(Manila, 6 December 2014): The United Nations in the Philippines and its partners continue speaking with the Government and the Local Government Units to support preparedness measures to reduce the...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseThe United Nations and partners on standby for Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby)
CAR
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Senior Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic
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(Bangui, 5 December 2014): One year ago, a cycle of violence reached Bangui triggering the displacement of half a million people, accompanied by the massacre of innocent civilians, leaving deep...
CAR + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseLa crise en République centrafricaine; un an après
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(Bangui, 5 décembre 2014): A ce jour, il y a un an que le cycle de violence touchait Bangui entraînant un demi-million de personnes déplacées dans la ville, accompagnés de massacres des civiles...
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-Wha Kang - Statement to the press on South Sudan
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Violations of human rights, including rape and sexual violence, murder and threats against humanitarian staff, the destruction of homes and livelihoods, and the recruitment of children, must be condemned and brought to an end, urged the Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Mali
News and Press ReleaseLes attaques contre les organisations humanitaires au Mali doivent cesser immédiatement
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(Bamako, 4 décembre 2014) – Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire au Mali, David Gressly, s’inquiète vivement de l’augmentation des attaques perpétrées contre les organisations humanitaires ces...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator calls for an end to punitive demolitions in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem
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Jerusalem, 3 December 2014 The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. James W. Rawley, today expressed serious concern over the Israeli authorities’ resumption of punitive...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseDéclaration de la Coordonnatrice Humanitaire principale, Claire Bourgeois sur sa visite à Dekoa (préfecture de Kémo) et dans la préfecture de Nana Gribizi
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(Bangui, 03 décembre 2014): La Coordonnatrice Humanitaire principale en République centrafricaine, a conduit du 27 au 30 novembre 2014 une mission à Dekoa et dans la préfecture de Nana Gribizi...
World
News and Press ReleaseOCHA offers its location maps on Wikipedia
An updated collection of more than 200 free country-location maps, created by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), can now be downloaded from ReliefWeb and...
World
News and Press ReleaseOCHA’s 3rd Annual Global Humanitarian Policy Forum
December 3rd, ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York OCHA’s 3 rd Annual Global Humanitarian Policy Forum Efforts are increasingly being made to optimize humanitarian response in emergencies by...
Tajikistan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseREACT Bulletin - November 2014
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UNICEF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE WORKSHOP WITH PARTNERS On 17 October 2014, the UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan, with support from the UNICEF Regional Office for Central, Eastern Europe...