(Beirut/New York, 28 November 2012): At the end of a three-day visit to Jordan and Lebanon, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Jordan + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseCountries bordering Syria need more help as refugee numbers rise says UN Humanitarian chief, after visits to Jordan and Lebanon
Sudan
News and Press Release16 Days Campaign challenges violence against women [EN/AR]
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The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign was launched. Every day, women and girls face violence in the...
Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Welcomes Germany’s €12 million contribution to emergency response fund for Syria as winter approaches
(Geneva, 27 November 2012): The Government of Germany has pledged €12 million in support of the Emergency Response Fund for Syria in one of the largest single contributions ever received by an...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Humanitarian Fund gives an additional $5.3 million for the Rakhine emergency in Myanmar
(Yangon, 27 November): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided $5.3 million in additional funding to provide life-saving assistance to some 36,000 people displaced by...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUnder Secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Valerie Amos statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(New York, 21 November 2012) I have been shocked by the pictures I have seen of the ordinary women, men and children fleeing the violence in and around Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator calls for an additional $41 million to respond to increased needs in Rakhine state, Myanmar
(Yangon/Geneva, 21 November 2012) UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Ashok Nigam, together with the Union Minister of Border Affairs, Lieutenant General Thein Htay today launched the Revised...
Cuba
News and Press ReleaseCERF provides US$5.5 million for storm-affected people in Cuba
21 November 2012: Hurricane Sandy hit the eastern region of Cuba hard when it passed through the country on 25 October. Sustained winds reached upwards of 200 km/h as Sandy lashed Santiago de Cuba...
Eritrea
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Operations director welcomes Eritrea’s commitment to progress, calls on international community to support
(New York, 20 November 2012): Following a two-day visit to Eritrea, OCHA Operations Director John Ging has called on the international community to support the country as it strives to end hunger and...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseEscalation of violence in DRC’s Kivu provinces threatens thousands of civilians and impedes humanitarian response
(Bukavu/Goma/Kinshasa, 20 November 2012): Tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDP) in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been forced into new...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseProtection des civils et réponses humanitaires fortement menacés par l’escalade critique de la violence armée dans les Kivus
(Bukavu/Goma/Kinshasa, 19 novembre 2012) : Des dizaines de milliers de personnes, qui avaient déjà eu à fuir leurs habitations au Nord-Kivu, ont été contraintes de se déplacer à nouveau suite aux...