Press releases and statements

WHO, IFRC, UNSIC, OCHA and UNICEF, prompted by the humanitarian imperative, will work with partners such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, NGOs and civil society to support governments and...

IHA/1275 OBV/802 The first World Humanitarian Day will be observed on Wednesday, 19 August, at United Nations Headquarters with a wreath-laying ceremony remembering the victims of the 2003 attack on...

La OMS, la FICR, la UNSIC, la OCAH y el UNICEF, animados por el imperativo humanitario, trabajarán con asociados como las Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna Roja, las ONG y la sociedad civil...

Portés par l'impératif humanitaire, l'OMS, la FICR, l'UNSIC, l'OCHA et l'UNICEF s'emploieront avec les Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, les ONG, la société civile et autres...

[NAIROBI, 17 August 2009] On Sunday 16 August at around midnight the UN-WFP compound in Wajiid, Southern Somalia, was attacked by armed militia. This is the fourth UN compound deliberately targeted...

IHA/1275 OBV/802 (Adapté de l'anglais) La première Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire sera célébrée mercredi 19 août au Siège des Nations Unies, à New York. La célébration de cette Journée sera...

John Holmes, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), has allocated some US$2.6 million in emergency funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to respond to...

Member States briefing on CERF planned for September As part of a year-round effort to keep Member States informed on the use of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), John Holmes, the Emergency...

To strengthen health facilities to care for 1.1 million IDPs in the Darfur region, John Holmes, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, has allocated some $700,000 in life saving hospital...

In this issue... | CAP (P1-3) | CAP Mid-Year Review | Economic Crises' Effects on Humanitarian Needs & Response |Monitoring & Evaluation from current mid-year reviews | CERF (P3-4) | Funding for CEA...