Tens of thousands of families displaced by fighting in DR Congo’s South Kivu as UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
Stories & Blogs UNICEFMar 14, 2025(Press Release )Children face killings, recruitment by armed groups, and sexual violence as conflict cripples schools, health services, and access to clean water.
Mozambique: Rebuilding lives in Cabo Delgado
Stories & Blogs OCHANov 22, 2024(News )The impact of the seven-year conflict in Cabo Delgado remains profound, affecting internally displaced people, host communities and returnees.
Displaced by floods: Confronting a crisis in Mali
Stories & Blogs OCHAAug 05, 2024(News )"We couldn't take anything with us,” said Bekaye Djiré, standing on what remains of the home he shared with his brothers, sisters-in-law and their children. Everything they owned was destroyed following torrential rains in Mali’s Ségou Region.
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan reiterates need for urgent intervention as experts confirm famine conditions.
Stories & Blogs OCHAAug 02, 2024(Press Release )The humanitarian community in Sudan is appealing for urgent resources and unimpeded humanitarian access following a new report confirming localized famine conditions in North Darfur.
Urgent support needed to address historic El Niño drought in Zimbabwe
Stories & Blogs OCHAAug 02, 2024(Press Release )United Nations officials have urged for international support to help Zimbabwe address the humanitarian impacts of El Niño that is threatening 7.6 million people with acute hunger.
Emergency response in Sudan: Conflict in Sudan is pushing already vulnerable children deeper into hardship.
Stories & Blogs UNICEFAug 01, 2024(Appeal )Sudan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Heavy fighting broke out in the capital, Khartoum, in April 2023, and quickly extended throughout the country.
OCHA urges Security Council to act on Sudan humanitarian crisis
Stories & Blogs OCHAJun 18, 2024(News )Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on the death of an aid worker in Al Fasher, North Darfur State
Stories & Blogs OCHAMay 26, 2024(Statement )This tragic incident comes when hundreds of thousands of women, men, and children in North Darfur are once again caught in the crossfire of war.
An entire generation of children in Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year
Stories & Blogs UNICEFApr 14, 2024(Press Release )Continued brutal hostilities and potential famine creating ominous conditions for tragic loss of children’s lives
Cameroon: Crisis causes health-care challenges
Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 01, 2024(News )More than 210 health facilities are no longer functional because of destruction or abandonment by health personnel.