On 8 July 2021, Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, issued the following statement. For this and other statements see the ochaopt.org website I visited Gaza today again, to see what progress has been made, now … Continue reading →
OCHA serves the world’s most vulnerable people through its staff based in offices around the world. Humanitarian response in 2020 was like no other year. In the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the world was confronting the “biggest international … Continue reading →
The following links take you to recent news pages and articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and elsewhere. More news available here and on the OCHA Twitter page. Democratic Republic of Congo Maii Mozambique … Continue reading →
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued the following statement on 16 July 2020. The UN humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has called on G20 nations to act now or face a series of human tragedies more brutal … Continue reading →
We reported on 26 March [1] that the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) launched the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan (Global HRP) which aims to raise $2 billion to fight the virus in 53 of … Continue reading →
Health security is a global chain whose links are the health systems of all nations. That chain is only as strong as the weakest link. So the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with … Continue reading →
Humanitarian Insight is a web-based portal maintained by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that connects the data and information generated through coordination processes to the managers and leaders who rely on it for decision-making. Using Humanitarian InSight, anyone … Continue reading →
Statement issued by Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, on 29 September 2018. I am deeply saddened by reports that seven Palestinians, including two children, were killed, and hundreds of others injured, by Israeli forces … Continue reading →
The following statement was issued by Maria Ribeiro, the OCHA Humanitarian Coordinator, on the Impact of Hostilities in Tripoli, Libya and Civilian Casualties on 24 September 2018. I am deeply alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the escalation of hostilities … Continue reading →
OCHA reports that in July, Israel tightened its longstanding blockade on the Gaza Strip, worsening the already desperate humanitarian situation. Measures adopted by the Israeli authorities included restricting imports to mainly food and medicine; a complete halt to the exit … Continue reading →