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Ngala, Borno state: More than one million people received WFP life-saving food or nutrition support in northeastern Nigeria in December 2016.
WFP/Amadou Baraze

Humanitarian agencies seek $1 billion to provide life-saving aid to millions in northeast Nigeria – UN

22 February 2017
As relief organizations increase response to the humanitarian emergency in the north-east of Nigeria, timely donor support amounting to a little over $1 billion is required to sustain life-saving assistance to millions people devastated by Boko Haram-linked violence, the United Nations relief aid wing has said.
Around 200 displaced families live in an informal settlement in Dharwan, Yemen. Here, a 12-year old girl keeps watch over her younger brothers.
UNHCR/Mohammed Hamoud

Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe

10 February 2017
The number of food insecure people in Yemen has risen by three million in seven months, with an estimated 17.1 million people – more than two-thirds of the entire population of 27.4 million – now struggling to feed themselves, according to a joint assessment by three United Nations agencies.
Ahmed, 3 years old, receives treatment for moderate acute malnutrition in a hospital in Hajjah, Yemen.
Photo: WFP/Abeer Etefa

Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017

8 February 2017
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017 – the largest-ever humanitarian response plan for the war-torn country.
Children conduct a science experiment in a classroom in Harar, Ethiopia. (File)
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Science centres and museums vitally important for sustainable development – UNESCO

10 November 2016
Noting the centrality of science in major global sustainable development agenda, the head of the United Nations educational and scientific agency underscored the importance of science centres and museums to build skill and capacities as well as to send strong messages about the importance of science for sustainable development.
Leaders prepare for a family photo before the opening of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul, Turkey.
UNOCHA

Ban calls on global leaders to take forward goals of World Humanitarian Summit

22 September 2016
As the international community continues to work towards achieving the core humanitarian responsibilities agreed to at the World Humanitarian Summit this past May, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today presented a road map to promote accountability for commitments made and report on progress attained.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left), UNFCCC's Christiana Figueres (left), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and President of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21), and President François Hollande of France (right), celebrate historic adoption of Paris Agreement.
UNFCCC

UN chief invites leaders to fast-track ratification of Paris climate deal

20 July 2016
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging world leaders to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change and speed up the process to restrict greenhouse gas emissions.
On 14 July 2016, UNICEF using eight tankers, delivered 100,000 litres of water to IDPs in Juba, South Sudan.
UNICEF South Sudan

South Sudan: UN supply warehouse looted; non-critical staff ordered to relocate

14 July 2016
The United Nations today ordered the temporary relocation of some non-critical staff from Juba, South Sudan, due to the operational challenges caused by the recent fighting there.
People displaced from Sa’ada are now living in a school in Sana’a, Yemen.
OCHA/Charlotte Cans

UN aid chief spotlights need to bridge humanitarian-development divides

28 June 2016
The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the need to transcend the divide between relief aid and development work, urging action on global commitments made at last month’s World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).
Annual ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment gets underway.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

UN officials call for boost in solidarity and funding to meet growing humanitarian needs

27 June 2016
The international community must act with urgency and solidarity to deliver on the commitments generated at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, this past month, in order to adequately respond to and prevent crises and build resilience on a global scale, senior United Nations officials emphasized today.
Newly arrived families from Fallujah receive emergency assistance in Al Khalidiya. Humanitarian actors are working around the clock to provide emergency assistance to the newly displaced, including shelter, water, food, basic household items and health care.
OCHA/Themba Linden

Iraq: UN sending extra food rations to provide for thousands displaced from Fallujah

27 June 2016
Expressing concern about the extremely dire conditions for more than 85,000 people who have fled the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah and its surroundings over the last month, the United Nations food relief agency today said it is sending additional rations to provide immediate aid to the growing number of displaced.