UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams' response in 2007 (New York/Geneva, 26 December 2007): In 2007, the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams conducted nine...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Belize + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseRecord number of UN emergency missions in the Americas
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo: Concerns over security of humanitarian staff increase in Rutshuru, North Kivu
(New York, 19 December 2007): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed today on behalf of the humanitarian community serious concerns regarding the security...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Inquietude grandissante de la communaute humanitaire pour son personnel au Rutshuru, Nord Kivu
(Goma/New York, le 19 décembre 2007) : La communauté humanitaire au travers de OCHA voudrait présenter ses sérieuses inquiétudes sur les conditions sécuritaires pour leurs agents travaillant sur le...
South Africa + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseSouthern Africa scales up disaster preparedness ahead of rainy season
Johannesburg, 18 December 2007: Faced with the worsening impact of floods and cyclones, disaster managers in eight Southern African and Indian Ocean countries have agreed to work more closely...
Benin + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseAide Humanitaire 2008: Les Nations Unies lancent un appel de plus de 312 millions de dollars en faveur de l'Afrique de l'ouest
Dakar, 18 décembre 2007 : Les Nations Unies lancent ce mardi à Dakar un appel de fonds de 312 millions de dollars pour l'Afrique de l'ouest afin d'assurer le financement de projets d'assistance...
Benin + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Assistance in 2008: United Nations appeals for $312 million for West Africa
(Dakar/New York: 18 December 2007): The United Nations launched on Tuesday an appeal requesting over $312 million in support of humanitarian activities in West Africa in 2008, in order to ensure...
World
News and Press Release14 new donors pledge support to emergency fund, several donors offer significant increases
(New York: 14 December 2007): At a high-level United Nations conference convened yesterday in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), 69 donors pledged a total of $419,496,630,...
World
News and Press ReleaseSpain increases support to emergency fund by over 40 per cent
(New York: 13 December 2007): At the high-level United Nations conference convened today in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the Government of Spain took the opportunity to...
World
News and Press ReleaseUN convenes a high-level conference to support CERF
(New York: 13 December 2007): The United Nations today convened a high-level conference in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in 2008, as part of the ongoing process of...
World
News and Press ReleaseWestern Union becomes first corporate donor to UN emergency fund
(New York: 13 December 2007): At the high-level United Nations conference convened today in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), The Western Union Company announced a $100,000...