Press releases and statements

Mr. President, On behalf of Ms. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, I would like to deliver the following statement on the humanitarian...

Dead Sea, Jordan, 6 March 2015. The World Humanitarian Summit regional consultation for the Middle East and North Africa was held at the Dead Sea, Jordan, from 3-5 March 2015. It was hosted by the...

(Beirut/New York, 5 March 2015): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, completed her visit to Lebanon calling for...

Humanitarian partners estimate that 15.9 million people – or 61 per cent of Yemen’s population – need some form of humanitarian assistance in 2015.

The assistance includes three convoys of water and sanitation supplies, including one sent yesterday for 24,000 people. UNHCR is sending a convoy of non-food items for 500 families.

(Bangui, le 03 mars 2015): La Coordonnatrice humanitaire principale, Claire Bourgeois, a conduit du 26 février au 02 mars, une mission conjointe dans les préfectures de Mambere Kadéi et Sangha Mbaéré...

Khartoum, 02 March 2015. The Government of Denmark has contributed DKK15 million (US $2.3 million) to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) for 2015. Denmark has been a committed supporter of the...

The humanitarian crisis in Somalia remains among the largest, most protracted and most complex emergencies in the world today. About 731,000 Somalis face acute food insecurity despite improvements in...

In today’s visit to the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City and the Old City of Hebron, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, James W. Rawley, together with...

Nearly 400,000 people who have returned to the north face numerous challenges to restart their lives. Communities have become more vulnerable, livelihoods have deteriorated, and social services are working only partially.