(New York / Abidjan, 14 April 2011): Humanitarian agencies appealed today for US$160 million to scale up aid over the next nine months in Côte d’Ivoire as the humanitarian crisis has affected...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUS$160 million needed for aid in Côte d'Ivoire
World
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian consortium releases revamped industry standards - The Sphere Handbook 2011
(New York, 14 April 2011): The Sphere Project, a leading initiative promoting quality and accountability in humanitarian work is releasing today a revised version of its Handbook: Humanitarian...
World
News and Press ReleaseDelivering aid in risky environments: what works?
(New York, 12 April 2011): Recent attacks against humanitarian workers in Afghanistan and Côte d’Ivoire have again highlighted the security risks humanitarian actors are exposed to in complex...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseEmergency Response Fund (ERF) Zimbabwe Update, April 2011
ERF News The Emergency Response Fund (ERF) hosted a donor round table on 24 March 2011 as part of efforts to replenish the Fund. Speakers at the function included the Norwegian Ambassador, Christian...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $5.2 million for emergency interventions in Sudan
In response to the needs of tens of thousands of IDPs fleeing armed conflict in the country, CERF has allocated some $5.2 million for humanitarian response in North Darfur, Sudan. The United Nations...
Libya
News and Press ReleasePress Conference on Humanitarian Situation in Libya
Watch the Webcast As fighting continued to rage in Libya, top humanitarian priorities there were bringing about at least a temporary ceasefire and acquiring additional civilian assistance for the aid...
Egypt
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations signs host agreement with Egypt for OCHA regional office in Cairo
(Cairo, 10 April 2011): Ms. Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and H.E. Maged A. Abdelaziz, the Arab Republic of Egypt’s...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $2.7 million in response to measles outbreak in Sudan
In response to the intensifying outbreak in the country, CERF has allocated $2.7 million for response in Sudan. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Egypt + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $5 million in response to humanitarian needs in Tunisia
8 March 2011: In response to humanitarian needs in areas along the Tunisian border hosting displaced populations from Libya, CERF has allocated $5 million for humanitarian response in Tunisia. The...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseDans un climat ivoirien dramatique, l'aide humanitaire s'intensifie
(New York/ Abidjan, 7 avril 2011) : En dépit d'une situation sécuritaire hautement précaire, les organisations humanitaires ont intensifié ces derniers jours leur réponse humanitaire principalement...