1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (619+ words) Thank you, Commissioner [Hadja] Lahbib, and thank you to our hosts. As you have heard from the Secretary-General and others, this conference marks a grim and chastening milestone for us all. We must ask ourselves which statements were given a…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago  (763+ words) After three years of war, Sudan now an "atrocities laboratory," UN aid chief warns Today marks three years since the war in Sudan began - a tragic milestone in what has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Addressing the International Humanitarian…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (643+ words) Last year, humanitarian worker, Olha Kartashova, from Kherson experienced an unimaginable loss, when her mother was killed by a shrapnel from an exploded tank shell. Yet she continues to help people in her hometown " guided by the values her parents…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1051+ words) OCHA says that the humanitarian situation in Lebanon is grave, as hostilities continue unabated ahead of talks between Israel and Lebanon, which are set to begin today. Local authorities have reported more than 2, 000 people killed and over 6, 500 injured since 2 March....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (873+ words) OCHA says that the humanitarian situation in Lebanon is grave, as hostilities continue unabated ahead of talks between Israel and Lebanon, which are set to begin today. Local authorities have reported more than 2, 000 people killed and over 6, 500 injured since 2 March....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (598+ words) OCHA reports the flags on Government buildings and UN offices are flying half-mast following yesterday's deadly wave of airstrikes across Beirut, Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon. "Authorities report that more than 200 people were killed and more than 1, 000 injured, overwhelming hospitals....

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (859+ words) At Security Council, UN Relief Chief demands action, accountability for aid worker deaths Addressing the Security Council today on the safety and security of humanitarian workers under Security Council Resolution 2730, Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (108+ words) OCHA Against a backdrop of persistent humanitarian needs, the returnee crisis, earthquakes, recurrent climate-related shocks, and increasingly constrained resources, the AHF continues to play a critical role in ensuring that life-saving assistance reaches the most vulnerable women, men, girls and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (771+ words) In a public school in Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, families displaced by the ongoing attack on Lebanon sit together, while children play basketball in the gym. Some people help offload emergency supplies from a truck. The supplies are provided…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1236+ words) Today, Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, spoke to reporters in New York from Damascus, stressing the need for Syria to remain out of the wider regional crisis. In a joint press briefing with Alexander…...