(New York, 18 January 2011): The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated some US$84 million to boost humanitarian response in 15 neglected emergencies around the...
Press releases and statements
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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Afghanistan + 16 more
News and Press ReleaseUNITED NATIONS CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND ALLOCATES $84 MILLION TO 15 UNDERFUNDED CRISES
Burkina Faso + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseAID AGENCIES LAUNCH $32.7 MILLION APPEAL TO PREPARE FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
(New York/Dakar/Abidjan, 18 January 2011): West African humanitarian agencies today launched a US$ 32.7 million-emergency plan in order to be prepared for humanitarian needs that could arise due to...
Burkina Faso + 5 more
News and Press Release$32 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS REQUIS POUR LA PREPARATION A UNE CRISE HUMANITAIRE EN COTE D'IVOIRE
(New York/ Dakar/ Abidjan, 18 janvier 2011)- Les agences humanitaires en Afrique de l'Ouest ont lancé aujourd'hui un appel de $32,7 millions de dollars pour financer l'action humanitaire, estimant...
Sri Lanka
News and Press ReleaseDEPUTY UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF TO VISIT SRI LANKA
(Colombo/New York: 18 January 2011): Ms. Catherine Bragg, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, will visit Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 January 2011 The...
Brazil + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseREDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Year 4 - Volume 191 - 17 January, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS: h BRAZIL: More than 14,000 people have been affected by heavy rains. The death toll stands at 635. h PERU: So far this year, some 2,000 people have been affected by rains, hailstorms and...
Brazil + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseREDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias América Latina & El Caribe, Año 4 - Volumen 191 - 17 de enero, 2011
DESTACADOS: ? BRASIL: más de 14,000 personas directamente afectadas por la lluvias. Hay 635 muertos. PERÚ: Unas 2,000 personas afectadas por lluvias, granizadas e inundaciones en lo que va del...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseCOTE D'IVOIRE VIOLENCE A MAJOR RISK, WARNS EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR
(Dakar/New York, 13 January 2011): The humanitarian consequences of the violence in Cote d'Ivoire will rapidly worsen if the political crisis is not urgently resolved, warned United Nations...
Burundi + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseSituation humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo Note d'information à la presse, 12 janvier 2011
Province du Bandundu Caritas Congo ASBL et Caritas Popokabaka ont distribué les 6 et 7 janvier dans la Cité de Tembo, dans le Territoire de Kasongo-Lunda une assistance humanitaire en vivres et...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseUN Urges Clean-up Following Acute Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Geneva/New York/Nairobi, 7 January 2011 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have released a report...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN calls for humanitarian access as drought hits Somalia
For Immediate Release [NAIROBI, 7 January 2011] The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Mark Bowden, has expressed concern about the unfolding drought situation in...