Flags fly at half-mast today across UN offices worldwide.
We remember humanitarian workers killed while helping others. And we stand with those who continue to serve despite the danger.
Attacks on aid workers must end. Those responsible must be held accountable.
#ActForHumanity
Christian, a humanitarian worker with @UNOCHA_DRC, lost two colleagues who were killed while bringing water to people in need.
Today, with Protect Humanitarians, he advocates for the safety and protection of aid workers.
Read his story: https://t.co/Qmqbjb5O8n
When roads were cut off, learning found another way.
CERF-funded supplies travelled by air and canoe to remote schools in #Madagascar, helping 1,500 children return to learning after Cyclone Fytia.
Drones are expanding the reach of war to cities and homes far beyond front lines, threatening humanitarian operations that civilians rely on.
Civilians must be protected.
Humanitarians are #NotATarget.
Communities still recovering from the last El Niño could be hit again this year.
Floods. Drought. Hunger. Disease. Displacement. Across Southern and Eastern Africa.
8 things to know about what's coming – and why early action is the only answer.
➡️ https://t.co/3L64o4oXXo
In #DRC, a new 100-bed Ebola treatment centre has opened in Bunia, Ituri Province, to support the growing response.
More than 3,800 confirmed Ebola cases have been reported across five provinces, with Ituri remaining the epicentre.
Read more: https://t.co/fyhnyvsLa9
For Adam's family in Chad, six goats became the start of a new beginning.
With support from the CERF Climate Action Account, families are protecting their livelihoods and building resilience before the next climate shock.
Read Adam's story: https://t.co/6WVHTUMIVI
Families displaced by drought in #Somalia are at risk of famine.
Humanitarians are on the ground – but far more is needed.
Hear directly from communities facing the worst. ⬇️
❗️The crisis in Sudan is not gender neutral - @unwomenafrica
Among female-headed families, severe food insecurity nearly doubled in one year 📈
🔴75% are now food insecure.
Women-led organizations are on the frontlines of famine response, but funding is severely low.
#GiHA
Recurring weather extremes, an influx of refugees and fragile food security systems are some of the challenges that #Burundi is facing.
Here's what you need to know about the situation and how humanitarian partners are responding⤵️🎥
📣 Coordination in action:
⚕️ Healthcare
🚰 Water, sanitation and hygiene
Partners, including @UNICEFAngola and @angolaoms, are working hard to support the response to one of the world's worst cholera outbreaks.
💙 Through @UNCERF, we are closer to communities.
Tropical Cyclone #Chido made landfall in Mozambique and passed over Malawi, affecting thousands of people.
Governments and humanitarian partners are conducting assessments in the affected areas ⬇️
https://t.co/JuDxF7jClA
🌀Tropical Cyclone Chido:
- So far, it has hit Mayotte and the Comoros, bringing heavy rains.
- About 2.5 million people live in Chido’s projected path, including in Mozambique and Malawi.
- Regional and national preparedness efforts are ongoing.
https://t.co/h74abc8cRi
At #GHO2025 event in Nairobi today, we've heard about the importance of supporting local efforts by donors, private partners and international actors.
We must continue to explore ways to make humanitarian action more efficient and effective.
https://t.co/gzhzCIxsVG
One day to go!
🗓️Tomorrow, in 3 cities - Geneva, Kuwait and Nairobi, the @UNOCHA and partners are set to launch the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview – a comprehensive plan to save lives and reduce suffering over the coming year.
📺Watch here: https://t.co/njsTn4b4Pr
🔴Civilians have been killed or injured
🔴46,700 people have fled
Amid a wave of armed violence and attacks in eastern Aj Jazirah State, #Sudan.
The @UN & partners are mobilizing resources to assist people with food, shelter, health care and more ⬇️
https://t.co/qQOHPB102M
The Eastern Africa region accounts for more than 21% of the global humanitarian needs driven by climate change, conflicts & diseases.
As of Sept. 2024, only 38% of the required funds had been received.
Partners are calling for support to scale up response.
#InvestInHumanity
On #UNDay, we share how we, at the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), work with partners to support people in need in 25 countries across the region.
Watch how ⬇️📽️
In #SouthSudan, over 1 million people are affected by floods across 42 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area.
Humanitarians are providing much-needed support, but the delivery is affected due to cut-off roads👇🏿
https://t.co/uQEpTtMGV7
Southern and Eastern #Africa hosts 3 of the world’s 5 largest displacement crises with #Sudan topping the list followed by #DRCongo and #Ethiopia.
Humanitarians continue to provide life-saving assistance, but funding and access restrictions remains a challenge.
More 👇🏿