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Official account of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. We help humanitarians save the lives of people caught in crises.
“We fled our homes because of fighting and floods, but life here is so hard,” says Deborah – one of the 2.7 million displaced people in #SouthSudan.
Humanitarians are providing life-saving aid, but shrinking funding is forcing tough choices.
Hear more from people affected by this crisis. ⬇️
Humanitarians are providing life-saving aid, but shrinking funding is forcing tough choices.
Hear more from people affected by this crisis. ⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“We fled our homes because of fighting and floods, but life here is so hard,” says Deborah – one of the 2.7 million displaced people in #SouthSudan.
Humanitarians are providing life-saving aid, but shrinking funding is forcing tough choices.
Hear more from people affected by this crisis. ⬇️
Humanitarians are providing life-saving aid, but shrinking funding is forcing tough choices.
Hear more from people affected by this crisis. ⬇️
During her visit to Baqa’a Camp in #Jordan, UN Deputy Relief Chief, Joyce Msuya met Palestinian refugee families.
She saw the impact of sustained support for education, protection and essential services.
OCHA stands with UNRWA and partners working to ensure dignity and hope for every family.
She saw the impact of sustained support for education, protection and essential services.
OCHA stands with UNRWA and partners working to ensure dignity and hope for every family.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
During her visit to Baqa’a Camp in #Jordan, UN Deputy Relief Chief, Joyce Msuya met Palestinian refugee families.
She saw the impact of sustained support for education, protection and essential services.
OCHA stands with UNRWA and partners working to ensure dignity and hope for every family.
She saw the impact of sustained support for education, protection and essential services.
OCHA stands with UNRWA and partners working to ensure dignity and hope for every family.
Violence in El Fasher, #Sudan, has forced thousands to flee to Tawila, where they urgently need help.
Aid workers are providing life-saving assistance as more families arrive each day.
Watch how this clinic, supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, is making a difference.
https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
Aid workers are providing life-saving assistance as more families arrive each day.
Watch how this clinic, supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, is making a difference.
https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Violence in El Fasher, #Sudan, has forced thousands to flee to Tawila, where they urgently need help.
Aid workers are providing life-saving assistance as more families arrive each day.
Watch how this clinic, supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, is making a difference.
https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
Aid workers are providing life-saving assistance as more families arrive each day.
Watch how this clinic, supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, is making a difference.
https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
Did you know that over 2 billion people lack Internet access?
The situation is worse in crises, especially for women.
OCHA’s Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is closing the gap by making humanitarian data easier to find and use.
Read how it’s changing lives in East Africa: https://bit.ly/3JBmhnK
The situation is worse in crises, especially for women.
OCHA’s Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is closing the gap by making humanitarian data easier to find and use.
Read how it’s changing lives in East Africa: https://bit.ly/3JBmhnK
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Did you know that over 2 billion people lack Internet access?
The situation is worse in crises, especially for women.
OCHA’s Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is closing the gap by making humanitarian data easier to find and use.
Read how it’s changing lives in East Africa: https://bit.ly/3JBmhnK
The situation is worse in crises, especially for women.
OCHA’s Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is closing the gap by making humanitarian data easier to find and use.
Read how it’s changing lives in East Africa: https://bit.ly/3JBmhnK
Today:
➖ #Philippines: UN expedites support ahead of Tropical Cyclone Fung-Wong
➖ #Gaza: Needs remain immense despite humanitarian scale-up
➖ #WestBank: Increasing settler attacks imperil Palestinians
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: Millions in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica affected by hurricane
➡️ bit.ly/47tjPsy
➖ #Philippines: UN expedites support ahead of Tropical Cyclone Fung-Wong
➖ #Gaza: Needs remain immense despite humanitarian scale-up
➖ #WestBank: Increasing settler attacks imperil Palestinians
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: Millions in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica affected by hurricane
➡️ bit.ly/47tjPsy
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Today:
➖ #Philippines: UN expedites support ahead of Tropical Cyclone Fung-Wong
➖ #Gaza: Needs remain immense despite humanitarian scale-up
➖ #WestBank: Increasing settler attacks imperil Palestinians
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: Millions in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica affected by hurricane
➡️ bit.ly/47tjPsy
➖ #Philippines: UN expedites support ahead of Tropical Cyclone Fung-Wong
➖ #Gaza: Needs remain immense despite humanitarian scale-up
➖ #WestBank: Increasing settler attacks imperil Palestinians
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: Millions in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica affected by hurricane
➡️ bit.ly/47tjPsy
#COP30 matters for humanitarians – because every fraction of a degree means more floods, droughts and displacement.
For millions already on the front lines of the climate crisis, this isn’t about the future – it’s about survival today.
Climate action is humanitarian action. 🌍
For millions already on the front lines of the climate crisis, this isn’t about the future – it’s about survival today.
Climate action is humanitarian action. 🌍
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#COP30 matters for humanitarians – because every fraction of a degree means more floods, droughts and displacement.
For millions already on the front lines of the climate crisis, this isn’t about the future – it’s about survival today.
Climate action is humanitarian action. 🌍
For millions already on the front lines of the climate crisis, this isn’t about the future – it’s about survival today.
Climate action is humanitarian action. 🌍
As hunger and funding shortfalls grow – from #Sudan to #DRC – humanitarians keep showing up.
Vaccinating children in #Gaza. Rebuilding after #HurricaneMelissa. Standing by those who need us most.
Compassion is still stronger than crisis. Show yours 👇 crisisrelief.un.org/en/your-dona...
Vaccinating children in #Gaza. Rebuilding after #HurricaneMelissa. Standing by those who need us most.
Compassion is still stronger than crisis. Show yours 👇 crisisrelief.un.org/en/your-dona...
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As hunger and funding shortfalls grow – from #Sudan to #DRC – humanitarians keep showing up.
Vaccinating children in #Gaza. Rebuilding after #HurricaneMelissa. Standing by those who need us most.
Compassion is still stronger than crisis. Show yours 👇 crisisrelief.un.org/en/your-dona...
Vaccinating children in #Gaza. Rebuilding after #HurricaneMelissa. Standing by those who need us most.
Compassion is still stronger than crisis. Show yours 👇 crisisrelief.un.org/en/your-dona...
“They ask us not to forget them. We cannot let them down.”
In Tigray, Ethiopia, our Deputy Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Kyoko Ono, met displaced families and survivors of violence.
Funding cuts are leaving many without the help they need.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3JCb7PG
In Tigray, Ethiopia, our Deputy Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Kyoko Ono, met displaced families and survivors of violence.
Funding cuts are leaving many without the help they need.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3JCb7PG
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“They ask us not to forget them. We cannot let them down.”
In Tigray, Ethiopia, our Deputy Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Kyoko Ono, met displaced families and survivors of violence.
Funding cuts are leaving many without the help they need.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3JCb7PG
In Tigray, Ethiopia, our Deputy Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Kyoko Ono, met displaced families and survivors of violence.
Funding cuts are leaving many without the help they need.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3JCb7PG
People across #Jamaica are reeling from the devastation left by #HurricaneMelissa.
Over 1.5 million people have been affected, losing homes, power, water and livelihoods.
Humanitarians are scaling up to reach the hardest-hit communities.
You can help: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
Over 1.5 million people have been affected, losing homes, power, water and livelihoods.
Humanitarians are scaling up to reach the hardest-hit communities.
You can help: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
People across #Jamaica are reeling from the devastation left by #HurricaneMelissa.
Over 1.5 million people have been affected, losing homes, power, water and livelihoods.
Humanitarians are scaling up to reach the hardest-hit communities.
You can help: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
Over 1.5 million people have been affected, losing homes, power, water and livelihoods.
Humanitarians are scaling up to reach the hardest-hit communities.
You can help: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
"A grown man... skin on bone... like a skeleton."
Even before the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, #Sudan, was attacked, doctors faced horrific cases – people surviving on a cup of animal feed.
Medical supplies blocked. Hospitals bombed.
His testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
Even before the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, #Sudan, was attacked, doctors faced horrific cases – people surviving on a cup of animal feed.
Medical supplies blocked. Hospitals bombed.
His testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"A grown man... skin on bone... like a skeleton."
Even before the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, #Sudan, was attacked, doctors faced horrific cases – people surviving on a cup of animal feed.
Medical supplies blocked. Hospitals bombed.
His testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
Even before the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, #Sudan, was attacked, doctors faced horrific cases – people surviving on a cup of animal feed.
Medical supplies blocked. Hospitals bombed.
His testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
Every delay in climate action is costing millions of lives.
As world leaders make their way to #COP30, the science couldn’t be clearer: act now or face an unliveable future.
More from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: https://bit.ly/4oETU7z
As world leaders make their way to #COP30, the science couldn’t be clearer: act now or face an unliveable future.
More from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: https://bit.ly/4oETU7z
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Every delay in climate action is costing millions of lives.
As world leaders make their way to #COP30, the science couldn’t be clearer: act now or face an unliveable future.
More from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: https://bit.ly/4oETU7z
As world leaders make their way to #COP30, the science couldn’t be clearer: act now or face an unliveable future.
More from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: https://bit.ly/4oETU7z
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the most devastating disasters in living memory.
Our first responders were on the ground within hours to deliver emergency relief.
The work of UN’s emergency team #UNDAC remains as life-saving today as ever.
#TsunamiDay
Our first responders were on the ground within hours to deliver emergency relief.
The work of UN’s emergency team #UNDAC remains as life-saving today as ever.
#TsunamiDay
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the most devastating disasters in living memory.
Our first responders were on the ground within hours to deliver emergency relief.
The work of UN’s emergency team #UNDAC remains as life-saving today as ever.
#TsunamiDay
Our first responders were on the ground within hours to deliver emergency relief.
The work of UN’s emergency team #UNDAC remains as life-saving today as ever.
#TsunamiDay
Today's humanitarian update:
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners expand humanitarian response
➖ #WestBank: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social calls for protection and accountability as attacks on Palestinians continue
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in North Darfur
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners expand humanitarian response
➖ #WestBank: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social calls for protection and accountability as attacks on Palestinians continue
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in North Darfur
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today's humanitarian update:
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners expand humanitarian response
➖ #WestBank: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social calls for protection and accountability as attacks on Palestinians continue
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in North Darfur
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners expand humanitarian response
➖ #WestBank: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social calls for protection and accountability as attacks on Palestinians continue
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in North Darfur
#HurricaneMelissa is one of the strongest storms to hit the Atlantic, leaving widespread destruction in its path.
The UN and partners are working with national authorities to deliver emergency relief to the hardest-hit communities.
You can help relief efforts: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
The UN and partners are working with national authorities to deliver emergency relief to the hardest-hit communities.
You can help relief efforts: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#HurricaneMelissa is one of the strongest storms to hit the Atlantic, leaving widespread destruction in its path.
The UN and partners are working with national authorities to deliver emergency relief to the hardest-hit communities.
You can help relief efforts: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
The UN and partners are working with national authorities to deliver emergency relief to the hardest-hit communities.
You can help relief efforts: https://bit.ly/439czQ3
Meet Mohamed.
After a stray bullet left him unable to speak and paralyzed, Mohamed's family took a dangerous journey to find medical help.
With the life-saving help of the #Sudan Humanitarian Fund, he was able to get back to living again.💙
His story: https://bit.ly/48WM2ZT
After a stray bullet left him unable to speak and paralyzed, Mohamed's family took a dangerous journey to find medical help.
With the life-saving help of the #Sudan Humanitarian Fund, he was able to get back to living again.💙
His story: https://bit.ly/48WM2ZT
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Meet Mohamed.
After a stray bullet left him unable to speak and paralyzed, Mohamed's family took a dangerous journey to find medical help.
With the life-saving help of the #Sudan Humanitarian Fund, he was able to get back to living again.💙
His story: https://bit.ly/48WM2ZT
After a stray bullet left him unable to speak and paralyzed, Mohamed's family took a dangerous journey to find medical help.
With the life-saving help of the #Sudan Humanitarian Fund, he was able to get back to living again.💙
His story: https://bit.ly/48WM2ZT
Today's humanitarian update:
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing violence imperils civilians in El Fasher
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners continue to deliver vital aid as part of 60-day humanitarian scale-up
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social fast-tracks funds for hurricane response in #Jamaica
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing violence imperils civilians in El Fasher
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners continue to deliver vital aid as part of 60-day humanitarian scale-up
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social fast-tracks funds for hurricane response in #Jamaica
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Today's humanitarian update:
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing violence imperils civilians in El Fasher
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners continue to deliver vital aid as part of 60-day humanitarian scale-up
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social fast-tracks funds for hurricane response in #Jamaica
➖ #Sudan: Ongoing violence imperils civilians in El Fasher
➖ #Gaza: UN and partners continue to deliver vital aid as part of 60-day humanitarian scale-up
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: @tomfletcherun.bsky.social fast-tracks funds for hurricane response in #Jamaica
After the ceasefire, UN and partners are scaling up aid across #Gaza.
The positive impact is already felt in all areas.
But to leave no one behind, the ceasefire needs to last and restrictions have to to be lifted.
Here's the latest on the response: https://bit.ly/48ZspR5
The positive impact is already felt in all areas.
But to leave no one behind, the ceasefire needs to last and restrictions have to to be lifted.
Here's the latest on the response: https://bit.ly/48ZspR5
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
After the ceasefire, UN and partners are scaling up aid across #Gaza.
The positive impact is already felt in all areas.
But to leave no one behind, the ceasefire needs to last and restrictions have to to be lifted.
Here's the latest on the response: https://bit.ly/48ZspR5
The positive impact is already felt in all areas.
But to leave no one behind, the ceasefire needs to last and restrictions have to to be lifted.
Here's the latest on the response: https://bit.ly/48ZspR5
Following the 6.3 magnitude #earthquake in northern #Afghanistan, humanitarian partners are on the ground assessing damage and urgent needs.
At least 20 people have been killed, 945 injured, and more than 90 homes destroyed.
Learn more: t.co/rRQHkGIvxz
At least 20 people have been killed, 945 injured, and more than 90 homes destroyed.
Learn more: t.co/rRQHkGIvxz
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Following the 6.3 magnitude #earthquake in northern #Afghanistan, humanitarian partners are on the ground assessing damage and urgent needs.
At least 20 people have been killed, 945 injured, and more than 90 homes destroyed.
Learn more: t.co/rRQHkGIvxz
At least 20 people have been killed, 945 injured, and more than 90 homes destroyed.
Learn more: t.co/rRQHkGIvxz
Unimaginable horrors in El Fasher, #Sudan.
Just before Saudi Hospital was attacked – reportedly killing over 460 civilians – a doctor shared what he was witnessing on the ground.
He managed to escape, but we haven’t heard from him since.
His harrowing testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
Just before Saudi Hospital was attacked – reportedly killing over 460 civilians – a doctor shared what he was witnessing on the ground.
He managed to escape, but we haven’t heard from him since.
His harrowing testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Unimaginable horrors in El Fasher, #Sudan.
Just before Saudi Hospital was attacked – reportedly killing over 460 civilians – a doctor shared what he was witnessing on the ground.
He managed to escape, but we haven’t heard from him since.
His harrowing testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
Just before Saudi Hospital was attacked – reportedly killing over 460 civilians – a doctor shared what he was witnessing on the ground.
He managed to escape, but we haven’t heard from him since.
His harrowing testimony: https://bit.ly/4hJ1f39
In Tawila, we spoke to people displaced from El Fasher.
Conditions are dire:
🔴safe water is limited
🔴markets have collapsed
🔴food, fuel and medical supplies are nearly depleted
You can help the people of #Sudan: http://bit.ly/3VKeYwB
Conditions are dire:
🔴safe water is limited
🔴markets have collapsed
🔴food, fuel and medical supplies are nearly depleted
You can help the people of #Sudan: http://bit.ly/3VKeYwB
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
In Tawila, we spoke to people displaced from El Fasher.
Conditions are dire:
🔴safe water is limited
🔴markets have collapsed
🔴food, fuel and medical supplies are nearly depleted
You can help the people of #Sudan: http://bit.ly/3VKeYwB
Conditions are dire:
🔴safe water is limited
🔴markets have collapsed
🔴food, fuel and medical supplies are nearly depleted
You can help the people of #Sudan: http://bit.ly/3VKeYwB
Today's update:
➖ #Gaza: Health system continues to face significant challenges amid immense needs
➖ #Sudan: Situation catastrophic and humanitarian access to El Fasher still cut off
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: UN and Governments race to save lives
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nATWeZ
➖ #Gaza: Health system continues to face significant challenges amid immense needs
➖ #Sudan: Situation catastrophic and humanitarian access to El Fasher still cut off
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: UN and Governments race to save lives
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nATWeZ
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today's update:
➖ #Gaza: Health system continues to face significant challenges amid immense needs
➖ #Sudan: Situation catastrophic and humanitarian access to El Fasher still cut off
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: UN and Governments race to save lives
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nATWeZ
➖ #Gaza: Health system continues to face significant challenges amid immense needs
➖ #Sudan: Situation catastrophic and humanitarian access to El Fasher still cut off
➖ #HurricaneMelissa: UN and Governments race to save lives
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nATWeZ