The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) helps humanitarian organizations save the lives of people caught in crises.
Joined on 19 February, 2009
Replying to @WFP: Famine feeds on:
🌪️ #ClimateChange
🌀 Chaos
💥 Conflict
COVID-19 has compounded existing issues and pushed millions of people to t…
Famine feeds on:
🌪️ #ClimateChange
🌀 Chaos
💥 Conflict
COVID-19 has compounded existing issues and pushed millions of people to the brink of starvation.
#Famine is preventable, but only if we act now. ⌛
More than 123,000 people have been displaced following recent intercommunal violence in West and South Darfur in Sudan.
Humanitarians are providing emergency assistance, including food, water, trauma kits & shelter to the displaced.
Replying to @UNICEF: Children cannot afford another year of disruption to their schooling.
Together, let’s advocate for education – and the bright…
“The situation is as alarming as it is unacceptable”,
- @HCinDRCongo after a series of violent attacks in Beni territory, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
More than 67,000 people have been displaced as a result of a recent increase in violence.
Replying to @UNReliefChief: While the humanitarian community has managed to sustain and scale up assistance to an unprecedented level, that effort h…
While the humanitarian community has managed to sustain and scale up assistance to an unprecedented level, that effort has been outpaced by the growing scale of the COVID crisis.
The next six months will be crucial.
Replying to @UNReliefChief: Ten days ago, the world passed the grim milestone of 2 million deaths from COVID.
Tune in as I brief the Security Counci…
Ten days ago, the world passed the grim milestone of 2 million deaths from COVID.
Tune in as I brief the Security Council about the virus and its secondary effects on the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected countries.
Children cannot afford another year of disruption to their schooling.
Together, let’s advocate for education – and the bright future – that every child and young person deserves.
Replying to @UNOCHA_ROSEA: #CycloneEloise🌀 in Mozambique:
6 people died & 12 were injured
8,300 are displaced
8,800 houses destroyed, damaged or fl…
Every year, 25 million people are displaced by climate-related disasters.
We need to scale up efforts to prevent, adapt and reduce the impacts of climate change. #AdaptationSummit
#CycloneEloise🌀 in Mozambique:
6 people died & 12 were injured
8,300 are displaced
8,800 houses destroyed, damaged or flooded
160 classrooms & 26 health centres damaged
142,000 hectares of crops flooded
⬆176,000 people affected, according to preliminary Government data.
🚨 The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis.
We need #ClimateAction now, to save lives and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable.
#AdaptationSummit
West & Central Africa are among the most risk-prone regions in the world.
See, in numbers, how humanitarians have provided assistance to millions of people.
Our colleague Flavio Monjane was in Beira, Mozambique, when #CycloneEloise made landfall, and sent this update.⤵️
Humanitarians are working to assist thousands of affected people.
Replying to @TedChaiban: While the war in Syria continues, education remains the beacon for millions of children. It is a right that should be prote…
Replying to @UNESCO: 500 million students are unable to access #education due to the shift to remote learning. We cannot allow this to happen!
On #…
Madagascar’s Grand Sud is suffering the worst drought in 10 years.
@UN & partners are calling for $76 million to urgently improve food security, fight malnutrition & provide water and health services.
Replying to @UNOCHA_ROSEA: Our colleague Flavio Monjane was in Beira, #Mozambique, when #CycloneEloise made landfall overnight on 22/23 January. In…
Our colleague Flavio Monjane was in Beira, #Mozambique, when #CycloneEloise made landfall overnight on 22/23 January. In this video, he shows how Beira is experiencing significant flooding.
Humanitarians are working to assist thousands of people affected.
Replying to @ggonzzalezz: While the 2 strongest typhoons affecting the #Philippines in 2020 are no longer in radar screens, early recovery work hasn…
Replying to @OCHA_Ukraine: Over 700,000 children and teachers in more than 3,500 education facilities in e. #Ukraine have been affected by the hosti…
While the war in Syria continues, education remains the beacon for millions of children. It is a right that should be protected & persevered. Read my joint statement with @HadiMuhannad: #EducationDay
500 million students are unable to access #education due to the shift to remote learning. We cannot allow this to happen!
On #EducationDay, join our call to make sure that #LearningNEVERstops for anyone!
📚 #PowerEducation #Covid19
While the 2 strongest typhoons affecting the #Philippines in 2020 are no longer in radar screens, early recovery work hasn’t stopped. @UNPhilippines continues bringing relief to local communities. See how we help families recovering from the shocks
Not everyone can continue their education online while schools are closed due to #COVID19 measures.
The global humanitarian response plan is providing learning support to vulnerable people across the 🌎.
#EducationDay
Over 700,000 children and teachers in more than 3,500 education facilities in e. #Ukraine have been affected by the hostilities.
📣We call to strengthen protection of #schools in e. #Ukraine, during the seventh year of the conflict.
#EducationDay
EDUCATION = POWER ⚡
On Sunday's #EducationDay, let's #PowerEducation for future generations! 🦸🏾♂️
📷: @UNESCO
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