Mogadishu, 21 December 2016 – A new contribution of US$2.2 million from the Government of Sweden to the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has immediately been allocated by the Humanitarian Coordinator...
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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Somalia + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseSomalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$3.2 million for urgent drought response, including new contribution from Sweden
CAR
News and Press ReleaseOCHA République Centrafricaine - Note d’information - Visite du Coordonnateur humanitaire à Batangafo, décembre 2016 - Le Coordonnateur humanitaire évalue la situation à Batangafo
Le Coordonnateur humanitaire évalue la situation à Batangafo Bangui, le 19 décembre 2016 – Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en République centrafricaine, Fabrizio Hochschild, s’est rendu le 16 décembre à...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseJoint Press Release: $547 million funding appeal to address humanitarian needs in Palestine during 2017
Nearly 70% of the requested funds target Gaza, where humanitarian needs are highest due to the blockade and recurrent hostilities, further exacerbated by the impact of internal Palestinian divisions.
South Sudan + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien Statement to the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan, 19 December 2016
New York, 19 December 20165 Checked against delivery Mr. President, I offer my condolences to the Russian Federation over the death of its Ambassador in Turkey. My thanks to the Secretary-General for...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien Statement on the situation in Aleppo, Syria, 19 December 2016
I welcome the adoption of resolution 2328 (2016) by the Security Council. I sincerely hope that, through the passing of this resolution, all parties and those with influence over them will finally...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Humanitarian Country Team Statement on the Deteriorating Operating Environment
(Juba, 14 December 2016): The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in South Sudan is gravely concerned regarding the deteriorating operating environment, including the recent expulsion of the Country...
World
News and Press ReleaseDonors pledge to support people affected by crisis through the UN’s Emergency Response Fund
In the past two years, about 70 per cent of CERF’s funding has been allocated (or targeted) to humanitarian operations that support displaced people and the communities hosting them.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien Statement on the situation in Aleppo, Syria, 9 December 2016
I remain extremely alarmed at the severe human tragedy unfolding before our eyes in Aleppo. In the past 72 hours, air strikes, shelling and street-to-street combat, particularly in the city’s eastern...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUN OCHA allocates $58 million to support 3 million people with life-saving assistance in Yemen [EN/AR]
The Humanitarian Pooled Fund will finance 31 projects in the sectors of nutrition, food, water, sanitation, and health, targeting the most vulnerable people in 15 priority governorates.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur humanitaire appelle les éléments armés à respecter le Droit international humanitaire sans délai
Bangui le 8 décembre 2016 – La ville de Bria, au centre de la République centrafricaine à 600 km de Bangui, la capitale, est depuis le 21 novembre 2016 au cœur d’un conflit d’une violence extrême...