Press releases and statements

This week sadly marks two years since the terrible escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Despite international efforts to bring about a comprehensive negotiated political settlement, the sounds of...

This week, WFP will be moving an initial delivery of 11,000 metric tons of food assistance from El Obeid in central Sudan to Bentiu in South Sudan, where 100,000 people are enduring famine.

The United Nations is profoundly concerned by reports yesterday of a high number of civilian casualties in Al Aghawat Al Jadidah, a densely populated neighborhood in Mosul. Initial reports indicate...

(Antananarivo, 23 mars 2017) – Les Nations Unies et les partenaires humanitaires ont lancé un appel pour une aide de 20 millions de dollars pour faire face aux conséquences dévastatrices du cyclone...

The US$20 million will fund food aid for 170,000 people, provide water, sanitation and hygiene assistance for 168,000 people and support more than 230,000 farmers in replanting crops.

At the World Humanitarian Summit, more than 3,000 commitments to action and nearly 20 initiatives were launched. The first reports are now available to search and download.

In a country experiencing a worsening humanitarian situation, violence in Tanganyika province has displaced over 370,000 people making it the most urgent humanitarian hotspot.

Humanitarian agencies are providing life-saving support to more than 1.3 million people from eastern and western Mosul including families who have stayed in their homes, and those who have fled.

Yaoundé, le 17 mars 2017- Le Gouvernement japonais renouvelle son appui aux centrafricains et aux réfugiés, aux retournés et aux déplacés internes touchés par la crise sécuritaire et humanitaire, en...

Yaoundé, le 16 mars 2017 – La situation humanitaire continue de se dégrader en République centrafricaine (RCA). Avec la recrudescence de la violence et la multiplication des foyers de tension depuis...