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Warehouses in Jordan are still full of aid for Gaza.
Thousands of truckloads of life-saving assistance are ready to move.
But only small amounts are currently allowed to cross the border each week.
All restrictions must be lifted so life-saving aid can reach people at scale.
Thousands of truckloads of life-saving assistance are ready to move.
But only small amounts are currently allowed to cross the border each week.
All restrictions must be lifted so life-saving aid can reach people at scale.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Warehouses in Jordan are still full of aid for Gaza.
Thousands of truckloads of life-saving assistance are ready to move.
But only small amounts are currently allowed to cross the border each week.
All restrictions must be lifted so life-saving aid can reach people at scale.
Thousands of truckloads of life-saving assistance are ready to move.
But only small amounts are currently allowed to cross the border each week.
All restrictions must be lifted so life-saving aid can reach people at scale.
Following recent fighting in Aleppo, #Syria, 58,000 people remain displaced, while nearly 90,000 have returned home.
Humanitarians are providing food, psychosocial support and other aid to affected families, working closely with local authorities.
Hear from people on the ground.
Humanitarians are providing food, psychosocial support and other aid to affected families, working closely with local authorities.
Hear from people on the ground.
January 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Following recent fighting in Aleppo, #Syria, 58,000 people remain displaced, while nearly 90,000 have returned home.
Humanitarians are providing food, psychosocial support and other aid to affected families, working closely with local authorities.
Hear from people on the ground.
Humanitarians are providing food, psychosocial support and other aid to affected families, working closely with local authorities.
Hear from people on the ground.
Since the ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarians have been working around the clock to reach people with life-saving aid.
But progress is fragile.
"Emergency response and the transition to early recovery cannot wait for political solutions."
More from our spokesperson in Gaza.
But progress is fragile.
"Emergency response and the transition to early recovery cannot wait for political solutions."
More from our spokesperson in Gaza.
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Since the ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarians have been working around the clock to reach people with life-saving aid.
But progress is fragile.
"Emergency response and the transition to early recovery cannot wait for political solutions."
More from our spokesperson in Gaza.
But progress is fragile.
"Emergency response and the transition to early recovery cannot wait for political solutions."
More from our spokesperson in Gaza.
For millions of people, 2025 was the year they lost their last lifeline.
As funding dried up, life-saving services were stopped, and the impact was immediate.
Nutrition outreach drastically decreased, leaving children at highest risk without essential care.
As funding dried up, life-saving services were stopped, and the impact was immediate.
Nutrition outreach drastically decreased, leaving children at highest risk without essential care.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
For millions of people, 2025 was the year they lost their last lifeline.
As funding dried up, life-saving services were stopped, and the impact was immediate.
Nutrition outreach drastically decreased, leaving children at highest risk without essential care.
As funding dried up, life-saving services were stopped, and the impact was immediate.
Nutrition outreach drastically decreased, leaving children at highest risk without essential care.
Millions of people in #Yemen lack reliable access to food, nutrition, health care and essential services.
Humanitarians are reaching people where access and resources allow.
But when funding falls away, hard-won gains risk being quickly reversed. ⬇️
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/3Nm4N03
Humanitarians are reaching people where access and resources allow.
But when funding falls away, hard-won gains risk being quickly reversed. ⬇️
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/3Nm4N03
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Millions of people in #Yemen lack reliable access to food, nutrition, health care and essential services.
Humanitarians are reaching people where access and resources allow.
But when funding falls away, hard-won gains risk being quickly reversed. ⬇️
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/3Nm4N03
Humanitarians are reaching people where access and resources allow.
But when funding falls away, hard-won gains risk being quickly reversed. ⬇️
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/3Nm4N03
In #Ukraine, our priorities are clear:
🤝 Support people on the front lines
🚌 Help people evacuate safely
🏥 Help people hit by attacks
♿ Reach older people, people with disabilities & other groups at risk
Sustained funding is critical.
You can help: https://bit.ly/4aYyVsm
🤝 Support people on the front lines
🚌 Help people evacuate safely
🏥 Help people hit by attacks
♿ Reach older people, people with disabilities & other groups at risk
Sustained funding is critical.
You can help: https://bit.ly/4aYyVsm
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In #Ukraine, our priorities are clear:
🤝 Support people on the front lines
🚌 Help people evacuate safely
🏥 Help people hit by attacks
♿ Reach older people, people with disabilities & other groups at risk
Sustained funding is critical.
You can help: https://bit.ly/4aYyVsm
🤝 Support people on the front lines
🚌 Help people evacuate safely
🏥 Help people hit by attacks
♿ Reach older people, people with disabilities & other groups at risk
Sustained funding is critical.
You can help: https://bit.ly/4aYyVsm
First a brutal war. Now winter storms.
In #Gaza, there is no respite.
Shelters blown away. Children suffer hypothermia. People are killed as buildings collapse.
The UN and partners are providing life-saving aid.
But all restrictions must be lifted to scale up faster.
In #Gaza, there is no respite.
Shelters blown away. Children suffer hypothermia. People are killed as buildings collapse.
The UN and partners are providing life-saving aid.
But all restrictions must be lifted to scale up faster.
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
First a brutal war. Now winter storms.
In #Gaza, there is no respite.
Shelters blown away. Children suffer hypothermia. People are killed as buildings collapse.
The UN and partners are providing life-saving aid.
But all restrictions must be lifted to scale up faster.
In #Gaza, there is no respite.
Shelters blown away. Children suffer hypothermia. People are killed as buildings collapse.
The UN and partners are providing life-saving aid.
But all restrictions must be lifted to scale up faster.
The full-scale war in Ukraine entered its fifth year, and civilians continue to bear the brunt.
Attacks on homes, schools, health care and energy systems are disrupting daily life for millions.
Humanitarian are appealing for $2.3B to help 4.1M people with the most urgent needs.
Attacks on homes, schools, health care and energy systems are disrupting daily life for millions.
Humanitarian are appealing for $2.3B to help 4.1M people with the most urgent needs.
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The full-scale war in Ukraine entered its fifth year, and civilians continue to bear the brunt.
Attacks on homes, schools, health care and energy systems are disrupting daily life for millions.
Humanitarian are appealing for $2.3B to help 4.1M people with the most urgent needs.
Attacks on homes, schools, health care and energy systems are disrupting daily life for millions.
Humanitarian are appealing for $2.3B to help 4.1M people with the most urgent needs.
Kiir was forced to flee his home in South Sudan due to conflict and floods.
Now, he’s displaced in Malakal, Upper Nile – without safe shelter, enough food, or a way to earn a living.
Humanitarians are calling for $1.04B to deliver life-saving aid to 4 million people.
Now, he’s displaced in Malakal, Upper Nile – without safe shelter, enough food, or a way to earn a living.
Humanitarians are calling for $1.04B to deliver life-saving aid to 4 million people.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Kiir was forced to flee his home in South Sudan due to conflict and floods.
Now, he’s displaced in Malakal, Upper Nile – without safe shelter, enough food, or a way to earn a living.
Humanitarians are calling for $1.04B to deliver life-saving aid to 4 million people.
Now, he’s displaced in Malakal, Upper Nile – without safe shelter, enough food, or a way to earn a living.
Humanitarians are calling for $1.04B to deliver life-saving aid to 4 million people.
In #Ukraine, attacks are damaging energy systems and emergency services – putting civilian lives at risk.
Civilians and the facilities they rely on for survival must be protected.
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/45aD7kW
Civilians and the facilities they rely on for survival must be protected.
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/45aD7kW
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
In #Ukraine, attacks are damaging energy systems and emergency services – putting civilian lives at risk.
Civilians and the facilities they rely on for survival must be protected.
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/45aD7kW
Civilians and the facilities they rely on for survival must be protected.
Full remarks: https://bit.ly/45aD7kW
📍 South Sudan: Conflict. Floods. A cholera outbreak.
People are at breaking point, but funding cuts are pulling away vital aid.
"Some communities feel we're abandoning them," says the Humanitarian Coordinator.
"But we're not leaving as long as one of us is left standing."
People are at breaking point, but funding cuts are pulling away vital aid.
"Some communities feel we're abandoning them," says the Humanitarian Coordinator.
"But we're not leaving as long as one of us is left standing."
January 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
📍 South Sudan: Conflict. Floods. A cholera outbreak.
People are at breaking point, but funding cuts are pulling away vital aid.
"Some communities feel we're abandoning them," says the Humanitarian Coordinator.
"But we're not leaving as long as one of us is left standing."
People are at breaking point, but funding cuts are pulling away vital aid.
"Some communities feel we're abandoning them," says the Humanitarian Coordinator.
"But we're not leaving as long as one of us is left standing."
Reposted by UN Humanitarian
1,000 days of war in Sudan – an indefensible milestone.
I won’t forget horrors I heard and courage I saw.
We must match that courage with action.
End this war. Uphold international law. Fund lifesaving work.
I won’t forget horrors I heard and courage I saw.
We must match that courage with action.
End this war. Uphold international law. Fund lifesaving work.
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
1,000 days of war in Sudan – an indefensible milestone.
I won’t forget horrors I heard and courage I saw.
We must match that courage with action.
End this war. Uphold international law. Fund lifesaving work.
I won’t forget horrors I heard and courage I saw.
We must match that courage with action.
End this war. Uphold international law. Fund lifesaving work.
When funding falls short, the consequences are dire for people in crisis.
Clinics and safe spaces close. Aid is reduced. Families are exposed to protection risks.
This is the cost of inaction in #Sudan. 👇
Donate to help sustain life-saving support: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
Clinics and safe spaces close. Aid is reduced. Families are exposed to protection risks.
This is the cost of inaction in #Sudan. 👇
Donate to help sustain life-saving support: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
When funding falls short, the consequences are dire for people in crisis.
Clinics and safe spaces close. Aid is reduced. Families are exposed to protection risks.
This is the cost of inaction in #Sudan. 👇
Donate to help sustain life-saving support: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
Clinics and safe spaces close. Aid is reduced. Families are exposed to protection risks.
This is the cost of inaction in #Sudan. 👇
Donate to help sustain life-saving support: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
Humanitarian needs in #Sudan are overwhelming.
People need food, shelter, health care, protection, trauma support and more.
Amid the devastation, Sudan Humanitarian Fund supports a fast, locally-led response in the hardest-hit areas.
Support the Fund: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
People need food, shelter, health care, protection, trauma support and more.
Amid the devastation, Sudan Humanitarian Fund supports a fast, locally-led response in the hardest-hit areas.
Support the Fund: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Humanitarian needs in #Sudan are overwhelming.
People need food, shelter, health care, protection, trauma support and more.
Amid the devastation, Sudan Humanitarian Fund supports a fast, locally-led response in the hardest-hit areas.
Support the Fund: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
People need food, shelter, health care, protection, trauma support and more.
Amid the devastation, Sudan Humanitarian Fund supports a fast, locally-led response in the hardest-hit areas.
Support the Fund: https://bit.ly/43OBV5X
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ brought complex challenges across many crises, but it also showed what collective effort can achieve.
Across regions, OCHA worked with partners to save lives and support communities.
Across regions, OCHA worked with partners to save lives and support communities.
January 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ brought complex challenges across many crises, but it also showed what collective effort can achieve.
Across regions, OCHA worked with partners to save lives and support communities.
Across regions, OCHA worked with partners to save lives and support communities.
3 months into the #Gaza ceasefire, humanitarians continue to help people in immense need, despite serious impediments.
Our colleague explains how rapid funding from the UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helped aid workers act fast.
But for a full humanitarian scale-up, all restrictions must be lifted.
Our colleague explains how rapid funding from the UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helped aid workers act fast.
But for a full humanitarian scale-up, all restrictions must be lifted.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
3 months into the #Gaza ceasefire, humanitarians continue to help people in immense need, despite serious impediments.
Our colleague explains how rapid funding from the UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helped aid workers act fast.
But for a full humanitarian scale-up, all restrictions must be lifted.
Our colleague explains how rapid funding from the UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helped aid workers act fast.
But for a full humanitarian scale-up, all restrictions must be lifted.
Renewed fighting in Aleppo, Syria killed at least 9 people and injured 55.
Around 150,000 have been displaced.
Heavy shelling is damaging homes and critical infrastructure.
The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to growing needs.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LD0nkT
Around 150,000 have been displaced.
Heavy shelling is damaging homes and critical infrastructure.
The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to growing needs.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LD0nkT
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Renewed fighting in Aleppo, Syria killed at least 9 people and injured 55.
Around 150,000 have been displaced.
Heavy shelling is damaging homes and critical infrastructure.
The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to growing needs.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LD0nkT
Around 150,000 have been displaced.
Heavy shelling is damaging homes and critical infrastructure.
The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to growing needs.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LD0nkT
1,000 days of war in #Sudan – nearly half the length of World War II.
This must end. We’re calling for:
🔴 An urgent end to the war.
🔴 Protection of civilians and aid workers.
🔴 A renewed push on funding.
More from our Spokesperson. ⬇️
This must end. We’re calling for:
🔴 An urgent end to the war.
🔴 Protection of civilians and aid workers.
🔴 A renewed push on funding.
More from our Spokesperson. ⬇️
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
1,000 days of war in #Sudan – nearly half the length of World War II.
This must end. We’re calling for:
🔴 An urgent end to the war.
🔴 Protection of civilians and aid workers.
🔴 A renewed push on funding.
More from our Spokesperson. ⬇️
This must end. We’re calling for:
🔴 An urgent end to the war.
🔴 Protection of civilians and aid workers.
🔴 A renewed push on funding.
More from our Spokesperson. ⬇️
🔴 1,000 days of war in #Sudan.
Mass killings. Sexual violence. Attacks on homes, hospitals and schools.
Aid workers are doing everything they can, but they need safe access to people in need and more funding to save lives.
The world must act now. #KeepEyesOnSudan
Mass killings. Sexual violence. Attacks on homes, hospitals and schools.
Aid workers are doing everything they can, but they need safe access to people in need and more funding to save lives.
The world must act now. #KeepEyesOnSudan
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🔴 1,000 days of war in #Sudan.
Mass killings. Sexual violence. Attacks on homes, hospitals and schools.
Aid workers are doing everything they can, but they need safe access to people in need and more funding to save lives.
The world must act now. #KeepEyesOnSudan
Mass killings. Sexual violence. Attacks on homes, hospitals and schools.
Aid workers are doing everything they can, but they need safe access to people in need and more funding to save lives.
The world must act now. #KeepEyesOnSudan
Drought is devastating daily life for families across #Afghanistan.
Backed by OCHA’s pooled funds, humanitarians are delivering vital aid.
“It wasn’t just survival; it gave us the strength to believe in tomorrow.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/3N6O0y4
Backed by OCHA’s pooled funds, humanitarians are delivering vital aid.
“It wasn’t just survival; it gave us the strength to believe in tomorrow.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/3N6O0y4
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Drought is devastating daily life for families across #Afghanistan.
Backed by OCHA’s pooled funds, humanitarians are delivering vital aid.
“It wasn’t just survival; it gave us the strength to believe in tomorrow.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/3N6O0y4
Backed by OCHA’s pooled funds, humanitarians are delivering vital aid.
“It wasn’t just survival; it gave us the strength to believe in tomorrow.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/3N6O0y4
Climate and weather hazards continue to drive high levels of forced displacement.
Without urgent action, millions more will be uprooted.
Investments in early warning and early action, climate adaptation and resilience are critical.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45cPZ9Z
Without urgent action, millions more will be uprooted.
Investments in early warning and early action, climate adaptation and resilience are critical.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45cPZ9Z
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Climate and weather hazards continue to drive high levels of forced displacement.
Without urgent action, millions more will be uprooted.
Investments in early warning and early action, climate adaptation and resilience are critical.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45cPZ9Z
Without urgent action, millions more will be uprooted.
Investments in early warning and early action, climate adaptation and resilience are critical.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45cPZ9Z
📍 Haiti
❗Violence must stop.
❗Attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals must end.
❗Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid safely.
The Humanitarian Coordinator explains what people in Haiti need from the world in 2026.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3LidbNA
❗Violence must stop.
❗Attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals must end.
❗Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid safely.
The Humanitarian Coordinator explains what people in Haiti need from the world in 2026.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3LidbNA
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
📍 Haiti
❗Violence must stop.
❗Attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals must end.
❗Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid safely.
The Humanitarian Coordinator explains what people in Haiti need from the world in 2026.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3LidbNA
❗Violence must stop.
❗Attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals must end.
❗Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid safely.
The Humanitarian Coordinator explains what people in Haiti need from the world in 2026.
You can help: https://bit.ly/3LidbNA
This is not a resource problem, it’s a priority problem.
The world spent $2.7 trillion on defence.
Humanitarians are asking for just less than 1% of that to save 87 million lives in 2026.
Let's choose solidarity over indifference.
The world spent $2.7 trillion on defence.
Humanitarians are asking for just less than 1% of that to save 87 million lives in 2026.
Let's choose solidarity over indifference.
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is not a resource problem, it’s a priority problem.
The world spent $2.7 trillion on defence.
Humanitarians are asking for just less than 1% of that to save 87 million lives in 2026.
Let's choose solidarity over indifference.
The world spent $2.7 trillion on defence.
Humanitarians are asking for just less than 1% of that to save 87 million lives in 2026.
Let's choose solidarity over indifference.
Earthquakes. Epidemics. Conflicts. Climate shocks.
UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helps deliver life-saving aid fast and where needs are greatest.
In 2025, it provided vital support to millions of people across the toughest crises.
Support the fund: https://bit.ly/4q7a4GN
UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helps deliver life-saving aid fast and where needs are greatest.
In 2025, it provided vital support to millions of people across the toughest crises.
Support the fund: https://bit.ly/4q7a4GN
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Earthquakes. Epidemics. Conflicts. Climate shocks.
UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helps deliver life-saving aid fast and where needs are greatest.
In 2025, it provided vital support to millions of people across the toughest crises.
Support the fund: https://bit.ly/4q7a4GN
UN Global Emergency Fund CERF helps deliver life-saving aid fast and where needs are greatest.
In 2025, it provided vital support to millions of people across the toughest crises.
Support the fund: https://bit.ly/4q7a4GN
Reposted by UN Humanitarian
Important 2bn USD contribution to humanitarian action from US.
Vote of trust in Humanitarian Reset: faster, leaner, prioritised, and closer to people on front lines of emergencies.
We are setting out to save 87m lives in 2026.
Vote of trust in Humanitarian Reset: faster, leaner, prioritised, and closer to people on front lines of emergencies.
We are setting out to save 87m lives in 2026.
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Important 2bn USD contribution to humanitarian action from US.
Vote of trust in Humanitarian Reset: faster, leaner, prioritised, and closer to people on front lines of emergencies.
We are setting out to save 87m lives in 2026.
Vote of trust in Humanitarian Reset: faster, leaner, prioritised, and closer to people on front lines of emergencies.
We are setting out to save 87m lives in 2026.