Press releases and statements

(Moscow, 6 November 2015): Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today concluded his first official visit to the Russian...

Around four million people in the east of Ukraine need assistance and protection. Families do not have access to basic supplies and services, including food, clean water supply, and heating fuel.

During a visit to Makassed hospital in East Jerusalem on Sunday, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), Robert Piper, questioned recent actions by Israeli security...

WHO: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien WHAT: Mission to Ukraine WHEN: 2-4 November 2015 WHERE: Kyiv, eastern regions ...

(Islamabad, 29 October 2015): The United Nations team in Pakistan offers our deepest sympathies to all those that have been affected by the Badakshan earthquake. This event is made more poignant...

(New York, 29 October 2015): The head of Operations at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, has called for more help for people and communities who have...

Suva, Fiji, 29 October 2015 Two hundred people involved in disaster response across the region are gathered in Suva for the annual Pacific Humanitarian Partnership meeting where the impact of...

Kabul, Afghanistan Following the powerful earthquake struck that Badakshan Province in Afghanistan yesterday, the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan quickly mobilized resources to...

Mr. President, The members of this Council unanimously adopted resolution 2139 in February 2014 in recognition of the magnitude of the human cost this conflict carried. The purpose and intent of the...

The week of events starts with a two-day meeting that will bring together disaster management agencies and others, with a view to saving lives and reducing disaster losses.