Press releases and statements

“Thousands of people who have been trapped in Heet for months are trying to reach safety...we are very worried that some of the families who are escaping are in areas very close to the front lines," said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator.

After five years of a brutal and senseless conflict over a quarter of a million Syrians have been killed and over half the population forced from their homes out of fear and want. Some 4.6 million...

Nairobi, 8 March 2016: The world is currently facing an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises, putting more strain on responders. The number of people targeted for assistance has more than...

The Fijian Government and the United Nations have jointly launched a US$38.6 million appeal for the 350,000 people affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston.

"L’enlèvement il y a 48 heures dans le Nord-Kivu de trois travailleurs humanitaires de l’organisation non-gouvernementale Save the Children International est le dernier exemple de la tendance...

"The kidnapping of three humanitarian aid workers employed by the international nongovernmental organization Save the Children International, 48 hours ago in North Kivu, is the latest example of an...

(Geneva, 4 March 2016): Representatives of the Government of Fiji and the UN today launched an appeal for US$38.6 million to provide critical emergency relief to 350,000 people affected by tropical...

“All parties in this conflict have an obligation under international humanitarian law to take every measure to ensure civilians and civilian objects are protected,” said Stephen O'Brien.

A recent UN mission focused on the people displaced by conflict in Kachin and northern Shan States and by the continuing impact of the 2012 inter-communal violence in Rakhine State.

(Juba, 26 February 2016): UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang, today concluded a two-day visit to South Sudan, calling on...