(Bangui/Geneva/New York, 11 July 2013): United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos and European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
CAR
News and Press ReleaseUN and EU humanitarian Chiefs in Central African Republic: the entire population is hit by crisis
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian chief congratulates South Sudan on second anniversary and reaffirms aid community’s commitment to people in need
Statement by Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Juba, 8 July 2013: “On behalf of the humanitarian community, I congratulate the people of South Sudan on the second anniversary of...
Mali + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseOne billion dollars still required for emergencies in the Sahel
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Humanitarian actors in the Sahel revised their request to $1.7 billion up from $1.6 billion to respond to the continued needs this year in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia and Cameroon.
Mali + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseUn milliard de dollars encore nécessaires pour les urgences dans le Sahel
(Dakar, 4 juillet 2013): Le Coordonnateur Régional Humanitaire des Nations Unies pour le Sahel a lancé hier la version révisée de l’appel de fonds 2013 pour le Sahel. Les acteurs humanitaires du...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Humanitarian Coordinator calls for an end to Israeli restrictions on free movement of people and goods in the Gaza Strip
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The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. James W. Rawley today urged the Government of Israel to lift the long-term restrictions, including the blockade of Gaza in place since 20007. Seeking...
Kazakhstan
News and Press ReleaseInternational roundtable encourages Civil-military Coordination for Disaster Prevention and Relief in Central Asia [EN/RU]
Almaty, 3 July 2013 – An international meeting on civil-military coordination in disasters with participation of the international humanitarian community and ministries of defense, emergencies and...
Lebanon + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief calls for more support to refugees and host communities in Lebanon [EN/AR]
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The number of refugees has increased by more than 200 per cent in six months. By the end of the year, refugees could make up 20 per cent of Lebanon’s population.
Gambia
News and Press ReleaseMore funding needed for vital resilience programmes in The Gambia
For 2013, some 103,000 people are still food insecure in the country and 29,500 children are at risk of Global Acute Malnutrition and 4,000 children of Severe Acute Malnutrition.
South Sudan
News and Press Release$485 million now needed to save lives and build resilience in South Sudan
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As of mid-June, donors had contributed some $567 million, leaving a gap of $485 million. Thirty per cent of this is needed for immediate priority projects to help people survive.
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseJoint UN and OIC humanitarian mission commits to strengthen partnership with Philippine Government
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(Manila, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Geneva, 20 June 2013): A humanitarian partnership mission to the Philippines, led jointly by the Government of the Philippines, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...