(New York: 9 December 2009): At a high-level United Nations conference convened today in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), some 63 donors pledged $424 million for 2010. 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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World
News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund pledges: Most successful to date
oPt
News and Press ReleaseOver $664 million is needed for humanitarian assistance for Palestinians
(Jerusalem/New York, 9 December 2009): United Nations humanitarian agencies along with international and national non-governmental organisations operating in the occupied Palestinian territories...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator urges continued support for Zimbabwe's still fragile humanitarian situation
(Harare/New York, 9 December 2009): United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Catherine Bragg today concluded a three-day mission to...
World
News and Press ReleaseNorway commits to increasing funding allocation to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(New York/Geneva, 7 December 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes and Norway's State Secretary in the Ministry of...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian agencies and Government seek $378 million for Zimbabwe's needs
(Harare/New York, 7 December 2009): Humanitarian agencies and the Government of Zimbabwe today requested US$ 378 million to provide humanitarian assistance to millions of people in the country in...
Benin + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseL'Afrique de l'Ouest a besoin de plus de 160 milliards de FCFA pour assister les populations défavorisées
(Dakar/New York, 4 décembre 2009): Les acteurs humanitaires de l'Afrique de l'Ouest ont lancé aujourd'hui un appel de fonds de plus de 160 milliards de FCFA (368 millions US$) pour répondre aux...
Benin + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseWest Africa launches 368-million dollar appeal for life-saving assistance
(Dakar/New York, 4 December 2009): West Africa's humanitarian actors launched today an appeal for US$368 million (160 billion CFA) in order to respond to the humanitarian needs of millions of...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseAssistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Catherine Bragg to visit Zimbabwe
WHO: Catherine Bragg, Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Zimbabwe WHEN: 7-9 December 2009 WHY: To review the humanitarian...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLa communauté humanitaire en RDC demande 827 millions de dollars pour répondre à la crise humanitaire en 2010
Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire a.i., M. Abdou Dieng a, au nom de toute la communauté humanitaire en RDC, lancé aujourd'hui un appel de fonds d'une valeur globale de 827 millions de dollar américain...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseEarly funding "crucial" for Somalia 2010 humanitarian appeal
Nairobi, 3 December 2009: Aid agencies need US$689 million in 2010 to respond to the most serious humanitarian crisis in 18 years of civil war in Somalia. The Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia was...