United Nations OCHA

📢 Launching on 4 December! The 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview is the most comprehensive assessment of global humanitarian needs in the year ahead and how to respond to them. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4eNL3u8 #InvestInHumanity

"The floods came yesterday and separated us.’’ Severe flooding in #SouthSudan displaced 379,000 people. Roads are cut off, many health facilities and schools are not accessible. Humanitarians report a rise in cholera cases. People need urgent support.

A record number of humanitarian workers have lost their lives in the line of duty this year. This has been devastating for the global humanitarian community. Lisa Doughten calls on the #SecurityCouncil to transform commitments into actions that uphold humanitarian law and protect aid workers, and through them, the millions of lives they strive to save. Full remarks: https://bit.ly/3VavjKN

“[Aid workers’] humanity, their compassion, is being met by bullets and bombs,” states United Nations Relief Chief, Tom Fletcher CMG. This is “utterly unacceptable” and “a global problem,” he stresses. Protecting humanitarians and the people they serve is not an option. It’s an obligation. We must do more and better to ensure it. Fletcher’s message is loud and clear. 🔊 Hear more ⬇️

🚨 The challenge is not a lack of rules to protect humanitarians, but a failure to uphold them. Aid workers are lifelines for millions of people in need around the world and they risk everything to save lives. States and parties to conflict must ensure their protection at all times. No exceptions. Humanity demands no less. This is a legal and moral imperative, as well as a global responsibility. Read this 🆕 article by Aurelien Buffler. 👇 #ActForHumanity

❗️ Humanitarians are being attacked at an unprecedented rate. Did you know that, in 2024, more have been killed - a harrowing 281 recorded so far - than in any other year before? The growing violence and threats against them are unconscionable and devastating to critical aid operations that civilians in need rely on. We reiterate our message to those in power 👉 Uphold international law, safeguard humanitarian workers and assets, and hold perpetrators to account once and for all. The time to #ActForHumanity is now.

Cases of sexual violence in conflict increased by 50% this year. Women and girls in #Sudan have endured heinous acts of violence since the conflict started. "You are not alone." Today in #PortSudan, the UN Humanitarian Chief met with women to celebrate their courage with a commitment to do more. #16Days

It has been a terrible year for women and girls in conflict. On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, here are some facts you need to know. ⬇️ There is #NoExcuse for gender-based violence. Not now. Not ever. #16Days

"Every child deserves to live well and safely free from shelling, violence and war." 13-year-old Ahmad Attar lost his leg due to shelling in north-west #Syria. He now hopes to become a prosthetic technician so that he can help others who have lost their limbs. Every child deserves to live in peace. Hear Ahmad’s message for #WorldChildrensDay.

🌟 Congratulations to #UnitedNations emergency first responders at UNDAC and INSARAG for receiving United Nations Foundation's #WeThePeoples Global Leadership Award! 🏆 This honor is rewarded for their brave and selfless work to save others when disasters strike. In his acceptance speech Clement Herbert Kalonga, the Regional Focal Point for Africa in OCHA's Emergency Response Section, highlighted the role communities play as first responders to sudden onset crises. "We owe it to the communities because they are the ones leading these efforts." 🎥 ⬇