25 November 2021 – Today marks the beginning of the 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Globally, violence against women and girls remains a widespread and appalling affront...
Press releases and statements
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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Syria
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement on 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence by Imran Riza, UNRC and HC in Syria, Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Arab states Regional Director, and, Muhannad Hadi, Regional HC for the Syria crisis [EN/AR]
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordinateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo dénonce les nouvelles attaques contre les civils en Ituri
Kinshasa, 23 novembre 2021 : Entre vendredi 19 et dimanche 21 novembre, le site de personnes déplacées de Tche dans le territoire de Djugu en Ituri, abritant près de 3 700 personnes, a été attaqué...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseMadagascar: Solidarity urgently needed as the climate crisis threatens the lives of people in the Grand Sud
“Women, children and families are eating cactus or locusts to survive this drought and more than half a million children are acutely malnourished," said the UNHC for Madagascar.
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseMadagascar : appeal urgent à la solidarité alors que la crise climatique menace la vie des populations du Grand Sud
(Antananarivo, 18 novembre 2021) : Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire pour Madagascar, Issa Sanogo, a appelé aujourd'hui la communauté internationale à augmenter de toute urgence son soutien aux personnes...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, condamne les violences dans le territoire de Beni
Kinshasa, 18 novembre 2021 : Le 11 novembre dernier, la province du Nord-Kivu a connu un des épisodes les plus meurtriers de l’année : le village de Kisunga, situé dans le territoire de Beni, a été...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: Joint statement on worsening drought [EN/SO]
Climate projections show that Somalia is on the verge of a fourth consecutive failed rainfall season. The number of people needing assistance is forecast to rise by 30 per cent in 2022.
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseUN Allocates $40 Million from Emergency Funds to Humanitarian Response in Ethiopia
The new allocation of funds will help scale-up emergency operations in the conflict-affected northern regions and support an early response to the drought in southern Ethiopia.
Mali
News and Press ReleaseNote d’information : Formations dispensées sur l’action et les principes humanitaires, la coordination civilo-militaire et la protection
Plus de 1 200 personnes formées par OCHA et des partenaires sur l’action et les principes humanitaires, la coordination civilo-militaire et la protection 1 019 hommes et 192 femmes, c’est le nombre...
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan visits flood-affected areas and warns of a climate emergency
Arafat Jamal calls for further investment in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation to avoid a repeat of flooding year after year. More than 780,000 people have been affected since May.
Libya
News and Press ReleaseUN Agencies respond rapidly to aid flood affected population in Eastern Libya [EN/AR]
Tripoli (Nov 11, 2021): Over 150 families have been displaced due to flash floods in the eastern cities of Libya earlier this month. The floods have damaged houses and severely affected the provision...