Sudan: OCHA Appeals to Security Council to Ensure All Aid Relief Routes 'Are Open' in Sudan

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Ms. Edem Wosornu, OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher,… Read more »

South Sudan: Humanitarians Appeal for $1.7 Billion to Assist 5.4 Million People in Need

The humanitarian community in South Sudan launched the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), reflecting an appeal for US$1.7 billion to provide lifesaving assistance to… Read more »

Sudan: Polycrisis in Sudan Needs the World's Attention

I have spent the past week traveling across Sudan, talking to communities, leaders, humanitarian partners and our UN family. Read more »

Sudan: OCHA Urges Security Council to Act As Sudan Faces 'Unimaginable Suffering' Amid Escalating Violence

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination Division, OCHA, on behalf of Joyce Msuya, Acting… Read more »

Somalia: A Path of Compassion - a Doctor's Journey in Somalia

Dr. Hodan Ali Shire was only 10 when her younger sister contracted meningitis and was admitted to a hospital in Somalia's Puntland State. Read more »

Nigeria: Extreme Floods Test Survival and Resilience in a Conflict-Ridden Part of Nigeria

Fatima's escape: Displaced and immobile Read more »

Sudan: Statement By the Humanitarian Coordination Forum On the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan, 23 October 2024

The people of Sudan are besieged from every direction. The fighting is closing in, cholera and other diseases are on the rise, and famine and famine-like conditions have gripped… Read more »

Sudan: Global Community to Urge Action On Escalating Sudan Crisis At UN General Assembly

17 months of brutal conflict in Sudan have fuelled the world's worst hunger crisis At the UN General Assembly today, the United Nations and Member States will call for stepped-up… Read more »

Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan Calls for End of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians, and Unimpeded Access

As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, urged Member… Read more »

Mali: Helping Displaced Families Land On Their Feet

Few people open their homes to strangers. Even fewer share their scarce resources to help those strangers rebuild their lives. Aly Guindo, 65, not only opened his home to displaced… Read more »

Sudan: As Sudan Crisis Deepens, Acting UN Relief Chief Tells Security Council 'It Is Time to Act'

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Read more »

Somalia: 'I Thought I'd Never Go Back to School.' One Girl's Journey From Trauma to School in Somalia

Amina,* 14, recalled the day when her world was shaken by violence in Kismayo, in Somalia's Jubaland State. An explosion at her school in February sent Amina and her classmates… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Somalia: World Humanitarian Day 2024 - Humanitarian Coordinator Calls On Parties in Somalia to Respect Civilians and Aid Workers [en/So]

On the occasion of the 2024 World Humanitarian Day, the humanitarian community in Somalia, led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations… Read more »

South Sudan: It's 'Time to Act' to Address South Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis, OCHA Tells Security Council

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Joyce Msuya, Acting… Read more »

Sudan: OCHA Appeals to Security Council for Urgent Action to Fight Famine

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Joyce Msuya, acting… Read more »

Sudan: UN Official Warns More People Will Die Unless Aid Scaled Up in Darfur

Press briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Toby Harward, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator Read more »

Nigeria: United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria Statement On Attacks in Gwoza, Borno

The United Nations strongly condemns the suicide bomb attacks on civilian populations in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State yesterday. The exact number of people killed… Read more »

Africa: Two-Year Anniversary of the UN Secretary-General's Action Agenda On Internal Displacement

Joint Statement by Principals of the UN Steering Group on Solutions to Internal Displacement: IOM, OCHA, UNDP, UNDPO, UNDPPA, UNICEF and UNHCR Read more »

Sudan: 'Killed on the Job, Prescribing and Administering Medicine'

Another day of violence in Sudan brings another human tragedy in Darfur's Al Fasher. Read more »

Sudan: OCHA Urges Security Council to Act On Sudan Humanitarian Crisis

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 »

South Sudan: South Sudan Humanitarian Fund Allocates U.S.$20 Million to Support 290,000 Vulnerable People Across Four States in South Sudan

(Juba, 11 June 2024) The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho today released US$20 million from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) to provide… Read more »

West Africa: Almost 33 Million People in the Sahel Need Lifesaving Humanitarian Assistance and Protection Services

The lives of 32.8 million people across the Sahel are affected by a complex and interlinked web of crises, which are exacerbated by instability, a deteriorating security situation,… Read more »