Press releases and statements

The UN and popular exercise app Strava team up to challenge the world to log 100 minutes of physical activity to carry an urgent climate message to world leaders To get the world racing against the...

Damascus and Amman, 30 July 2021 The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and the United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria...

(Addis Ababa, 29 July 2021): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, today started a six-day mission to the Federal...

(Dakar, 19 juillet 2021) : Suite à l'approbation du tout premier fonds commun régional destiné à stimuler les opérations humanitaires en Afrique de l’ouest et du centre, OCHA a lancé l'enveloppe...

The fund ensures that partners can deliver aid to underserved locations, access difficult-to-reach populations, and respond to new crises, while also addressing the Sahel's interrelated challenges.

(Juba, 14 July 2021) The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Mr. Arafat Jamal, strongly condemns the latest unprovoked attack on aid workers and assets in Tonj North, Warrap, and...

11 July 2021 - We welcome the renewal of Security Council authorization for cross-border assistance to north-west Syria, as it will continue to offer a life-line to millions of people. The crisis in...

Bangui, 6 juillet 2021 - La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire pour la République centrafricaine (RCA), Mme Denise Brown, condamne fermement les violences armées accompagnées de graves violations du droit...

Due to the persistent insecurity, assistance in town and on the axes has been significantly reduced, with the exception of health services and provision of safe drinking water.

THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN The people of South Sudan are facing their highest levels of food insecurity since independence 10 years ago. The impact of lean season from May to July 2021 is expected...