(New York, 10 December 2010): Recent violence is severely impeding access to the lifesaving medical assistance people need to combat cholera. The civil unrest has also hampered health promotion work...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseStatement of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos on the Cholera Situation in Haiti
Somalia
News and Press ReleasePress Conference on Humanitarian Situation in Somalia
Watch the Webcast - Daily Press Briefing and guests on the humanitarian situation in Somalia (Running time: 00:41:27) Mark Bowden, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia,...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $2 million for Poliomyelitis vaccine in Congo
In response to the poliomyelitis outbreak in the Congo, CERF has allocated $2 million dollars to three nation-wide emergency immunization campaigns targeting the whole population of 4.1 million...
Afghanistan + 1 more
News and Press ReleasePRESS CONFERENCE ON UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN
Watch the Webcast At a Headquarters press conference today, top United Nations relief officials described their recent trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan to assess ongoing humanitarian operations and...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseCERF Allocated $3.6 million in response to flooding in Colombia
9 December 2010: In response to flooding caused by continuous rain in Colombia, CERF has allocated $6.6 million. In order to fill a 20 percent gap in funding gap to meet the needs of the most...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseNACIONES UNIDAS MOVILIZA 6 MILLONES DE DÓLARES PARA RESPUESTA HUMANITARIA POR EMERGENCIA INVERNAL EN COLOMBIA
(Bogotá, 9 de diciembre de 2010): En esta primera fase de la respuesta a la emergencia humanitaria en Colombia, el Sistema de Naciones Unidas ha movilizado cerca de 6 millones de dólares para...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseTHE UN MOBILIZES USD$6 MILLION FOR THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY IN COLOMBIA
(Bogotá, 9 December 2010): In this first phase of the response to the humanitarian emergency in Colombia, the UN System has mobilized close to 6 million dollars to complement the efforts of the...
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseSituation humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo - Note d'information à la presse, 8 décembre 2010
Province du Bandundu - Dans cadre de son projet de lutte contre le konzo (paralysie flasque des membres) au Kwango, financé par l'Union Européenne, l'ONG Action Contre la Faim (ACF-USA) est en train...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $1.5 million for re-establishment of WFP/UNHAS operations in Iraq
$1.5 million has been allocated to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide leverage during the resource mobilization process in support of WFP/UNHAS operations in Iraq. The project aims to raise...
Bolivia
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocated $2 million in response to serious droughts in Bolivia
7 December 2010: Some $846,000 has been allocated to the World Food Programme (WFP) for food assistance for drought affected families, children, and mothers in El Chaco region. The United Nations...