Thank you very much. My name is Peter de Clercq and I am the Humanitarian Coordinator here in Somalia. Thank you very much to the representatives of Somali and international media for joining us...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator on the presentation of the Post-Gu food and nutrition assessment
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: Cholera cases decline as aid agencies join forces to contain the outbreak
When 32-year-old Rosa Lino arrived at the cholera treatment unit in Gumbo, a neighbourhood in the capital, Juba, with her 22-month-old son Angelo, he had all the signs of severe dehydration and she...
Chad
News and Press Release"Additional financial support now needed", says Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel
(Dakar - N’Djamena, 27 August 2015) – The Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, Toby Lanzer, today completed a four-day visit to Chad during which he travelled to the Lake Chad region to...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseResilient communities of Myanmar face flood recovery with courage and dignity
(Yangon, 27 August 2015): Four weeks after devastating floods hit large swathes of Myanmar, many communities in the delta region are still under water. They can only be reached by boat, surviving on...
Chad
News and Press Release« Sans financement supplémentaire, nous risquons une dégradation sérieuse de la situation humanitaire dans la région du Lac Tchad», avertit le Coordonnateur Humanitaire Régional pour le Sahel
L’appel de fonds pour la réponse humanitaire au Tchad en 2015 est le plus élevé des neufs pays du Sahel. A ce jour, seulement 35% des 572 millions de dollars américains requis ont été reçus.
Syria + 1 more
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 August 2015
As Delivered Madam President, Since the conflict began, over a quarter of a million people have been killed in Syria and more than a million people injured. Some 7.6 million people have been...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: Humanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns attack against humanitarian workers in Bambari
Nineteen humanitarian actors have been killed since the start of the crisis in the country. Humanitarian access continues to be hampered by violence against aid workers.
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRépublique centrafricaine : Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire condamne vivement l’attaque contre des travailleurs humanitaires à Bambari
(Bangui, 23 août 2015): Le Coordonnateur humanitaire, Aurélien A. Agbénonci et toute la communauté humanitaire en République centrafricaine (RCA) condamnent vivement l’attaque à l’encontre des...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: More assistance needed in recently opened-up areas, says Humanitarian Coordinator
Only limited humanitarian assistance has been provided in Baardheere and Diinsoor, in the Gedo and Bay regions respectively, for many years, mainly due to insecurity.
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: World Humanitarian Day commemorated on airwaves and online
(Mogadishu, 20 August 2015): Tens of thousands of people in Somalia were able to partake in this week’s commemoration for World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, through social media and by listening to...