Press releases and statements

(Asmara/New York, 31 July 2013): Returning to New York after a two-day visit to Eritrea, OCHA Operations Director John Ging has welcomed improving cooperation between the United Nations and the...

(Goma, 26 juillet 2013) : « Je suis particulièrement concerné par des rapports, ces derniers jours, faisant état de graves violations des principes de Droits de l’Homme et de Droit International...

Environ 5 000 personnes déjà déplacées, les combats se poursuivent à la périphérie de Goma Plus d’une semaine après le déclenchement des hostilités le 14 juillet dernier entre l’armée congolaise...

A new survey shows that in the Bourem health district global acute malnutrition levels are at 17 per cent, exceeding the emergency threshold of 15 per cent set by WHO. Over 23,000 children are at risk.

Communiqué de presse : pour diffusion immédiate BAMAKO, le 23 juillet 2013 – La communauté humanitaire sonne l’alarme sur les taux de malnutrition aiguë à Gao, au Nord du pays. Le ministère de la...

(Port-au-Prince, 22 juillet 2013) : L’Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) a annoncé une enveloppe supplémentaire de 2,5 millions de dollars américains, 1.5 millions provenant du Fonds Central de...

Despite improvements in overall food security, livelihoods and nutrition situation, 1 million Somalis, including 215,000 children, remain in crisis and need urgent life-saving interventions.

Lack of funding has dramatically decreased capacity to respond to cholera in Haiti. There is a serious gap in coverage in the north where most new cases are being recorded.

Basic services can be provided assuming all parties ensure unhindered and continuous access, as well as an environment which is safe and welcoming for agencies, UN says.

New York/Geneva, 17 July 2013: I am alarmed by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Pibor County in Jonglei, where an estimated 100,000 civilians have been cut off from life-saving assistance...