UN Humanitarian

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) helps humanitarian organizations save the lives of people caught in crises.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Today we're manifesting 💠

All children fed. All women with clean water. All people safe and living with dignity.

These aren't just wishes. They are rights.

On this International #DayOfHope, we don't just dream of a better world. Humanitarians work for it. Every single day.💠

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

So many people lost everything in the earthquakes in Venezuela.

UN, NGO and local humanitarians have been there for them, and we will be there for them through the long work ahead.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Behind every delivery, consultation and safe space is a coordinated humanitarian effort to help families recover.

Discover the latest developments in the humanitarian response to the Venezuela earthquakes: https://t.co/d7PtFT4RIh

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

From Caracas, I spoke with @AliShaathNCAG. Palestine Donor Group meeting next week is critical to galvanize support behind clear plans to improve Gaza’s basic services, particularly water, sanitation and health.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

It’s not just bullets and bombs.

Today’s wars are fought beyond the battlefield.

Information warfare spreads fear, hate, and falsehoods — with consequences for civilians.

Learn more

#NotATarget

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

In #Lebanon, women and girls bear a disproportionate burden as the humanitarian situation remains fragile.

Many face heightened risks of gender-based violence, disrupted access to maternal healthcare and reduced access to safe, dignified support.

Read: https://t.co/sgOMlEj37f

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

A glimpse into incredibly complex and dangerous earthquake response. Humanitarians have been working around clock through crisis, and our plan will support 1.3m survivors with lifesaving help over six months.

📍Playa Grande, La Guaira, Venezuela.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

La resiliencia de los venezolanos es extraordinaria. En menos de dos minutos, miles de personas lo perdieron todo por los terremotos.

Ahora debemos seguir brindando agua, alimentos, refugio, protección y solidaridad con resultados concretos.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Recovery is made possible through practical support: a meal, a consultation, a safe place to wash, a protected space, and help finding the next step.

Here's how humanitarian organizations are helping communities recover across Venezuela.

Read more: https://t.co/RqBuXp7gqw

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

La solidaridad que hemos visto en estas 2 semanas ha sido extraordinaria. Equipos de rescate, ayuda humanitaria llegando a las personas, comunidades uniéndose. Ahora necesitamos que esa solidaridad continúe para apoyar a 1,3 millones de personas afectadas. Mi mensaje a @osmarycnn

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The Humanitarian Reset in action.

As we transition from earthquake search and rescue to support for survivors, humanitarians are working in a prioritised, coordinated way. At this centre in La Guaira, Venezuela, we’re helping 2000 people through their moment of upheaval.

[Indrika Ratwatte @IndrikaRatwatte]

Hundreds of civilians killed or injured across #Ukraine in the last days. Attacks on aid workers and aid are also rising.

Whatever the pace of political efforts, civilians cannot wait. I urged the Security Council to use their influence to prevent further civilian suffering.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

In Playa Grande, La Guaira. Listening to survivors and ensuring scaled-up and coordinated response to meet their needs. My interview with @EFEnoticias:

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Coordination sounds boring. But when disaster strikes, it saves lives.

Responding to Venezuela earthquakes over last fortnight demanded watertight alignment of local authorities, states, search and rescue teams, private sector, and NGOs.

This is the stadium where it happens.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

We know how to stop Ebola. We have a plan and the people to deliver it.

To deliver we need full access and more investment in preparedness.

Any delay will be measured in lives lost.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

The next six months will shape the recovery for communities affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela.

A time-bound additional appeal for US$296 million has been launched to expand support for 1.3 million people.

More in our latest situation update: https://t.co/uvTvWXFcdw

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

📍 Drought-displaced families in Buurhakaba district, #Somalia, are at risk of famine.

Humanitarian actors are doing their best to assist people in desperate need, but much more is required to mitigate the impact of drought.

🎥 @OCHASom’s Ayub Ahmed tells us more.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

My interview with @AJEnglish on the devastation in Venezuela after the earthquakes and our plan for a coordinated, impartial, scaled-up humanitarian response. 👇

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

I’m in La Guaira, Venezuela, seeing first hand how communities, the authorities and humanitarian organizations are working together to support people who lost everything in the earthquakes.

Solidarity and humanitarian action in the hardest times.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Two weeks after the devastating earthquakes struck #Venezuela, families in La Guaira are still searching for loved ones beneath the rubble.

@UNReliefChief met with people whose lives have been upended by the disaster, including a mother still hoping to find her five children.