Jumbo jet lands in war-torn Yemen carrying 67 tonnes of WHO cholera response supplies

Government of Japan supports life-saving health services for displaced people in Iraq

WHO address on averting famine in Somalia, delivered at a media roundtable in Nairobi

More news

WHO and UNFPA scale up trauma and emergency obstetric response capacity in Mosul, Iraq

WHO situation report on the crisis in Mosul, Iraq, issue no. 20: 21-27 May 2017 (published on 30 May)

Yemen cholera outbreak epidemiology bulletin issue no. 3: 27 April – 30 May 2017 (published on 1 June)

Health facility-based deaths and injuries in Yemen, 19 March 2015 - 30 April 2017 (published on 25 May)

Humanitarian updates

World Bank approves US$50 million in support of emergency drought response and recovery

EU announces over €44 million of humanitarian funding to help people in need in Afghanistan,Iran and Pakistan

OCHA Ar-Raqqa situation report no. 6 (published on 28 May)

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director on the spread of cholera in Yemen

Funding for emergencies

77% funding gap for WHO in 2017

US$99 million received or firmly pledged out of US$ 427 required in nine appeals for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (as of 31 May 2017)

New contributions this week:

Sudan 2017

Two new contributions from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)