Press releases and statements

Some 620 humanitarian aid organizations – NGOs and UN agencies – are using the consolidated appeals to plan their response to crises and monitor the situation and impact of their work.

These allocations will support vital humanitarian aid in Bangladesh, Chad, Colombia, DPRK, Haiti, Madagascar, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, the Philippines and Somalia.

Les catastrophes naturelles sont un des éléments caractéristiques de la situation humanitaire du Sud-Kivu, outre les mouvements de populations et les problèmes structurels En 2008, un tremblement de...

The almost complete lack of support for early recovery, livelihoods and capacity-building activities is limiting the ability of humanitarian partners to build the resilience of Yemeni communities.

(Kinshasa, 15 juillet 2013) : Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, M. Moustapha Soumaré, s’est dit ce lundi 15 juillet très préoccupé par la dégradation de la...

Today aid agencies reached for the first time this year areas of Pibor county, Jonglei, where thousands of civilians have been hiding in the bush following clashes between state and non-state actors.

(Bangui/Geneva/New York, 12 July 2013): United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, and European Commissioner for aid and crisis response, Kristalina Georgieva, on their second day in Central...

(Nairobi/New York, 12 July 2013) OCHA Operations Director John Ging paid tribute to humanitarian workers in Somalia and called for greater investment to break the cycle of crisis in the country at...

The two leaders urge all parties to grant immediate safe passage to allow civilians to leave Homs and to allow humanitarian aid to get in. Up to 2,500 people are trapped inside the city.

(Bangui/Genève/New York, 11 juillet 2013) : La chef de l’humanitaire des Nations Unies, Valerie Amos, et la commissaire européenne chargée de la coopération internationale, de l’aide humanitaire et...