August 19
Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2024 - As Attacks Against Aid Workers Continue in West and Central Africa, OCHA Warns Against the Cost of Inaction to Protect Civilians and Humanitarian Delivery
Dakar, 19 August 2024: The cost of failing to protect civilians, including humanitarian aid workers, is in the spotlight this year's World Humanitarian Day, as the latest figures… Read more »
Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2024 - Message From Bruno Lemarquis, Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today, on 19 August, we commemorate 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 »
May 22
Africa: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Burundi
Occupied Palestinian Territory Read more »
April 30
Congo-Kinshasa: Statement By Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee On the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Crushing Levels of Violence, Displacement Fuel Unprecedented Civilian Suffering
Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to… Read more »
April 24
Central African Republic: Bangui - Flooded Families Seek Drier Land Due to Climate Crisis
By Najwa Mekki Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Deputy Relief Chief Appeals to the Security Council to Resolve the Conflict in the DRC
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes region by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency… Read more »
March 11
Chad: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine, Chad, Somalia
Occupied Palestinian Territory 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 29
Congo-Kinshasa: The Humanitarian Community Deeply Concerned By New Spike in Violence in North-Kivu
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, expressed deep concern over the recent surge in violence in North Kivu… 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 »
December 23, 2023
Central African Republic: The Humanitarian Coordinator Strongly Condemns Attacks in Nzakoundou and Calls for Immediate Protection of Civilians
The village of Nzakoundou in the Prefecture of Lim-Pende (Northwest of the Central African Republic) was the scene of inter-communal violence and acts of violence against civilians… Read more »
