The Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, James W. Rawley, and the Director of UNRWA Operations West Bank, Felipe Sanchez, expressed their grave concern today that Israel...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUN Officials: Israel must halt plans to transfer Palestinian Bedouins [EN/AR/HE]
Mali
News and Press ReleaseArrival of the new Humanitarian Coordinator in Mali
(Bamako, 20 May 2015) - The new Humanitarian Coordinator in Mali, Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe, has officially taken office. Ms. Gasarabwe was appointed at the helm of Mali’s humanitarian community on 8...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement Mr. Toby Lanzer, the Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan: "International Humanitarian Law Violated in Leer and Malakal"
Juba, 18 May 2015: “Military operations in Unity and Upper Nile states over the past three days in particular have again devastated countless lives. Eyewitness accounts report targeted rape and...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseThe UN is rushing assistance to help people fleeing Ramadi but funds are running out and stocks are almost gone [EN/AR/KU]
The UN is launching a humanitarian appeal on 4 June, which includes highly prioritized programs to meet the most urgent needs of vulnerable people in Iraq, including those displaced from Ramadi.
Nepal
News and Press ReleaseRace against time to meet basic needs of quake-survivors in Nepal
(Kathmandu/Bangkok, 15 May 2015) The window of opportunity to provide vital relief to people in Nepal affected by the recent earthquakes is closing quickly, as urgent funding requirements remain ...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseWhat is a ‘humanitarian pause’ and what does it mean for Yemen?
By Natasha Scripture, OCHA Communications Officer The escalating humanitarian crisis in Yemen has forced more than 300,000 innocent civilians to flee their homes in recent weeks, with violent clashes...
World
News and Press ReleaseWFP and OCHA Join Forces to Make Data More Accessible
WFP's data on hunger, food security, and nutrition is being made available through OCHA’s Humanitarian Data Exchange, an open platform for sharing crisis data.
Iraq + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos Statement to the Security Council on Iraq - New York, 14 May 2015
Madam President, Since my last briefing to the Security Council in November 2014, the number of Iraqis requiring humanitarian assistance has grown to over 8.2 million people, an increase of 3 million...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos Statement on the humanitarian pause in Yemen [EN/AR]
(New York, 12 May 2015): I welcome the beginning of the humanitarian pause in Yemen which should enable humanitarian agencies and their partners to step up the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian...
World
News and Press ReleaseMIAH Declaration of Guatemala: Declaration of VII Regional Meeting on International Humanitarian Assistance Mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean, (MIAH) in Guatemala City
VII Regional Meeting on International Humanitarian Assistance Mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean (MIAH for its acronym in Spanish), Guatemala City, May 5th and 6th 2015 The countries of...