Tag: OCHA
Over 3 Million Nigeriens To Need Humanitarian Aid in 2026: OCHA
In 2025, floods affected 542,000 people, destroyed 55,000 homes, and 10,000 hectares of crops. On Monday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that more than 3 million people in Niger will need humanitarian assistance in 2026, equivalent to 10% of the population. RELATED: Floods Have Affected 1.9 Million Africans […]
March 2, 2026
Israeli Blockade Amid Winter Worsens Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The combination of humanitarian, health, and climate emergencies keeps thousands of families in extremely vulnerable conditions in the Gaza Strip.
December 24, 2025
UN Warns of Food Crisis in Gaza: Acute Food Insecurity Under Israeli Restrictions
According to the ONIU, more than 100,000 children aged six months to five years and 37,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women will suffer from acute malnutrition by October 2026.
December 19, 2025
Qatar warns that Israeli ceasefire violations threaten the Gaza peace process
During the seventh Strategic Dialogue between the two nations, Sheikh Mohammed insisted on the urgent transition to the second phase of the agreement, given the worsening humanitarian crisis due to winter storms in the Palestinian enclave.
December 18, 2025
UN accompanies Cuba’s efforts in recovery after Hurricane Melissa
“The protection of 735,000 people before and during the hurricane is a direct testimony of the effectiveness of the Cuban disaster prevention and response system,” said the UN resident coordinator in Cuba, Francisco Pichón.
November 12, 2025
Sudan: UN denounces massacre of 40 civilians in paramilitary attack
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed the attack by the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) and warned of the deterioration of security in the North Kordofan region, which the insurgents are trying to wrest from the army.
November 5, 2025
Violence Intensifies in Sudan’s North Darfur
UN agencies continue to deliver life-saving assistance wherever access permits. On Tuesday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) denounced that violence is intensifying across Sudan’s North Darfur state following the takeover of the state’s capital, El Fasher, by the Rapid Support Forces. RELATED: The Cycle Of War In Sudan: Ongoing […]
November 5, 2025
Executions and Sexual Violence in Sudan Continue: OCHA
Nearly 71,000 people have fled El Fasher since the city’s fall on Oct. 26. On Monday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) denounced that summary executions and sexual violence against civilians have continued since the seizure of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a […]
November 4, 2025
Nearly 700,000 People in Colombia Hit by Disasters as Armed Violence Escalates
OCHA reports 25% rise in attacks on civilians, with displacement and flooding compounding humanitarian crisis. On Monday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that 694,700 people have been affected by natural disasters in Colombia, 74,400 displaced, 113,200 confined and 736,000 subjected to mobility restrictions. RELATED: Colombia Totally Bans Coal […]
September 1, 2025
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Eastern DRC as OCHA Launches “Every Dollar Counts” Campaign
Uvira, August 5, 2025 — The humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate as thousands of displaced families arrive in Uvira, fleeing violence in Goma and Bukavu. According to Mwami Romain Lenge, traditional leader of the Bavira chiefdom, many are sleeping outdoors and face heightened risks of waterborne diseases, […]