The funds announced today will allow humanitarian agencies to sustain aid pipelines of food, water, health care, nutrition and protection services in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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Somalia + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseWith 32 million people struggling from drought and conflict, donors at UN-backed event announce US$2.4 billion to support people in the Horn of Africa
Myanmar
News and Press Release$333M Humanitarian appeal to support communities hit by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar
This is a humanitarian catastrophe in one of the country’s poorest areas with high pre-existing needs and requires scaled-up distribution to the most vulnerable ahead of the rains.
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian organizations in Chad urgently need more funding to respond to refugees and returnees from Sudan
Because of renewed fighting in West Darfur, about 30,000 refugees and returnees have crossed the border into Chad during the last week. In total, about 80,000 people have fled Sudan to Chad.
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordinadora Adjunta de Socorro de las Naciones Unidas concluye su visita a Colombia (19 de mayo de 2023)
(Bogotá/Nueva York, 19 de mayo de 2023) La Subsecretaria General de Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinadora Adjunta de Socorro de Emergencia, Joyce Msuya, concluyó hoy su misión de una semana a Colombia. ...
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseLes organisations humanitaires au Tchad ont un besoin urgent de financement pour répondre aux besoins des réfugiés et des rapatriés du Soudan
N'Djamena 19 mai - Suite à la reprise des combats dans l'Ouest du Darfour, environ 30 000 nouveaux réfugiés et rapatriés ont franchi la frontière avec le Tchad au cours de la semaine dernière. Au...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Relief Chief Concludes Visit to Colombia (19 May 2023)
(Bogota/New York, 19 May 2023) The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Joyce Msuya, wrapped up a week-long mission to Colombia today. During...
Ethiopia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: High-level Pledging Event for the humanitarian response in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
WHO: United Nations, Italy, Qatar, the United Kingdom and the United States in collaboration with the Governments of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. WHAT: High-level Pledging Event for the humanitarian...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseUN, NGOs appeal for US$396 million for urgent response to alarming hunger and malnutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states
Abuja, 18 May 2023 -- To prevent a widespread hunger and malnutrition crisis in north-east Nigeria from turning fully catastrophic US$396 million is urgently needed to scale up humanitarian action in...
Sudan + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseJoint OCHA and UNHCR press release: UN calls for US$3 billion to rush life-saving aid and protection to people impacted by the Sudan crisis [EN/AR]
As the death toll mounts, humanitarian needs soar and displacement grows, the UN is launching two response plans to provide food, health care, shelter, protection and other critical assistance.
Haiti
News and Press Release$18 millions alloués par le CERF pour la réponse humanitaire en Haïti
(Port-au-Prince, 16 mai 2023) Au vu de la sévérité et de l’urgence de la crise humanitaire en Haïti, le Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence,...