7 March 2024, New York/Rome - With nearly 7 million people in Somalia – or two out of every five people – in need of life-saving assistance in Somalia this year, and 1.7 million children likely to...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseJoint UN mission to sound alarm on humanitarian crisis in Somalia
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseMr. Mohamed Malick Fall, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria: Statement on the reported abduction of scores of civilians in Ngala, Borno (6 March 2024)
Abuja, 6 March 2024 The United Nations strongly condemns the reported abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseThousands of civilians in Port-au-Prince trapped by recent violence
Port-au-Prince, 6 March 2024 - Since 29 February, violence caused by armed gangs in Port-au- Prince has led to the displacement of thousands of civilians and made access to basic social services...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseDes milliers de personnes a Port-au-Prince pris en etau par les recentes violences
Port-au-Prince, le 5 mars 2024 – Depuis le 29 février, les violences causées par les gangs armés dans Port-au-Prince ont entrainé le déplacement de plusieurs milliers de civils et rendu extrêmement...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseSenior UN Humanitarian Official Urges Action to Keep Mali on Global Agenda
(Bamako, 5 March 2024) As the humanitarian crisis in Mali continues to deepen, a top official with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is appealing for stepped-up...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseMr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of OCHA Coordination Division, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths - Update on Food Security Risks in Gaza, 27 February 2024
As delivered Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, Excellencies, In resolution 2417 (2018), you requested the Secretary-General report to you swiftly when the risk of conflict-induced famine...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseLe Gouvernement Haïtien et la Communauté Humanitaire Lancent un Plan de Réponse pour Assister 3,6 Millions de Personnes en 2024
Port-au-Prince, le 27 février 2024 : Le Gouvernement haïtien, à travers le ministère de la Planification et la Coopération externe (MPCE), et la communauté humanitaire ont lancé aujourd’hui le Plan...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseThe Government of Haiti and the Humanitarian Community Launch a Response Plan to Assist 3.6 Million People in 2024
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 27 February 2024: The Government of Haiti, through the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation, and the humanitarian community today launched the Humanitarian Response...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseNew incident with medical evacuation at Al Amal hospital marks unacceptable security conditions for humanitarian aid delivery [EN/AR/HE]
Statement by the Humanitarian Country Team in Palestine On 25 February, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the United Nations evacuated 24 patients from Al Amal hospital in Khan Younis,...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseEl Gobierno de Haití y la Comunidad Humanitaria Lanzan un Plan de Respuesta para Asistir a 3,6 Millones de Personas en 2024
Puerto Príncipe, Haití, 27 de febrero de 2024: El Gobierno de Haití, a través del Ministerio de Planificación y Cooperación Exterior, y la comunidad humanitaria han lanzado hoy el Plan de Respuesta...