Press releases and statements

The new "lowland" drought has led to severe shortages of water impacting people’s lives and livelihoods. High levels of acute and moderate malnutrition are also being reported.

En 2016, la situation humanitaire dans les provinces du Haut-Lomami, HautKatanga et Lualaba, dans le sud-est de la République Démocratique du Congo, est restée critique malgré les efforts consentis...

CERF allocation will reach more than 6 million people in crises where needs are alarmingly high but funding remains critically low - Cameroon, DPRK, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda.

This support will be delivered through three UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF and FAO) and will go into providing food security, supporting nutrition and basic health services.

Humanitarian chief says the conflict in Yemen is now the primary driver of the largest food security emergency in the world: 14 million people are food insecure, of whom half are severely food insecure.

Mr. President and distinguished Council members, 2016 was a year where we witnessed devastation and suffering in Syria at levels that defy comprehension. We witnessed people dying of starvation, with...

With a population of 42,000 inhabitants and more than 26,000 displaced people, an open conflict in Bambari would be devastating to the civilian population, said Michel Yao.

Bangui, le 25 janvier 2017 - Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, a.i. en République centrafricaine, le Dr Michel Yao, exprime son inquiétude face aux tensions qui montent à nouveau dans la Préfecture de la...

Parties to the conflict must uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law so that life-saving assistance and protection continue to be provided.

The IDF commits to support the G7’s InsuResilience call to action to extend risk insurance to an additional 400 million people in developing countries by the year 2020.