The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) helps humanitarian organizations save the lives of people caught in crises.
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The rains have arrived in #Somalia. And El Niño could bring severe flooding.
In the central Hiraan region, lessons from the devastating 2023 floods are helping communities and humanitarian partners prepare for what could come next.
Hear how they're getting ready.
Returning home should be a step towards stability.
For many families in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that is not the case.
Winter is coming, and sustained support is critical to help families rebuild their lives.
Insecurity and violence have forced thousands of families to flee in Niger.
People are rebuilding their lives with access to healthcare and clean water, the support they need to move forward with dignity.
What humanitarian funding does when it reaches the right people.️⬇️
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Mes remerciements à Sa Majesté la Reine Mathilde @MonarchieBe pour ce nouvel échange approfondi sur les défis à venir et pour son immense solidarité avec notre travail.
La Reine reçoit le sous-secrétaire général des Nations Unies chargé des affaires humanitaires et coordinateur des secours d'urgence, @TFletcher, au Palais royal.
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Killing humanitarians takes a chain of people.
I want them to feel fear, shame, guilt. We demand they are held to account.
Here are three ways to do that.
My speech in Brussels today on protecting humanitarians.
You can't end every crisis. But you can end someone's.
Displaced by conflict, Nyajang felt alone and uncertain, carrying the responsibility of raising six children by herself.
A women's safe space gave her a new start.
This is what humanitarian aid can do.
One life at a time.
In #Yemen, access restrictions in Ta’iz are cutting people off from essential supplies and life-saving assistance.
More than 13,000 pregnant women cannot access maternal health services, including 1,500 due to give birth in the next two weeks.
Read more: bit.ly/4yVSj2f
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Today, OCHA South Sudan proudly joined the #GirlsTakeOver initiative. Angeth Ker Deng, a young advocate, was Head of Office, advocating for girls’ rights and education, and championing women’s leadership. We stand behind girls’ rights, voices and leadership. 💪#DayOfTheGirl
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Over the past week, attacks in front-line areas have harmed aid workers and affected humanitarian operations, impacting life-saving evacuations and the delivery of aid.
As humanitarians remain committed to helping those in need, they themselves should be protected. #NotATarget
For Falmata, dried meat means much more than food.
It means her own income, feeding her children and keeping them in school.
With CERF Climate Action Account support, @FaoTchad is helping Falmata and other women build livelihoods and nourish communities in Chad.
#WorldFoodDay
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Where does humanitarian funding go?
In #Niger, monitoring helps us see how funding translates into real assistance for people in need, while strengthening accountability to communities and donors.
🎥See the Regional Humanitarian Fund in action.
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Acute malnutrition in Afghanistan is at its worst recorded level for this time of year.
4m children. 1.3m pregnant and breastfeeding women. All projected to need treatment in the year ahead.
Without urgent action, conditions will worsen. Fund the response.
#Afghanistan
Acute malnutrition is projected to worsen significantly in Afghanistan, with 4.04 million children and 1.27 million pregnant or breastfeeding women likely to require treatment in the coming year. Levels are already at their highest level recorded for the August–October period.
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In #Panama, more than 13,600 people have been affected by the 9 October earthquake.
Nearly 3,700 people are staying in shelters, while rain, flooding and landslides are hampering access to communities.
The UN continues to support the response.
Read: bit.ly/4yLTyRm
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The significant attacks on Ukraine have disrupted power and water for 600k people as winter nears.
Over 20 civilians killed, many more injured, including children. @RedCrossUkraine workers also wounded.
Civilians and the infrastructure keeping them alive must not be targets.
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El Niño is here: breaking all the wrong records, compounding and accelerating.
Disasters over the past weeks are part of same trend: a climate emergency hitting most vulnerable hardest and fastest, destroying homes and livelihoods, and displacing families and communities.
The most important voices in humanitarian response are rarely heard at the highest levels.
This year at #UNGA, local humanitarians joined us.
Not as guests. As leaders.
See why their work is irreplaceable and why the world should take note.
In #Ukraine, another wave of large-scale attacks killed and injured civilians and damaged critical energy infrastructure.
The attacks left 600,000 people without electricity and disrupted water in parts of Kyiv.
Humanitarians responded rapidly.
Read: bit.ly/47lnOXf
