly reach.