OCHA Humanitarian Affairs Officer Sara Al Saqqa talks with a displaced family seeking medical help at the Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium medical point near Al Mawasi camp in Gaza. Photo: WHO/Christopher Black.
The Middle East and North Africa region has some of the world’s largest protracted conflicts, frequent natural and human-made crises, pandemic outbreaks, and climatic shocks.
OCHA’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) and country offices in the region support and strengthen humanitarian coordination and response preparedness.
ROMENA works closely with UN Resident Coordinators, Humanitarian Country Teams, national and regional organizations, and Member States to mitigate the impact of natural disasters and other emergencies.
OCHA maintains an active relationship with Iran, working closely with the Iranian government and humanitarian partners to identify and address the country's humanitarian needs.
OCHA maintains a strong relationship with Iraq, working closely with the Iraqi government and humanitarian partners to address the country's complex humanitarian needs.
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic and financial crisis affecting all residents, including Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian refugees and migrants.
In Libya, an estimated 823,000 people, including 248,000 children, require humanitarian assistance due to ongoing political instability, conflict and a deteriorating economy.
Eight years into the conflict, the crisis in Yemen remains severe, with more than 21 million people — two thirds of the population — in need of humanitarian assistance.
Over the past week, the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has provided evidence of what the UN and its humanitarian partners can achieve when afforded safe and secure access by the parties to the...
The Humanitarian Country Team in Lebanon, led by the Humanitarian Coordinator and supple- menting national efforts, continues to increase its readiness and response to the humanitarian needs of the...
Key Highlights Between 3 and 9 September, Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians of whom three were children, and one foreign national, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Additionally, a...
HIGHLIGHTS 113,054 individuals (52% females) have been displaced from South Lebanon due to the ongoing hostilities as of 3 September (source: DTM).
2,566 casualties have been reported, including 589...
Funding for OCHA Middle East and North Africa
Earmarked funding (USD)
1.7M
2023
Opening balance (USD)
662.00
2023
Total (USD)
1.7M
2023
Total requirements (USD)
3.7M
2023
Earmarked contributions
Private Contributions
$1.4 million
Unearmarked contributions
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Qatar
Republic of
Russian Federation
Singapore
South Africa
Sweden,
Unearmarked contributions (or commitments) are those for which the donor does not require the funds to be used for a specific project, sector, crisis or country, leaving OCHA to decide how to allocate the funds.
Opening balance may include unearmarked and earmarked funding with implementation dates beyond the calendar year, and excludes miscellaneous income (e.g. adjustments, gain/losses on exchange rate etc.)
Funding information from the OCHA Contributions Tracking System.
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