Press releases and statements

(07 May 2022): Two OCHA-managed pooled funds have released US$19 million to help communities in South Sudan prepare for severe flooding expected during the rainy season. The country is projected to...

On 4 May 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the petitions against eviction orders of the residents of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank. The decision affects over one thousand...

Statement attributable to the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani A new safe passage operation to evacuate civilians stranded in Mariupol and other communities has been completed...

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 3 May 2022 I am pleased and relieved to confirm that 101 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and other areas in a safe passage...

A safe passage operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant has started Sunday. The efforts are coordinated by UN and ICRC, in coordination with the parties to the conflict.

The numbers this year are staggering. Almost three-quarters of Yemen’s population now need assistance. Nearly 13 million people are already facing acute levels of need.

Kabul, 29 April 2022 The UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, expresses his deep sorrow over this afternoon’s...

Today donors pledged US$1.39 billion for humanitarian and development response to the drought in the Horn of Africa that has left more than 15 million people severely food insecure across Ethiopia,...

High-level mission to Bentiu and Malakal highlights the dire situation of affected people (Juba, 25 April 2022) The women of South Sudan plea for peace as they narrated to the Humanitarian...

The UN calls for pause in fighting to allow safe evacuation of civilians in besieged Mariupol Kyiv – (24 April 2022) - The United Nations on Sunday called for an immediate stop in fighting in the...