UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Congo volcano disaster: 31 dead, hundreds missing including 170 children, says UN

The data released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) regarding the volcanic eruption outside Goma reports 31 deaths and hundreds missing, including more than 170 children.

May 27, 2021, 13:09 PM IST

UN says 15,000 flee into China as Myanmar's Army battles ethnic rebels

Up to 15,000 people may have fled across Myanmar`s border into China in the past month, a United Nations agency has said, as fighting between Myanmar`s Army and ethnic armed groups intensifies.

Dec 20, 2016, 13:02 PM IST

Shelter, food priorities for Nepal after earthquake: UN

Six months after the April earthquake in Nepal, the priority is to provide shelter and food before the harsh winter begins, a UN humanitarian official said.

Oct 24, 2015, 12:16 PM IST

34 children die from malnutrition in South Sudan

At least 34 children have died from malnutrition in the first week of September in South Sudan's Bentiu town, a UN spokesman has said.

Sep 22, 2015, 13:21 PM IST