Press releases and statements

(Juba, 12 July 2016): Following days of clashes in Juba that have left tens of thousands of people displaced, and hundreds killed or injured, the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan has called...

Main Objectives The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) - Afghanistan is a country-based pooled fund (CBPF) financing mechanism for humanitarian organisations under the oversight of the Humanitarian...

(MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, 8 July 2016): “Since 5 April when I visited Bama, the United Nations has travelled by road to various parts of Borno State, Nigeria. Thanks to the Nigerian authorities, access...

UN Special Envoy on El Niño & Climate calls on governments and international partners to integrate humanitarian, development and resilience strategies to ensure effective, coherent change.

The Burundi humanitarian hotline is a recipient of a US$90,000 grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The grant will support the project for a nine-month period from April to December...

Rome: The newly-appointed United Nations Special Envoy on El Niño & Climate Ambassador Macharia Kamau issued a stark warning and challenge to the global community today in Rome, saying that a failure...

The number of humanitarian crises and the number of people affected has almost doubled over the past decade and is expected to increase, testing the capacity and ability of the humanitarian community...

The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) took place on 23-24 May 2016 and saw the launch of a number of initiatives including the Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) during a Special Session chaired by...

(Juba, 2 July 2016): Following a one-day visit to Wau, the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan has expressed shock and outrage regarding the loss of life, displacement, and suffering that...

New York, 30 June 2016 Since August 2013, Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan has served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the Syrian Arab...