World Humanitarian Day

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

Launch Event of the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) 2026 for Ukraine. AGENDA Introduction from Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Matthias Schmale. Presentations on Strategic Priorities Strategic Priority 1 — Supporting the most vulnerable who remain close to the front line .  Inka Himanen, WFP Representative and Country Director Olga Novikova, Head of Dnipro Office, the Tenth of April NGO Strategic Priority 2 — Responding to vulnerable newly displaced and people evacuated from their places of origin to safer hosting areas, including through transit centres and collective sites.  Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine Nataliia Gourjii, Director of the Rokada Charity Fund Strategic Priority 3 — Providing emergency response after strikes. Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine Anna Duda, Country Director of People in Need in Ukraine Strategic Priority 4 — Supporting the centrality of protec...