Press releases and statements

(Kinshasa/New York, 30 April 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) John Holmes has warned that hundreds of thousands of people in South Kivu province in...

COLOMBO, 28 April 2009: The UN's top humanitarian official said today that Sri Lanka faces huge challenges in meeting an unfolding humanitarian crisis. Speaking after touring camps for people who...

(Colombo, New York, 26 April 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Colombo this morning at the start of a...

(Beijing/New York, 22 April 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes today concluded his two-day mission to China. During the visit, he lauded China's...

KATHMANDU, 22 April 2009: With the greatest earthquake risk in Asia, the vulnerable communities of the Kathmandu valley need to be prepared to cope with the potentially massive impact of a major...

(New York/Bangui, 21 April 2009): Interim Humanitarian Coordinator Mai Moussa Abari today signed off the latest projects to benefit from the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF). The CHF was established in...

Kinshasa, le 16 avril 2009 - Le volcan Nyiragongo, situé près de la ville de Goma, à l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo, ne montre pas de signes précurseurs d'une éruption. Tel est le...

More contributors support CERF New Member State and non-state contributors emerged in March 2009 in support of the CERF. Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia made the CERF supporters list for...

by John Holmes, first published by The Guardian As London witnesses Tamil protests, a bloodbath on the beaches of northern Sri Lanka seems an increasingly real possibility. The Sri Lankan military...

(Johannesburg, 2 April 2009): The United Nations is seeking US$2.7 million to support the Republic of Namibia respond to floods caused by heavy rains that have displaced nearly 13,000 and damaged the...