Press releases and statements

“Environmental degradation, poverty, under-development and violent extremism are converging to create a complex and multi-faceted crisis," said Mr. O'Brien.

Jerusalem, 18 May 2016 The UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Robert Piper, today condemned the demolition and confiscation...

Since March 2015, the conflict has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation, leaving more than 13 million Yemenis in need of immediate, life-saving assistance.

(Niamey, 17 mai 2016): Le Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence des Nations Unies, Stephen O’Brien, a achevé aujourd’hui une mission de deux...

The 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan has so far received only 25 per cent of the requirement of US$316 million, which is clearly insufficient to meet the immediate needs.

(New York, 16 May 2016) My thoughts are with the people of Ecuador today as they mark one month since the earthquake devastated towns and villages in central and coastal provinces, killing nearly 700...

(Nueva York, 16 de mayo de 2016). Mis pensamientos están con el pueblo de Ecuador hoy, al cumplirse un mes desde que el terremoto devastó ciudades y pueblos en las provincias centrales y costeras,...

Suva, 16 May 2016 Almost 200 humanitarian partners from across the Pacific are heading to Istanbul for next week’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) where the region’s experiences in...

"Daraya has been the site of relentless fighting for more than three-and-a-half years, and we know the situation there is desperate," said Yacoub El Hillo, UN RC/HC in Syria.

(Mogadishu, 11 May 2016) - The Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Peter de Clercq, has witnessed first-hand the impact of the devastating drought in parts of Puntland and Somaliland during his...