Tag: OCHA
Recovery in Yemen possible – UN agency
War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in...
“Serious escalation of violence” in Cabo Delgado – UN agencies
A UN agency is reporting targeted attacks against civilians in Cabo Delgado’s Palma, marking what is termed “a serious escalation of violence and volatility”...
More than 30 000 flee homes in Syria’s Idlib
More than 30,000 people have so far fled their homes in north-west Syria since government and allied forces resumed air and ground...
Famine fast becoming reality in Somalia and South Sudan
Millions of people face famine in Somalia and South Sudan and the situation is expected to worsen as the drought and violence...
Half CAR population need aid – UN
Nearly half the population in war-torn Central African Republic - more than two million people - need humanitarian aid despite progress in...
South Sudanese refugee numbers growing
Following a four-day mission to Ethiopia, a senior United Nations relief official has called for continued international attention to the plight of...
Nigeria offensive drives 40,000 refugees into Niger
Nigeria's army offensive against Islamist militants has pushed nearly 40,000 refugees over its northern border into Niger, a U.N. agency said, in...
UN ups aid appeal for Niger as hunger grows
Humanitarian groups led by U.N. agency OCHA called for more aid for the West African state of Niger, citing a growing risk...
Niger raises severe hunger forecast, seeks more aid
Niger's government needs another 45 billion CFA francs in food aid after a new survey found 500 000 more people than previously...
Chad must protect convoys in food crisis: WFP
Chad must protect food convoys, aid workers and civilians if peacekeepers are withdrawn from the drought-hit country where up to 2.5 million...
UN aid agencies sound alarm on Niger food
United Nations humanitarian agencies sounded the alarm yesterday about a growing food crisis in the West African state of Niger, but said...
LRA still killing civilians in DRC: UN
The United Nations says the Lord's Resistance Army is continuing to attack civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite a recent...
5.2 million Ethiopians need food assistance: UN
The number of people in Ethiopia who will need food assistance this year has risen to 5.2 million, an increase of several...
UN allocates $100 mln to neglected humanitarian crises
The United Nations allocated some $100 million to boost the humanitarian response in 14 ongoing but underfunded emergencies, ranging from Afghanistan to...
Tribesmen kill 139 in south Sudan raid: official
Armed Nuer tribesmen have killed at least 139 members of a rival tribe in an attack in a remote area of southern...
Extra 500 MONUC troops deployed to Dongo (DRC)
At the weekly MONUC press conference, it was announced by MONUC spokesperson Madnodje Mounoubai yesterday that the first MONUC military troops were...
