(Abidjan 27 April, 2011): The post electoral crisis is at the heart of enormous humanitarian needs for thousands of people who are constrained to deal with forceful displacement or who have lost most of their properties including their means of livelihood. The vulnerability of these people is...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseUrgent need to strengthen humanitarian aid in Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseHorn of Africa Drought Driving Emergency Needs in Ethiopia; Humanitarian Response Must Be Scaled Up
(27 April 2011, Addis Ababa): The La Niña-induced drought that has set in over much of the Horn of Africa has left more than 2 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in the southern...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseBesoin urgent de renforcer l’aide humanitaire en Côte d’Ivoire
(New York/Abidjan/Dakar 27 avril 2011): La crise postélectorale est à l’origine de besoins humanitaires énormes pour des milliers de personnes qui ont été contraintes au déplacement, ou qui ont perdu...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations humanitarian chief condemns killing of aid worker in southern Sudan
(New York, 25 April 2011): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Valerie Amos, expressed her deep concern today about recent attacks on...
Afghanistan + 17 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA ROMENACA Quarterly Regional Humanitarian Funding Update - 1st Quarter, January - March 2011
Regional Humanitarian Funding Update Q1 2011 highlights: Total humanitarian requirements in the MENACA region as expressed in humanitarian appeals amount to US$3.8 billion. The requirements were 49...
World
News and Press ReleaseGlobal Food Security Update (April 2011)
KEY MESSAGES • International food prices decreased slightly in March from their historic peak in February. However, there is no evidence to suggest any fundamental changes to the recent general...
Libya
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos: Statement to the Press on Libya Mission
New York, 20 April 2011 I have just returned from a two-day mission to Libya, during which I was able to visit Tripoli and Benghazi. My purpose was to secure an agreement to establish humanitarian...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseFactsheet: 2011 Humanitarian Requirements in Drought-Affected South and South-eastern areas, April - May 2011
The Revised Humanitarian Requirements Document for South and South-eastern parts of the country was presented to donors and the humanitarian community on 12 April 2011. The document identifies $75...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Mr. Maxwell Gaylard on Palestinian Prisoners Day
On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners day, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Maxwell Gaylard called for protection of the rights of Palestinians in Israeli detention,...
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUs$160 millions requis pour l’aide humanitaire en Côte d’Ivoire
(New York / Abidjan, 14 avril 2011): Les agences humanitaires ont lancé aujourd’hui un appel de fonds de US$160 millions afin d’augmenter l’aide humanitaire pour les neuf prochains mois en Côte...