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 →
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, called on the donor community to immediately fund the procurement of emergency fuel to prevent essential services in the Gaza Strip from shutting down completely. “Life-saving services in the … Continue reading →
On 22 July, the OCHA Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, today that supplies of emergency fuel provided by the UN for critical facilities in Gaza are being fast depleted. He called on Israel to end restrictions preventing the … Continue reading →
Article published by Justin Brady, the Head of Office, OCHA Somalia There is a proverb that says, “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.” The author of the proverb was … Continue reading →
Malnutrition, contaminated drinking water, and lack of medicines and medical equipment are some of the critical issues that the UN’s humanitarian chief, witnessed on the first day of his first mission to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Mr. Lowock emphasized that we … Continue reading →