Press releases and statements

(New York, 24 January 2009): Yesterday, on the third day of his visit to the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel , Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief...

(Bishkek/Dubai/New York/Geneva, 23 January 2008): Despite the best efforts of the government and a relatively mild winter, vulnerable individuals and critical social infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan...

(New York, 22 January 2009): On the second day of his visit to the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, Under- Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John...

Further to the request of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Mr. John Holmes, and the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace...

(New York, 21 January 2009): The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have "spread their unique brand of terror" across communities in northern Uganda and southern Sudan and more recently in the Democratic...

(New York, 21 January 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Jerusalem today for a fiveday mission in the...

Yesterday witnessed the most intense fighting to date in the Gaza Strip, with Israeli ground forces advancing deeper into densely populated areas, particularly Gaza City with an estimated population...

(New York, 16 January 2009): The United Nations is increasingly concerned for the wellbeing of tens of thousands of civilians caught up in the conflict raging in the northern Vanni area of Sri Lanka...

Thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in the areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Southern...

(Geneva/New York, 15 January 2009): Stressing the vital need for early funding to allow for timely implementation of humanitarian programmes in 2009, the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian...