October 02
Africa: UN Releases $160 Million to Save Lives in 12 Underfunded Humanitarian Crises
(New York/Geneva, 2 October 2026) The United Nations today allocated US$160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the… Read more »
October 05
Sudan: Deminers in Sudan Clear a Path to Recovery
Before Hiba Al-Emam became a deminer, she worked as an agriculture engineer in rural communities in Sudan's Blue Nile region. What she saw there stayed with her. Read more »
August 19
Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2026 - Aid Workers Under Fire As Armed Drones Transform War-Making
(Geneva/New York, 19 August 2026): 2025 set another grim record for violence against aid workers, with 907 colleagues killed, injured or kidnapped, the Office for the Coordination… Read more »
June 30
Sudan: UN Relief Chief Sounds Alarm Over Escalating Violence in Sudan's North Kordofan
Statement on Sudan by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher Read more »
April 15
Sudan: Sudan Is an Atrocities Laboratory - UN Relief Chief
Remarks at International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Read more »
April 14
Sudan: UN Relief Chief - Three Years On, Sudan Remains a Test the World Is Failing
Statement by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Remains a Test the World Is Failing, Says Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Tomorrow marks three years of war in Sudan. Three years in which a country of immense promise has been torn apart. Read more »
April 13
Sudan: Sudan At Three Years - a Crisis the World Cannot Ignore
Sudan is the size of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain combined. It's hard to miss. But the world seems to be able to look right past it as if it's not there. Read more »
March 05
Sudan: Hospitals, Supply Routes Hit as Conflict Spreads in Kordofan
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February 19
Sudan: OCHA Urges Security Council to Protect Civilians and Aid Workers in Sudan
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director, Crisis Response Division, OCHA, on behalf of Tom Fletcher,… Read more »
February 03
Sudan: UN Relief Chief Calls for Truce, Protection As Sudan's Suffering Deepens
Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, at event to catalyze new funding contributions to the United Nations-led humanitarian response… Read more »
December 22, 2025
Sudan: OCHA Calls for Security Council Action As Sudan War Nears 1,000-Day Mark
Briefing to the Security Council by Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Crisis Response Division, OCHA, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Africa: UN Calls for Stepped-Up Commitments to Global Emergency Fund As Needs Outstrip Resources
As humanitarian crises around the world outpace the funding available to address them, senior United Nations officials today rallied the international community to urgently… Read more »
November 17, 2025
Sudan: UN Relief Chief Calls Darfur 'Epicentre of Human Suffering'
Thanks so much Steph [Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General], and good afternoon, everyone. I've actually just come out of Darfur, so I've just reached Adré,… Read more »
Africa: Deputy Emergency Relief Chief Urges the Security Council to Use Leverage to Address Hunger in Conflict
Remarks on Addressing Food Insecurity as a Driver and Consequence of Conflict by Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Humanitarian… Read more »
October 26, 2025
Sudan: UN Relief Chief Calls for Protection of Civilians and Their Access to Aid in El Fasher
Statement on Sudan by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Read more »
