UN Secretary-General appoints new members to CERF Advisory Group United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of seven new members of the Advisory Group for the Central...
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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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Burkina Faso + 20 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF Newsletter Oct 2009
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief arrives in Yemen
(Sana'a/New York/Dubai, 8 October 2009): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. John Holmes, today arrived on a three-day mission to...
World
News and Press ReleaseColombia: Naciones Unidas apoya el Simulacro Internacional de Emergencias de Bogotá 2009
(Bogotá, Colombia. 5 de Octubre 2009). Más de 15 organizaciones pertenecientes a las Naciones Unidas, ONG Internacionales y Cooperación Internacional participarán en el Simulacro Internacional en...
Afghanistan + 4 more
News and Press ReleasePrivate sector aids humanitarian work with donations to Central Emergency Response Fund
(New York, 8 October 2009): Private sector leaders in the Middle East are stepping up to help the United Nations and its partners respond to the humanitarian fallout from storms, earthquakes, floods...
World
News and Press ReleaseUN Secretary-General appoints new members of humanitarian fund Advisory Group
(New York, 7 October 2009): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of seven new members of the Advisory Group for the $450 million Central Emergency Response Fund...
Bhutan
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $460,000 for temporary shelters in Bhutan
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has allocated $460,000 for temporary shelters in Bhutan after an earthquake struck the country on 21 September 2009. The earthquake registered at 6.3...
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseAgencies request $74 million for Philippines storms emergency, as UN humanitarian fund allocates $7 million for initial relief
(Geneva/New York, 6 October 2009): The international humanitarian community today requested more than $74 million to help the Government of the Philippines provide immediate assistance to more than...
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates nearly $7 million for emergency assistance to tropical storm Ketsana-affected populations in the Philippines
An allocation of nearly $7 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will assist an estimated one million people severely affected by recent flooding in the Philippines. ...
Colombia + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseREDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 2, Issue 126
HIGHLIGHTS: - GUATEMALA: The United Nations allocated $5 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). - NICARAGUA: Droughts may worsen due to El Niño and the government is evaluating the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Condamnation du meurtre d'un agent humanitaire au Sud-Kivu
Kinshasa, le 2 Octobre 2009 - Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), Ross Mountain, condamne l'assassinat par des hommes armés d'un agent de l'ONG ADRA (Adventist...