Press releases and statements

I would like to start with a number, a very important number that should shock and horrify the world. And that is 1,500. 1,500 Ukrainian children killed or injured since the Russian invasion in...

(New York/Geneva, 2 June 2023) The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Joyce Msuya, will begin an official five-day visit to Tokyo, Japan, on...

“I am yet again shocked and saddened by the death of a child who was killed alongside other civilians during another barrage of missiles launched at Kyiv today by Russian armed forces. My thoughts...

As of the end of May 2023, the Humanitarian Response Plan is only 23.5 per cent funded. This allocation will support the people most in need in the governorates of Hajjah, Al Hodeidah, and Taiz.

• The UN and our humanitarian partners continue to work non-stop to support people impacted by the escalating fighting and hostilities, which are ravaging communities in the east and south of the...

On Monday 22 May the Palestinian herding community of Ein Samiya (Ramallah) began dismantling and leaving their homes, citing settler violence as their main reason. Until this week, Ein Samiya was...

Bangui, 25 May 2023 - The civilian population continues to be the victim of armed violence in the Central African Republic (CAR). Since the beginning of this year, 57 incidents against humanitarian...

Bangui, le 25 mai 2023 – La population civile continue d'être victime de violences armées en République centrafricaine (RCA). Depuis le début de l’année 2023, 57 d’incidents contre les humanitaires...

The escalating violence against humanitarians and looting of humanitarian supplies leaves countless people without access to life-saving support (Juba, 24 May 2023) The Humanitarian Coordinator ad...

A critical time requiring support for humanitarian action at all levels (Port Sudan, 24 May 2023): The escalating violence over the past five weeks in Sudan has had a catastrophic impact on...