Press releases and statements

(Bangui, le 13 septembre 2016): Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, par intérim, en République centrafricaine (RCA), Docteur Michel Yao, condamne l’incursion des hommes armés dans un hôpital et réitère son...

(Bangui, le 13 septembre 2016): Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, par intérim, en République centrafricaine (RCA), Docteur Michel Yao, condamne l’incursion des hommes armés dans un hôpital et réitère son...

Humanitarian Coordinator calls on all parties to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, and to recommit to the April 10 Cessation of Hostilities.

This is the second allocation to assist IDPs this year and will support education, food security, health, nutrition, protection, shelter and WaSH activities in the Daynille and Kaxda districts near Mogadishu.

Burundi has an estimated population of 10.8m people; UNHCR says least 268,000 refugees have fled to DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia (as of end June 2016) since President Pierre...

La population Burundaise s’estime à 10,8m people de personnes; selon le HCR au moins 268,000 refugiés ont fui vers la RD Congo, le Rwanda, la Tanzanie, l'Ouganda et la Zambie. La fermeture de cinq...

Bogotá, 6 de septiembre de 2016.- La Oficina para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios de Naciones Unidas –OCHA-, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo –PNUD- y el Secretariado...

The appeal seeks to raise around US$150 million to support the humanitarian response to meet the needs of the spike in numbers of new people on the move, including undocumented Afghan returnees.

(Tehran, 5 September 2016): UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien today concluded a two-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran where he met with senior officials in Tehran including Deputy...

With over 75 per cent of the population estimated to be women and children, they desperately need assistance and support,” Mr. O’Brien said, acknowledging support already provided by Jordanian authories.