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Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Statement by the United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on the attacks in Aj Jazirah State

Preliminary reports between 20 and 25 October indicate that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major attack across eastern Aj Jazirah

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, is deeply troubled by reports of escalating armed violence in Aj Jazirah State, which has reportedly claimed the lives of scores of civilians. Preliminary reports between 20 and 25 October indicate that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Lesotho receives United Nations (UN) support for people affected by drought

On 12 July 2024, the Government of Lesotho declared a state of National Food Insecurity Disaster after a historic drought triggered by El Niño led to the lowest crop yields since the 2018/19 agricultural season

As Lesotho faces a worsening food security crisis, Reena Ghelani, the Assistant Secretary-General and Climate Crisis Coordinator for El Niño and La Niña, accompanied by Andrea Noyes, the Head of the Regional Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), undertook a four-day mission to the country to meet with…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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United Nation releases US$100 million to ramp up responses to 10 underfunded humanitarian crises

More than one third of this new funding from CERF, which is managed by OCHA, will support aid operations in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million)

As the global funding outlook remains grim, the United Nations today released US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to address critical underfunding of humanitarian emergencies across 10 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. “In far too many humanitarian emergencies, a lack of funding prevents aid…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Statement on the Killing of a Humanitarian Worker in the Amhara Region

Including this latest incident, eight humanitarian workers have been killed in Ethiopia so far in 2024

The humanitarian Community in Ethiopia mourns the death of Mr. Yared Melese, a humanitarian who was working with the NGO Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) and expresses its deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased. Mr. Melese was kidnapped for ransom and later…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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The Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team is rolling out a Code of Conduct and associated joint operating principles to guide humanitarian activities in Ethiopia

The introduction of the Code of Conduct aims to create better understanding of how the humanitarian community operates and enable safe and secure access to population in need

The Humanitarian Country Team in Ethiopia – that includes representatives of United Nations agencies, international and national NGOs, and donors – is rolling out a Code of Conduct, and associated Joint Operating Principles that draw on international laws and globally established standards regarding the expected conduct of all humanitarian workers…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Nigeria and United Nations Seek US$306 million for Urgent Food and Nutrition Crisis Response

The appeal, the lean season food security and nutrition crisis multisector plan, is targeting 2.8 million of these people for urgent interventions

With a deteriorating food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states this lean season*(May to September), the Government of Nigeria, national and international partners today launched an appeal seeking US$306 million to fast-track food assistance, nutrition supplies and services, clean water, healthcare, and protection support to…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Sudan: United Nations leaders call for urgent action against scourge of sexual violence amid ongoing conflict

Joint Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Joyce Msuya

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, which echo the horrors witnessed in Darfur two decades ago, must spur immediate action. As members of the Security Council meet this…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Source: Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |

Central African Republic: $367.7 million needed to reinforce strictly humanitarian response in 2024

Launch of the 2024 Central African Republic Humanitarian Response Plan

The situation has generally improved in the Central African Republic (CAR), but humanitarian needs remain high as a result of the conflict that has persisted for over a decade, and the recent impact of the war in Sudan and insecurity in the northwestern border region with Chad. 2.8 million people…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) releases US$350,000 to support people-centred initiatives in the humanitarian response in Cameroon

The funding will enable the United Nations and its partners to ensure that humanitarian action protects and preserves the rights and dignity of crisis-affected people

The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$350,000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support people-centred accountability initiative in the humanitarian response in Cameroon. The funding will enable the United Nations and its partners to ensure that humanitarian action protects and preserves the…

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on the launch of Sudan 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan

In 2024, humanitarian organizations aim to provide humanitarian assistance and support to 14.7 million of the most vulnerable people at the cost of US$2.7 billion

The humanitarian community in Sudan launches today the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) to address the most urgent and critical needs of 14.7 million people in Sudan that have been displaced and affected by the conflict that erupted in April 2023. This includes people newly displaced, some of…