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Regional Context

The Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia feature a range of humanitarian concerns. There are a number of complex, protracted conflict situations in the region, including Iraq,  Afghanistan) and more than 9.3 million refugees primarily from the occupied Palestinian territory, Iraq, Afghanistan and Western Sahara.
Countries in the region are also prone to natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, cyclones industrial accidents and oil spills Central Asia is one of the most seismically active areas in the world, and floods, landslides, extreme cold and drought regularly cause vast economic and environmental damage. One of the key aims of the OCHA's Regional Office is to improve overall disaster preparedness and response through strengthening our partnerships with humanitarian actors in the region. For more information about what we do, please click here. 
  

 
  
 What's New
18 January 2010

Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Fourth Quarter 2009

Humanitarian requirements in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENACA) » »region in 2009 were funded at 67.7 percent, with US$122 million in the pipeline. The Syria Drought Response Plan 2009 is by far the least funded among the MENACA appeals with only 13.9 percent of the requirements met.

Humanitarian Funding Update | English - Arabic 

 
12 January 2010
UN Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs concludes mission to Egypt

Catherine Bragg, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, has concluded the first leg of her four-day Middle East mission to Egypt and Syria.

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5 January 2010
Regional Humanitarian update | December 2010

6.6 Million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and eight million refugees hosted by countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENACA) region. Population were uprooted as a result of political instability and violence.

Humanitarian Update | English - Arabic


20 December 2009
Yemen-Humanitarian Update - Issue #3

The security situation in Sa’ada Governorate remains unstable, with reports of heavy airstrikes by Yemeni and Saudi forces. On 13 December, airstrikes were reported in Razeh district of Sa'ada Governorate, in the border region between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

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5 December 2009
Regional Humanitarian update | November 2009

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. John Holmes, launched the annual Consolidated Appeal 2010 in Geneva on 30 November 2009.

Humanitarian Update | English - Arabic

 
 

 
  
 Humanitarian Funding Update - Quarterly

 

Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Fourth Quarter 2009

Humanitarian requirements in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENACA) » »region in 2009 were funded at 67.7 percent, with US$122 million in the pipeline. The Syria Drought Response Plan 2009 is by far the least funded among the MENACA appeals with only 13.9 percent of the requirements met.

Humanitarian Funding Update | English - Arabic 
  
 Where we work

 
ROMENACA provides humanitarian coordination support to 27 countries and territories. It is based in Dubai, with oversight for the office of the Regional Disaster Response Advisor for Central Asia and the Regional Pandemic Influenza Contingency hub for the Middle East and North Africa (based in Cairo). In addition to these offices, OCHA has field presences in oPt, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.

Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Kyrgzstan Turkmenistan Afghanistan Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Tunisia Algeria Morocco Western Sahara Turkey Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic Jordan occupied Palestinian territory Israel
  
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This website was developed with the assistance of Thematic Funding from the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission in 2004 and 2005