(Kinshasa, 25 juillet 2011): 3,1 millions d’enfants ont été vaccinés contre la rougeole dans cinq provinces de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) lors d’opérations d’urgence contre une grave épidémie qui a déjà touché plus de 115 600 enfants et causé la mort de 1 145 durant...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Plus de 3 millions d’enfants protegés contre la rougeole grâce à un financement du Fonds commun humanitaire
Somalia + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseHorn of Africa Drought Crisis Factsheet 25 July 2011
Highlights/Key priorities · US $2 billion will be needed to address the situation in the Horn of Africa. Some $1 billion has been received. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon today called on donor...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Southern Kordofan, Sudan - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, 24 July 2011
(New York: 24 July 2011): I am concerned that humanitarian supplies for the people in SPLMN held areas of Southern Kordofan are dwindling. If we are not allowed access to replenish them, the...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseRemembering the floods ahead of the monsoon
28 July 2011 marks the first anniversary of the 2010 floods in Pakistan - one of the world’s most devastating natural disasters in recent times. Nearly a fifth of the country was flooded, affecting...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseCERF has allocated $8.5 million to humanitarian agencies in Yemen
CERF provides over $8.5 million for humanitarian needs in Yemen. More information coming soon.
Somalia + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseHorn of Africa Drought Crisis Factsheet 22 July 2011 [EN/AR]
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The crisis at a glance • On 20 July, a famine was declared in southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions of Somalia. • Eight other regions of southern Somalia are at risk of famine in the coming 1-2 months unless aid response increases in proportion to needs. • 11.6 million people are in need...
Somalia + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF Allocates US $51.3 Million to Drought Affected Areas in the Horn of Africa
(New York, 22 July 2011): In response to the intensifying crisis in the Horn of Africa, Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos has allocated US$51.3 million from the Central Emergency Response...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseSpate of demolitions threaten Bedouin communities near Jerusalem
(Jerusalem, 21 July 2011): Today, Mr Maxwell Gaylard, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) visited the Bedouin village of Khan Al Ahmar, together with...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseThe UN declares famine in Somalia
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Watch the Webcast (Nairobi, 20 July 2011): The United Nations declared today that famine exists in two regions of southern Somalia: southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle. Across the country, nearly half of the Somali population – 3.7 million people – are now in crisis, of whom an estimated 2.8...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseCERF has allocated $14.6 million in Ethiopia
14 July 2010: The CERF has allocated $14.6 million to provide urgent life-saving assistance to more than 475,000 people affected by severe drought in southern Ethiopia. Successive seasons of failed...