(New York, 24 May 2007:) Today, the Advisory Group to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) endorsed several recommendations to further improve and strengthen the capacity of the CERF to save...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
World
News and Press ReleaseAdvisory Group commends progress of the Central Emergency Response Fund
Maldives
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations aids Maldives after flooding
(New York, 22 May 2007): The Government of the Maldives has appealed for international aid following a series of wave swells that affected at least 35 islands in 13 atolls in the country. It also...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations to boost Civil-Military Coordination in Southern Sudan
(Juba: 19 May 2007): The Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Southern Sudan, David Gressly, announced today that the second United Nations Civil-Military Coordination Workshop in the...
Angola + 19 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF May Newsletter 2007
Pledges & contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of nine new contributions totalling $138,956,623.78 as of 2 May. The...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Action, Recovery, and Development in Southern Sudan: Facts and Figures - Snapshot, 18 May 2007
Returns Since December 2005, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners have assisted over 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home in central and Southern...
Uganda
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief: Displaced Ugandans poised between hope and fear
(New York, 16 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today returned from Northern Uganda to Kampala,...
Uganda
News and Press ReleaseTriple effort needed for Uganda - UN humanitarian chief
(New York, 15 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today arrived in Kitgum District in Northern...
World
News and Press ReleaseItaly pledges $1.3 million to global response fund
(New York: 15 May 2007): The Government of Italy yesterday announced a pledge of $1.3 million for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The pledge marks Italy's first...
Uganda
News and Press ReleaseUN's USG Holmes meets Uganda's President Museveni
(New York, 14 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today arrived in Kampala, the capital of...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN's USG Holmes calls for access to civilians in Somalia
(New York, 12 May 2007:) The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today visited Mogadishu, the capital of...