Statement for press conference 04 June 2011, Kinshasa Good afternoon everyone, I have just spent the last three days visiting areas of this vast country, meeting Congolese people whose lives have been torn apart by violence, families who are living in deep poverty, and communities who live in daily...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseVisit of ASG Catherine Bragg to DR Congo, 31 May - 04 June 2011
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseVisite de SSG Catherine Bragg en RDC du 31 mai au 04 juin 2011
Déclaration lors de la conférence de presse de fin de visite Kinshasa, le 04 juin 2011 Bon après-midi à tous! Je viens juste de passer les trois derniers jours visitant quelques zones de ce grand...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLa Responsable Adjointe de l’Action Humanitaire des Nations Unies en visite de cinq jours en République Démocratique du Congo
(Kinshasa / New York / Genève, 01 juin 2011): La Sous-secrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires des Nations Unies et Coordonnatrice adjointe des secours d’urgence, Catherine Bragg, a débuté...
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations deputy humanitarian chief starts five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Kinshasa / New York, 1 June 2011): The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, started a five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today, aiming to draw international attention to one of the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLutte contre la rougeole au Sud-Kivu : Plus d’un million d’enfants vaccinés au cours d’une campagne mouvementée
Pendant trois ans, on n’avait plus entendu parler de la rougeole au Sud-Kivu. Une crise financière internationale plus tard, la maladie refaisait surface dans l’est du Congo et frappait 3 200 enfants...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos on the situation in Yemen
(New York: 27 May 2011): I am deeply alarmed by the escalating violence in Yemen, where recent heavy fighting in the capital Sanaa killed and injured dozens of people. There are reports of many...
Burundi + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocated nearly $1.5 million for approximately 13,000 beneficiaries in need of emergency assistance in Mozambique
27 May 2011: Mozambique has a large population of long-term refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda, concentrated in the Maratane Refugee Camp in Nampula Province. The...
Israel + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos - Statement to the Press on mission to occupied Palestinian territory and Israel
Thank you. I want to report on a four-day visit I made to the occupied Palestinian territory and to Israel. I met Palestinian and Israeli officials as well as affected Palestinians and humanitarian...
oPt + 4 more
News and Press ReleasePress conference on Emergency Relief Coordinator’s recent visit to Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territory
Watch the Webcast An easing of the Gaza blockade and restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank would lead to greater economic activity, which in turn could greatly reduce the need for...
DPRK
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates almost $10 million for Rapid Response in DPRK
CERF allocated nearly $10 million for approximately nine million people in need emergency assistance in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). As a result of a particularly harsh winter,...