(Kinshasa/New York, 7 August 2012): On the second day of a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos met Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo in Kinshasa to discuss the increased insecurity in North Kivu which in recent weeks has displaced some...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos visits D.R. Congo to draw attention to the deteriorating situation
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseDesplazamiento masivo en Bagadó, Chocó
Actualización 4/08/2012. La cifra de personas desplazadas en las comunidades de Aguasal y Conondo se aproxima a 2.400, provenientes de al menos 8 comunidades. Situación general Desde el 18 de julio,...
Sri Lanka
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Director of Operations praises progress in Sri Lanka and appeals for donor support
(Bangkok/Geneva, 3 August 2012): At the end of a three-day mission to Sri Lanka, John Ging, OCHA Director of Operations, praised the significant progress made by the country since May 2009. Discussing the impressive steps taken, including the resettlement of over 440,000 people displaced by three...
DR Congo + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
WHO: Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda WHEN: 6 - 9...
World
News and Press ReleaseBeyoncé joins global aid organizations to highlight World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2012
(New York, 2 August 2012) International star Beyoncé, the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations are launching a global campaign today to shine a spotlight on humanitarian work and encourage people around the world to get involved by doing something good for others. World Humanitarian...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseDesplazamiento masivo en Bagadó, Chocó (Información preliminar)
Bogotá, 1 de agosto de 2012 Desde el 18 de julio, acciones armadas en zona rural de Bagadó (Alto Andágueda) han generado el desplazamiento masivo de al menos 625 personas en las comunidades indígenas...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Syria - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos
(New York, 29 July) I am extremely concerned by the impact of shelling and use of tanks and other heavy weapons on people in Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city, as well as in the capital Damascus and surrounding towns. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent...
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations humanitarian fund gives US$20 million to address urgent refugee needs in South Sudan
(New York, 27 July 2012): The United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, announced today that she has allocated more than US$20 million to help alleviate the suffering of the recent wave of...
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseBulletin d'Information Humanitaire - Province de l’Equateur N° 26/12, 26 juin 2012
Faits saillants Le choléra continue à faire des victimes en Equateur 1 230 centrafricains installés dans le Territoire de Bosobolo ne sont pas encore assistés Près de 1 900 ménages de congolais...
Mali + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA calls for a paradigm shift to avert a humanitarian disaster in Mali
(Bamako/Dakar/Geneva, 26 July 2012): Concluding a three-day mission in Mali, John Ging, OCHA Director of Operations, called for immediate international attention to the country’s serious humanitarian crisis which is driven by severe food insecurity, malnutrition, large-scale population...