Press releases and statements

(N’Djamena, le 8 janvier 2016) : Le Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence, M. Stephen O’Brien, a approuvé l’attribution de 7 millions de dollars...

Faits saillants Environ 600 ménages sinistrés des inondations bénéficient d’une assistance en tôles et clous dans la ville de Kindu. Au moins 9 100 personnes déplacées internes et membres des...

Almost 42,000 people remaining in Madaya are at risk of further hunger and starvation. The UN has received credible reports of people dying from starvation and being killed while trying to leave.

Background CERF’s annual High-Level Pledging Conference, which also marked the kick-off of its 10-year anniversary campaign, took place on 17 December in New York. Member States and Observers, UN...

Jerusalem, 30 December 2015 Preliminary analysis of data collected by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicates that 170 Palestinians and 26 Israelis...

(Nairobi, 23 December 2015): The El Nino global climatic event has since May been the major driver of new humanitarian needs in the Horn of Africa region. Enhanced rainfall continues in parts of...

Dear Partners, In 2011, the Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published the landmark study "To Stay and Deliver: Good practice for humanitarians in complex security...

The conflict has had widespread impact on social infrastructure and access to basic services, leaving at least two million people malnourished and around eight million without access to safe drinking water.

Humanitarian partners identified a nine per cent rise in IDPs since 15 October. While displacement has decreased in the southern governorates, it has increased significantly in the north.

Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a true honour for me to have been invited here today to mark with you 10 years since the Central Emergency Response Fund began saving lives around the world...