The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that more than 256,000 people in Yemen have now been forced from their homes since the start of August, as the ...

UN relief chief warns El Niño is a ‘wrecking ball,’ calls for urgent global action Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, sounded the ...

(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 world’s most ...

(New York, 30 September 2026) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed eight new members to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Established by the ...

Remarks on 87 Million Lives: Delivering on the Promise by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator New York, 21 September 2026 Welcome, everyone.

El Niño is firmly established and is forecast to reach very strong intensity. WMO forecasts indicate a nearly 100 per cent likelihood that it will persist through February 2027, with the event ...

(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 of Humanitarian ...

Violence continues to escalate in North Kordofan, taking a heavy toll on civilians and causing extensive damage to critical civilian infrastructure. Explosive ordnance, including unexploded bombs, ...

This Governorate Profile provides an overview of the humanitarian situation in Dar’a Governorate as of June 2026, highlighting key humanitarian trends, priority needs, displacement dynamics, and ...

Myanmar: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) 2026 – Funding Status (As of 30 June 2026) ...

Cameroon: 2026 - Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) Funding Overview (as of 1 July 2026) ...

Juba, 30 June 2026 – I express my shock and strongly condemn the deliberate and brutal attack on a clearly marked humanitarian convoy operated by the John Dau Foundation (JDF) yesterday in Duk County, ...