(New York / Juba, South Sudan, 1 February 2012): On the first day of a three-day mission to South Sudan, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief...
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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief arrives in Juba, South Sudan
DR Congo
News and Press Release718 millions de dollars pour redonner espoir à des millions de personnes vulnérables en République Démocratique du Congo
(Kinshasa/Genève, New York, le 1 février 2012) : La communauté humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a lancé aujourd’hui un appel de 718 millions de dollars américains pour apporter l’assistance d’urgence en 2012 à des centaines de milliers de congolais qui ont...
oPt + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseRegional Humanitarian Update - January 2012 [EN/AR]
In this issue: P.2 UN Humanitarian Chief encourages strong Partnership with Oman P.2 Food Aid continues in Libya P.2 UNRWA helps poor Refugees in oPt meet basic nutritional Needs ERC Amos speaks up...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseThe humanitarian community launches its 2012 appeal for Afghanistan for US$437 million
Kabul, 28 January 2012 - The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in Afghanistan has called for US$437 million for humanitarian preparedness and response in the country. A launch event held today in Kabul was officiated by the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Michael Keating, under the auspices of His...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mr Maxwell Gaylard, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, calling for an end to home demolitions in the West Bank
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr Maxwell Gaylard, today called for an immediate end to the demolition of Palestinian homes by the authorities of...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mr. Maxwell Gaylard, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, calling for an end to home demolitions in the West Bank [EN/AR]
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. Maxwell Gaylard, today called for an immediate end to the demolition of Palestinian homes by the authorities of...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos statement on killing of Syrian Arab Red Crescent Secretary-General
(New York/Davos, 26 January 2012) I am deeply shocked by the killing yesterday of Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, the Secretary-General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. On behalf of the humanitarian...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseCholera fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo gets fresh USD 9.1 million
(Kinshasa / New York, 26 January 2012): The humanitarian community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received today a new financial boost of USD 9.1 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund to fight off cholera, a water-borne disease that has affected over 22,000...
South Sudan + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Central Emergency Response Fund allocates $104 million to 13 underfunded crises
(New York, 25 January 2012): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Valerie Amos, today announced the allocation of some US$104 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster humanitarian operations in 13...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian organizations seek USD 416 million to assist Palestinians in 2012
Jerusalem – The Humanitarian Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) was launched today in Ramallah by the Humanitarian Coordinator, Maxwell Gaylard. The appeal seeks USD 416 million to...