World Humanitarian Day

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

   High-Level Conference (plenary session). Today the world is observing the expanding use of unilateral sanctions, means of their enforcement via secondary sanctions, criminal and civil penalties for circumvention of sanctions regimes, and over-compliance by all categories of actors. A sanctions environment, independently of the grounds, mode and purpose of sanctions, has an adverse and indiscriminate impact on business activities and consequently - to human rights of individuals and peoples. Furthermore, the enforcement of unilateral sanctions through different means, including through the imposition of secondary sanctions, civil and criminal penalties against entities and individuals allegedly circumventing, or assisting in the circumvention of, primary sanctions regimes, result in de-risking and over-compliance. The High-level panel of the conference intends to discuss the drafts of the Guiding principles on humanitarian action in the face of unilateral sanctions and on...

   Update on the Global Humanitarian Overview hyper-prioritized plan 2026. Speaker: Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Watch Tom Fletcher (OCHA) - Press conference! Press Conferences

UN seeks $187 million to support flood-affected communities (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) website, 23 January 2026). Briefing organized by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Speakers will include:H.E. Mr. Domingos Estêvão Fernandes, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations in New York; Dr. Catherine Sozi, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mozambique- Virtual 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. *** "The UN and its humanitarian partners today launched a $187 million appeal following the widespread flooding in the south and centre of the country. This appeal - which is an addendum to the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan - aims to support some 600,000 people through the end of June. OCHA reports that the UN continues to scale up its suppor...

Update on the humanitarian situation in Yemen and the work of the United Nations. Speaker: Julien Harneis, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen . Watch the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen - Press Conference! Press Conferences