World Humanitarian Day

All Permanent and Observer Missions and other International Organizations are invited to a "Member States briefing on the situation in Cuba". Distinguished speakers will include: • H.E. Mr. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations in New York • Mr. Francisco Pichón, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cuba The meeting will be chaired by Ms. Edem Wosornu, OCHA's Director of the Crisis Response Division, who will present an overview of the needs and response across the region. Watch the Member States briefing on the situation in Cuba! Meetings & Events

Civilians affected by conflicts and crises cannot be protected effectively when those providing assistance are themselves under threat. Violence against humanitarian personnel — predominantly local humanitarians serving their own communities — has risen sharply amid declining respect for international humanitarian law (IHL). This event proposes concrete actions to strengthen the protection of humanitarian personnel, with particular attention to local staff. It will center on the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel (Declaration) as a practical framework which complements and reinforces existing efforts to promote respect for IHL, including UN Security Council Resolution 2730. Discussion will focus on how Member States can translate commitments into action by strengthening accountability, supporting system-wide reforms, and ensuring the conditions to enable humanitarian personnel to operate safely and effectively in high-risk and complex environments. Discussions wil...

Side event of the " Protection of Civilians Week 2026 " to bring together Member States, humanitarian leadership and key partners to examine how humanitarian diplomacy can be leveraged as a practical and strategic tool for the protection of civilians amid growing geopolitical fragmentation , shrinking humanitarian space, and unprecedented financial constraints on the multilateral system. The proposed side event will bring together Member States, humanitarian leadership and key partners to examine how humanitarian diplomacy can be leveraged as a practical and strategic tool for the protection of civilians amid growing geopolitical fragmentation, shrinking humanitarian space, and unprecedented financial constraints on the multilateral system. All Member States possess diplomatic tools and relationships that can be mobilized in defense of the protection of civilians. The event will focus on how those tools can be better deployed. Drawing on concrete experiences, the event wi...

   Press Conference: Ambassador Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Jeremy P. Lewin, Senior Official for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State, and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher on funding to the humanitarian system. Watch the Press Conference: Mike Waltz (United States), Jeremy P. Lewin (United States) & Tom Fletcher (OCHA) on funding to the humanitarian system! Media Stakeouts

Press conference by Denise Brown, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, on the three-year mark of the conflict in Sudan. Watch Denise Brown (UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan) on the three-year mark of the conflict in Sudan - Press Conference! 00:11:06 Press Conferences

Press conference by Edem Wosornu, Director of OCHA's Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on the humanitarian situation in Haiti. Related Sites and Documents:  Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Website . Watch the Press Conference: The humanitarian situation in Haiti! 00:22:56 Press Conferences