(4 June 2025) The world is watching, day after day, horrifying scenes of Palestinians being shot, wounded or killed in Gaza while simply trying to eat. Emergency medical teams have confirmed treating...
Press releases and statements
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, takes questions from the press during a visit to a gathering site for displaced people in Kassala, Sudan. November 2024. Photo: OCHA/Matteo Minasi
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oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement on aid distribution in Gaza by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator [EN/HE]
Chad + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseHNRO 2025: Almost 29 million Sahelians need lifesaving assistance and protection services
The needs caused by a complex web of crises, exacerbated by instability, increasing insecurity, and the impact of climate change, are concentrated around the Central Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin.
Chad + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseHNRO 2025 : Près de 29 millions de Sahéliens ont besoin d'une aide vitale et de services de protection
Des vies sont en jeu si les humanitaires ne reçoivent pas les fonds nécessaires, prévient l'ONU Dakar, 3 juin 2025 – Au Sahel, 28,7 millions de personnes ont un besoin urgent d'aide humanitaire et de...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan convoy attack: A call to protect aid workers - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Kristine Hambrouck
(Port Sudan, 03 June 2025) I am horrified by the deadly attack on a humanitarian convoy in Al Koma, North Darfur state, on the night of 2 June. The convoy, made up of 15 trucks from the United...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseAttacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Sudan must stop - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Kristine Hambrouck
(Port Sudan, 01 June 2025) I am alarmed by the recent wave of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Sudan, which represent a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. On 30...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Fonds central d’intervention pour les urgences humanitaires (CERF) débloque 750 000 dollars pour contenir la flambée de choléra en cours dans le Maniema et la Tshopo
Kinshasa, le 23 mai 2025 – Le Fonds central d’intervention pour les urgences humanitaires (CERF) des Nations Unies a alloué 750 000 dollars US pour soutenir une réponse rapide à la propagation du...
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund allocates $10 million to address vulnerability and protection risks in South Sudan
Over 270,000 people affected by multiple shocks to receive life-saving, multi-sectoral assistance (Juba, 22 May 2025) Amid escalating humanitarian needs driven by conflict, flooding, acute food...
Yemen
News and Press Release116 Aid organizations call for immediate action to pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe [EN/AR]
Almost five months into 2025, the HNRP is less than 10 per cent funded, preventing critical aid delivery to millions of people across the country, including women, girls and other vulnerable groups.
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUN Relief Chief welcomes renewed aid deliveries to Gaza, but stresses it's only a "drop in the ocean" of what is needed [EN/HE]
Hebrew version Statement on Gaza by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator New York, 19 May 2025 The Israeli authorities have temporarily...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseLa Coordonnatrice humanitaire des Nations Unies bouleversée par les conséquences tragiques de violences subies par les enfants et personnes déplacées internes
Port-au-Prince, le 19 Mai 2025– La Coordonnatrice humanitaire des Nations Unies en Haïti, Mme Ulrika Richardson, exprime sa vive inquiétude et son émotion face au décès tragique d’une fillette de six...