Press releases and statements

In the early hours of this morning in Lviv, I was jolted awake by explosions. Another attack by the Russian Armed Forces has left people injured and killed as their homes were severely damaged in a...

The extra funds will enable the scale-up of lifesaving activities, including food, health-care, protection, shelter/non-food items and WASH assistance to people in the transit sites, said the UN.

The vital supply route providing aid to four million people could be shut down in days if the Security Council does not act decisively. Leaders are seeking at least a 12-month renewal.

The 2023 HRP requires $2.6 billion to respond to the needs of 7.6 million most vulnerable people in Somalia. However, only 30.5 per cent has been received as of mid-year.

(NEW YORK/GENEVA, 5 July 2023) Senior United Nations officials today voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan – including conflict-related sexual violence...

The images arriving from Kramatorsk are horrifying. I am appalled and extremely saddened by yet another strike hitting homes, restaurants, shops and schools, leaving dozens of civilians, including...

Gaziantep, 26 June 2023 I am deeply concerned by yesterday’s escalation of hostilities in north-west Syria, with reports of attacks in Idleb Governorate, including impacting a marketplace. Reports...

It is extremely disturbing that rescue workers were, once again, killed and injured in Kherson yesterday while helping communities impacted by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. On behalf of the...

Almost 700,000 under-fives are likely to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in 2023. This is more than double the number in 2022 and four times the number in 2021.

Since March 2022, 2.8 million people have been forced from their homes in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. DRC now has 6.3 million IDPs, the highest number in any African country.