Press releases and statements

Palestinian armed groups infiltrated Israel on 7 October, killing and capturing hundreds of Israeli civilians and members of the Israeli forces while indiscriminately firing thousands of rockets into...

(New York, 9 October 2023) – A team from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) concluded a week-long mission on 5 October to Azerbaijan and Armenia to identify...

Damascus and Amman, 6 October 2023 – We are gravely concerned about the renewed wave of hostilities in northern Syria. On 5 October, reports of multiple attacks were received on several sites in...

(Port Sudan, 5 October 2023): I am outraged by reports that six displaced people were killed and about 2,300 left homeless after their shelters were burnt during clashes between the Sudanese Armed...

I am appalled by the reports of a Russian strike that, shortly ago, ripped apart the village of Hroza, in the Kharkiv Region, killing dozens of civilians. The images arriving from the locality, home...

"We need to reach 18 million people. We will not give up on that target. But we need more international support, better access to the people who need us, and safety for our operations."

Since early July 2023, thirteen Palestinian families comprising 84 people (44 children and 40 adults) have been displaced from Masafer Yatta, citing increased movement restrictions imposed by Israeli...

Damascus and Amman, 27 September 2023 – We are deeply alarmed over the recent strike that damaged the Mehkan water station in Deir-ez-Zor. On 25 September, the Mehkan water station was reportedly...

(Benghazi, 27 September 2023) Two weeks since devastating floods in northeastern Libya claimed several thousand lives and ravaged entire neighbourhoods, the United Nations and its partners remain on...

(New York, 27 September 2023): The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed nine new members to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Group. Established by the...