Press releases and statements

South Sudan: The situation has improved but millions of people are still in need of help Juba, 20 November 2013: “Between 17 and 20 November, I visited South Sudan, the world’s newest country. I held...

Sud-Kivu : une même rentrée scolaire, plusieurs faces - Cette année, 240 000 nouveaux élèves sont attendus au cycle primaire dans le Sud-Kivu. Aganze, âgé de 9 ans, est content de retrouver l’école...

(Manila, 19 November 2013): The United Nations Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos, visited today Tacloban City and Guiuan, on the far eastern coast of Samar province, to assess progress on getting aid...

(Bamako, 18 novembre 2013) - Vingt spécialistes de l’Équipe d’intervention d’urgence de la Communauté Economique Des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) en provenance du Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cap...

(New York, 15 November 2013) OCHA Operations Director, John Ging, told media today that one week after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, nearly 13 million people are estimated to have been...

(New York, 15 November 2013): It’s been a week since Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines and I remain concerned about the health and well-being of the millions of men, women and children who are...

Nearly 11,500 people of Rwandan origin had arrived from Tanzania by the end of September 2013. The Central Emergency Fund has allocated $2.3 million to provide them with assistance.

The humanitarian community’s response and commitment in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan had been phenomenal despite overwhelming challenges, John Ging, a senior humanitarian official said today...

(Bangkok/Geneva, 15 November 2013): The United Nations has called for more attention to developing innovative and ground breaking strategies for governments to better prepare themselves during...

(Manila, 14 November 2013): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Valerie Amos, today spoke of the need for a sustained and collective response by...