September 02
Mali: Central Emergency Response Fund (Cerf) Grants Mali $11 Million As Part of the Underfunded Emergencies Window
(Bamako, August 31, 2024). The Central Emergency Response Fund has granted US$11 million to Mali as part of the underfunded emergencies window. Read more »
August 30
Africa: UN Releases U.S.$100 Million to Ramp Up Responses to 10 Underfunded Humanitarian Crises
As the global funding outlook remains grim, the United Nations today released US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to address critical underfunding of… Read more »
August 19
Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2024 - With Number of Aid Workers Killed Reaching Record High, UN and Partners Demand Those in Power #actforhumanity, 19 August 2024
Aid workers on the frontlines of the world's conflicts are being killed in unprecedented numbers, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said… Read more »
Africa: World Humanitarian Day - UN Demands Action As Aid Worker Deaths Hit Record High
Aid workers on the frontlines of the world's conflicts are being killed in unprecedented numbers, OCHA said today as it marked World Humanitarian Day. Read more »
August 13
Central Africa: UN Alarms Over Impact of Flooding Across West and Central Africa
Investments in preparedness, prevention and response measures needed to mitigate impact on people's livelihoods and well-being Read more »
July 08
Chad: CERF Grants $15 Million to Chad for Underfunded Emergencies
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has granted Chad a US$15 million allocation to support its response to under-funded emergencies within the 2023 Humanitarian Response… Read more »
April 19
Sudan: OCHA Appeals to Security Council to Do More to 'Silence the Guns' in Sudan
Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths,… Read more »
April 15
Sudan: One Year of Conflict - Key Facts and Figures
One year after war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023, Sudan is facing one of the fastest unfolding crises… Read more »
March 05
Mali: Senior UN Humanitarian Official Urges Action to Keep Mali On Global Agenda
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 support… Read more »
February 07
Sudan: As Sudan Conflict Fuels Epic Suffering, UN Launches Humanitarian and Refugee Response Plans for 2024
The United Nations and its partners today appealed for a combined US$4.1 billion to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of civilians in war-torn Sudan and those who have fled… Read more »
February 02
Central African Republic: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine, Yemen, Ethiopia, Central African Republic
Occupied Palestinian Territory Read more »
January 30
Somalia: Humanitarian Partners Seek U.S.$1.6 Billion to Assist U.S.5.2 Million People in Somalia in 2024
Mogadishu, 30 January 2024 - Today, the United Nations in Somalia, humanitarian partners together with the Federal and State Governments released the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and… Read more »
December 28, 2023
Cameroon: The Central Emergency Response Fund (Cerf) Releases U.S.$350,000 to Support People-Centred Initiatives in the Humanitarian Response in Cameroon
Yaounde, 28 December 2023- The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Read more »
November 13, 2023
Sudan: UN Relief Chief - Sudan Humanitarian Forum Is a Critical Opportunity
Opening Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, during the Sudan Humanitarian Forum Read more »