Press releases and statements

(Bangkok/New York, 23 March 2012): The investment by Southeast Asian countries in building their national capacities to manage disasters more effectively is changing disaster response dynamics in the...

(Port-au-Prince/23 mars 2012) – Avec les premières pluies qui se sont abattues sur Port-au-Prince la semaine dernière, 64 825 déplacés sont sous le risque d’inondation dans les camps selon...

23 March 2012:As a result of recent instability in Mali, thousands of people have fled their homes. As of 7 March 2012, some 82,000 Malians have been internally displaced and more than 90,000 people...

(Jakarta, 22 March 2011) The United Nations and the Government of Indonesia today launched a kit that further enhances Indonesia’s capacity to prepare for natural disasters. The package identifies...

(New York, 15 March 2012) As intense fighting continues in Syria, and people are caught up in the violence, it is increasingly vital that humanitarian organizations have unhindered access to identify...

14 March 2012: the 2011-2012 growing season in Mali has been devastated by a lack of rain, leading to a drop in agricultural productivity and reduced grazing sources for livestock, threatening the...

Les acteurs humanitaires appellent à un financement rapide et conséquent Niamey, 12 Mars 2012 - Les acteurs humanitaires sont préoccupés de l’épuisement précoce des stocks de nourriture de nombreuses familles nigériennes et s’inquiètent des risques d’aggravation de la crise alimentaire...

Watch the webcast Press Conference on Syria by Emergency Relief Coordinator Thank you very much. I have just completed a two-day visit to Syria. My purpose was to seek agreement on arrangements that...

Humanitarian actors call for swift and adequate funding to respond to the unfolding crisis Niamey, 12 March 2012 – Humanitarian actors are concerned by the early depletion food reserves of many...

(Ankara/New York, 9 March 2012) I have just completed a two-day visit to Syria. My aim was to urge all parties to agree on arrangements for humanitarian organizations to reach people in areas affected by fighting and violence. I was able to visit Homs and parts of the suburb of Baba Amr, with the...