"UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS- OCHA"

In a world where return to normal is no longer possible, humanitarians and their partners will need to consolidate, coordinate and dramatically scale up efforts to make the people they serve more resilient, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA

Gemma Connell, Head of OCHA's Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa, briefs reporters on the situation in Ethiopia.

Almost half a million people are affected by flooding along the Nile and Lol rivers and Sudd marshlands so far in 2021. Immediate pipeline breaks are expected in water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, emergency shelter and non-food items in coming months if not replenished, said Jens Laerke, OCHA’s spokesperson, at a news briefing today at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

Martin Griffiths, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the media on the situation in Afghanistan.

United Kingdom Ambassador James Kariuki told reporters that the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar “is getting worse each day as a third wave of COVID ravages the country.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, following Security Council consultations on Afghanistan.

Thousands of residents from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been evacuated following the volcanic eruptions of Mount Nyiragongo on May 22nd, as the Goma Volcanological Observatory has warned that the risk of a new eruption is real. UNTV CH

Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-government-controlled territory, the UN said on Friday. UNTV CH

UN humanitarians reported that aid teams have reached two camps for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region for the first time since fighting began in November, only to find them destroyed and the former occupants “scattered”. UNTV CH

More than 200,000 people have been forced to flee in the Central African Republic (CAR). UNHCR is urgently appealing to the international community to mobilize funds, so humanitarian organizations can deliver life-saving assistance to the Central African refugees and their hosts. UNHCR