Press releases and statements

(NEW YORK, 20 March 2023) Kuwait has pledged close to $90 million to support the United Nations’ efforts to assist survivors of last month’s earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The pledge will go...

(Juba, 20 March 2023) The Humanitarian Community in South Sudan strongly condemns a targeted attack on humanitarian assets and staff in Jonglei State in which two people were killed and others...

Nearly 363,000 people are displaced and sheltering in over 500 camps across flood-affected areas in the southern regions while the devastating toll of the floods and mudslides continues to rise.

The funding will specifically support three key areas - food security, water and sanitation hygiene, and emergency shelter - targeted at the most vulnerable and most affected populations in Vanuatu.

With the humanitarian situation in Haiti deteriorating by the day, United Nations and its partners issued an urgent call for increased access and resources to reach people in desperate need.

MAPUTO, 16 March 2023 - The United Nations is deeply concerned by the devastating humanitarian impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy which struck Mozambique for a second time on 11 March. “I would like...

Damascus and Amman, 15 March 2023 – Twelve years have passed since the crisis began in Syria and since then, women, men and children in Syria have endured untold suffering, including loss of life,...

Bogotá, 13 de marzo de 2023. La comunidad humanitaria y el Gobierno de Colombia lanzan hoy el Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria 2023 que busca atender las necesidades humanitarias más críticas de 1,6...

Niamey, 10 March 2023 - Niger continues to face an acute and complex humanitarian crisis marked by the impact of various shocks: the persistence of insecurity and its consequences, food insecurity,...

Niamey, le 10 mars 2023 - Le Niger reste confronté à une crise humanitaire aiguë et complexe marquée par l’impact des différents chocs : la persistance de l’insécurité et ses conséquences,...