April 25, 2024
Sudan: Scourge of Sexual Violence Amid Ongoing Conflict Demands Urgent Response
After one year of hostilities in Sudan, we are appealing for more international engagement to combat sexual violence against women and girls in the country. These barbaric acts,… Read more »
April 24, 2024
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 »
Central African Republic: Bangui - Flooded Families Seek Drier Land Due to Climate Crisis
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April 19, 2024
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 16, 2024
Ethiopia: Government and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding
With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country's… Read more »
April 15, 2024
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 20, 2024
Sudan: OCHA Warns Security Council Sudan Will Soon Be the World's Worst Hunger Crisis
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, OCHA, on behalf of the Martin Griffiths,… Read more »
March 18, 2024
Africa: UN Relief Chief Tells European Humanitarian Forum, Aid Community Is Trying to Change Its Business Model
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths at the 2024 European Humanitarian Forum Read more »
March 14, 2024
Mozambique: Urgent Aid Needed for Those Affected by Tropical Storm Filipo
Authorities in Mozambique report that some 14,000 people have been affected by the severe Tropical Storm Filipo across central and southern Mozambique, with two people killed and… Read more »
March 12, 2024
Africa: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Africa: UN Deputy Relief Chief Warns That Human Progress Is Impossible Unless Silencing of Women Ends
Remarks by Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Msuya at the side event of the Commission on the Status of… Read more »
March 11, 2024
Chad: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine, Chad, Somalia
Occupied Palestinian Territory Read more »
March 07, 2024
Somalia: Joint UN Mission to Sound Alarm On Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia
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 suffer from… Read more »
March 06, 2024
Nigeria: Statement On the Reported Abduction of Scores of Civilians in Ngala, Borno (6 March 2024)
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March 05, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
Central African Republic: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine, Yemen, Ethiopia, Central African Republic
Occupied Palestinian Territory Read more »
January 30, 2024
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 »
January 29, 2024
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 »
December 19, 2023
Sudan: UN Alarmed By Fighting in Sudan As 250,000 Flee
OCHA is alarmed by the ongoing fighting in Wad Medani, in the southeastern state of Aj Jazirah. 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 »
