In total, 127 projects are planned this year to help one million people, mainly in the Northern and central areas of the country that have been affected by the conflict.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Mali
News and Press ReleaseUS $354 million requested in 2016 for humanitarian aid in Mali
DPRK
News and Press ReleaseUN emergency fund releases US$ 8 million to assist most-vulnerable women and children in DPRK
More than 2.2 million people, including 1.8 million under-five children and 350,000 pregnant and lactating women, will benefit from assistance provided by CERF funds.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: Common Humanitarian Fund releases $9 million to respond to urgent needs [EN/SG]
This allocation will aim at funding projects responding to critical and urgent humanitarian needs to improve access of affected populations to basic services.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRépublique Centrafricaine : Le Fonds Commun Humanitaire alloue 9 millions de dollars pour répondre aux besoins urgents
(Bangui, 1 février 2016): Le Fonds Commun Humanitaire (FCH) en République centrafricaine (RCA) a lancé une allocation de 9 millions de dollars pour fournir assister et sauver la vie des personnes...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseHigh-level Roundtable Discussion on Humanitarian Response to El Nino Drought - Opening remark by Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Ato. Demeke Mekonnen
Sunday, 31 January 2016, 10:00 - 11:30am, UN-ECA Conference Room I UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Opening remark by H.E. Ato. Demeke Mekonnen Thank you Miss Ahunna, for the introduction. United...
Iraq + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseMore humanitarian assistance urgently needed in Iraq [EN/AR/KU]
The UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan requests USD 861 million aiming to provide emergency packages for the most vulnerable people across the country.
World + 11 more
News and Press ReleaseUN emergency fund releases US$100 million to assist millions of displaced and vulnerable people in nine underfunded crises [EN/AR]
The funds will help the displaced in Central and Eastern Africa, those affected by conflict and food insecurity in Libya and Mali, and the most vulnerable and at risk of malnutrition in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
World + 11 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Fonds d’urgence de l’ONU débloque US$100 millions pour assister des millions de personnes déplacées et vulnérables dans neuf crises sous-financées
(Addis-Abeba/New York, 29 janvier 2016) Aujourd’hui, le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies Ban Ki-moon a débloqué 100 millions de dollars du Fonds central de l’ONU pour les interventions d’urgence...
Eritrea
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, concludes visit to Eritrea, urging greater support for vulnerable communities
Ms. Kang welcomed the growing opportunities for engagement between the Government and UN partners and collaboration in implementing the Strategic Partnerships Cooperation Framework (SPCF).
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,Stephen O’Brien Statement to the Security Council on Syria, New York, 27 January 2016
Mr. President, For over five long years, the Syrian people have endured one of the most savage and brutal conflicts of the 21st century. The facts speak for themselves: over 250,000 people killed,...