Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on the attack in Al Fasher

It is heartbreaking to see this nightmare unfolding – conflict continuing to spread engulfing large parts of the country

I am gravely concerned by the eruption of clashes in Al Fasher despite repeated calls to parties to the conflict to refrain from attacking the city. I reiterate - the violence threatens the lives of over 800,000 civilians who reside in Al Fasher. I am equally disturbed by reports of…

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

More than 25 million people -- a quarter of the population -- continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the DRC, a country facing one of the world's largest food crises

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 push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action. Decades of conflict and the resulting humanitarian emergency have already exhausted and…

Humanitarian partners in South Sudan call on the Government to urgently remove new charges impacting the delivery of humanitarian assistance

Humanitarian partners in South Sudan call for the urgent removal of recently imposed taxes and charges. More than 60,000 people have already been affected after the United Nations was forced to pause life-saving airdrops of food assistance as fuel runs low. This number will increase to 145,000 by the end…

Ethiopia High-Level Pledging Event: Government of Ethiopia and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding for Ethiopia

Some 4.5 million people have fled their homes and there is rising concern for the provision of public health and protection

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 UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded. The Governments of Ethiopia and the United Kingdom -…

Senior United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Official Urges Action to Keep Mali on Global Agenda

Humanitarian needs could increase in the coming months, with more than 7 million people in the country already requiring life-saving assistance this year

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 for millions of people in need, following a four-day mission to the country. The Director of OCHA’s Operations and Advocacy Division, Edem…

Sudan: Children with special needs transform their lives

The project, funded by SHF and implemented by Save the Children, aims to support about 30,500 people, including children and adults living with disabilities, with protection interventions, clean water, sanitation and hygiene

Noureldin Abdelwahid, 12, lives with his parents and 11 siblings at a gathering site for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ed Damazine, the capital of Blue Nile State, in south-east Sudan. Noureldin contracted polio when he was younger, which affected his life profoundly.  His father, Elnour, explained: "We didn’t know…

Occupied Palestinian Territory, Abyei, Sudan

Dozens of civilians have been killed in a series of attacks in southern Abyei

Occupied Palestinian Territory The Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Thomas White, said in a social media post this morning that an aid convoy waiting to move into northern Gaza was hit by gunfire, adding that no one was injured.  Meanwhile, heavy fighting continued throughout Gaza over the weekend. It…

Humanitarian partners seek US$1.6 billion to assist 5.2 million people in Somalia in 2024

4.3 million people - almost one-fourth of the population – remain acutely food insecure and two in five children under the age of 5 suffer from acute malnutrition

Today, the United Nations in Somalia, humanitarian partners together with the Federal and State Governments released the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), which seeks US$1.6 billion to assist 5.2 million people out of 6.9 million who need lifesaving humanitarian and protection assistance in Somalia. “In addition to climatic…

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): The humanitarian community deeply concerned by new spike in violence in North-Kivu

The Mweso health zone currently hosts over 251,000 people in urgent need of assistance

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 province. "The humanitarian community is profoundly concerned by serious violations of international humanitarian law committed recently, with clashes claiming the lives of many civilians,…

United Nations (UN) relief chief: 2024 demands swift action to stem Sudan’s ruinous conflict

The war has unleashed the world’s largest displacement crisis, uprooting the lives of more than 7 million people, some 1.4 million of whom have crossed into neighbouring countries already hosting large refugee populations

Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward spiral that only grows more ruinous by the day. As the conflict spreads, human suffering is deepening, humanitarian access is shrinking, and hope is dwindling. This cannot continue. 2024 demands that the international community – particularly those with influence…