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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) helps humanitarian organizations save the lives of people caught in crises.
Joined February 2009
🔴 Eastern #DRCongo: The already dire situation is spiralling as fighting intensifies. Impacts on civilians are devastating. The scale of suffering can't go unnoticed. We urge the international community to ramp up efforts to address the rapidly deepening crisis. Learn more 👉.
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RT @UNReliefChief: Brainstorm with humanitarian finance team on where we can innovate, adapt. Faster: our @UNCERF can get $ to first respo….
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RT @UNOCHA_ROSEA: 🔴13 of the 18 countries that reported cholera outbreaks in Africa are in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. 🔴DR Con….
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RT @UNReliefChief: The conflict in #Colombia is escalating: 75,000 people caught in worst violence since 2016. I've allocated $3.8M from o….
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Violent clashes near Port-au-Prince in #Haiti this week have displaced 1,600 people. The situation is increasingly dire for children with over 500,000 now internally displaced, a nearly 50% increase since September. More funding is needed to support the people in need. ⏬
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#DYK?. 📈 Number of school-aged, crisis-affected children and adolescents rose by at least 35M in last 3 years. 🌍 50% live in Sub-Saharan Africa. ⚠️ Most impacted are girls, refugees, those internally displaced and students with disabilities. More in @EduCannotWait’s 🆕 report:.
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RT @UNReliefChief: Discussing future of humanitarian aid with Minister Reinetter Klever of The Netherlands – especially role of technology….
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RT @DRHCSyria: The future of #Syria hinges on its people, including Syrian aid workers. Proud to share that 70 per cent of $28M allocated….
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RT @UNOCHA_DRC: 📢 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. ⚡️ Humanitarian infrastructures looted.⚡️ Medical facilities overwhelmed.⚡️ Basic services paralyzed. The….
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📍#WestBank:. So far in 2025, Israeli forces have killed 53 Palestinians, most of them in airstrikes. Operations by Israeli and Palestinian forces displaced nearly all of Jenin refugee camp’s 20,000 residents over the past 2 months; 150-180 homes have been severely damaged. ⤵️.
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🔴 Relentless attacks in #Ukraine continue to claim lives, and destroy homes and civilian infrastructure. Many front-line communities are enduring winter without power, heat, or water. Despite the insecurity and risks, humanitarians continue to deliver life-saving aid. More⤵️
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#Syria. ⏺️Ongoing hostilities continue to affect the north-east of the country. ⏺️Last week, 25K people were forced to flee Menbij due to fighting. ⏺️ Violence has hampered the repair of Tishreen Dam, cutting water and electricity supply to over 410K people in eastern Aleppo.
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RT @UNReliefChief: Civilians are being killed and displaced in significant numbers by the escalating crisis in eastern DRC. I've allocated….
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RT @Lisa_Doughten: “The drought was so much. It affected all my crops. We survive on one meal a day,” said Maryam. #Zambia’s drought has l….
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📍 North Kivu, eastern #DRCongo:. ➡️ Fragile calm observed in Goma after two days of intense fighting. Essential services severely disrupted. ➡️ Reported looting of humanitarian facilities and violations of international humanitarian law, including sexual assaults. Learn more 👇.
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RT @UNReliefChief: The US government & people have been a leading humanitarian donor for decades. This support has saved millions of lives.….
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RT @OCHA_Ukraine: Millions of people in #Ukraine fled their homes in search of safety. Many found challenges adjusting in a new place, inc….
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RT @UNReliefChief: Wars have rules. We need support to defend international humanitarian law. This is not about theory, it is about lives….
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