In 2016, only 37% of the $531.5 million requested was funded. Thus, CAR has the highest caseload per capita globally given that half of its population needs humanitarian aid.
Press releases and statements
The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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CAR
News and Press ReleaseHalf of the population in Central African Republic is in dire need of humanitarian assistance
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUN and partners appeal for US$166 million to save lives threatened by drought in northern Kenya
NAIROBI (16 March 2017) – The United Nations and humanitarian partners have appealed for US$166 million to address the devastating consequences of drought on pastoralist and agro-pastoralist...
Türkiye + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Visit by UN Assistant Secretary-General and Special Humanitarian Envoy Ahmed al-Meraikhi to Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon [EN/AR]
WHO: UN Assistant Secretary-General and Special Humanitarian Envoy Ahmed Al-Meraikhi WHAT: Mission to Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon WHEN: 16-22 March 2017 WHERE: Ankara, Gaziantep, Amman, Beirut, and...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O‘Brien, Message on the Syria crisis, 15 March 2017
The conflict in Syria has entered its seventh grim year. Since March 2011, its people have watched huge parts of their beloved country reduced to rubble. The toll taken on civilians is inexcusable...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement by the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP)
As humanitarian needs are expected to persist if not increase, some 126 humanitarian organizations, including NGOs, UN agencies and international organizations have projects in the plan.
CAR + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseJapan continues the assistance for affected persons by the security and humanitarian crises in Central African Republic
Yaoundé, 14 March 2017 – The Government of Japan renews its support for Central Africans and refugees, returnees and IDPs in the Central African Republic, affected by the security and humanitarian...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe fonds humanitaire, acteur majeur dans la réponse contre l’épidémie de choléra en République Démocratique du Congo
Quand une pirogue fait office de clinique mobile Ils ont dû pagayer sans relâche pendant près de deux heures pour parvenir à l’Unité de traitement du choléra (UTC) le plus proche, à Bolenge, près de...
Yemen + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien: Statement to the Security Council on Missions to Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya and an Update on the Oslo Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region
More than 20 million people face starvation and famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya. Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Kevin Kennedy – Statement on International Women’s Day [EN/AR]
Amman, 8 March 2017 UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis Kevin Kennedy is calling for greater efforts to address the needs of more than 7 million...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentrafrique : Le Coordonnateur humanitaire rappelle les principes de neutralité et d’impartialité qui guident l’action humanitaire
Un déferlement de la violence aurait un impact dévastateur sur la population centrafricaine alors que 2,2 millions de personnes ont toujours besoin d’une aide humanitaire, a dit Michel Yao.