The CERF funds will boost urgent assistance to 25,000 internally displaced persons in four sites, and 5,000 people in host communities in the Centre-Nord and Sahel regions.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Burkina Faso
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund allocates $4 million to boost response to humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso
Malawi
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Chief completes visit to Malawi: An immediate food crisis has been averted, but the root causes of food insecurity and other humanitarian needs must be addressed
“We need to continue to deliver humanitarian assistance based on need for the remainder of the current lean season to give the most vulnerable people the best chance to recover.”
Burkina Faso
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Visit of UN Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator to Burkina Faso
WHO: Ursula Mueller, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Visit to Burkina Faso WHEN: 2 – 5 March 2019 WHERE: Ouagadougou and...
Burkina Faso
News and Press ReleaseVisite de la Sous-Secrétaire Générale des Nations Unies et Coordonnatrice Adjointe des Secours d'Urgence au Burkina Faso
QUI : Ursula Mueller, Sous-secrétaire générale des Nations unies aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnatrice adjointe des secours d'urgence QUOI : Visite au Burkina Faso QUAND : 2 – 5 mars 2019 OÙ :...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseA Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, Marking One Year Since the Killing of Aid Workers in Rann, Borno State
Abuja, 1 March 2019 - Today marks one year since the deadly attack on Rann town in Borno State, that claimed the young lives of three dedicated aid workers, who were providing life-saving...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseHaïti et la communauté humanitaire lancent un appel de 126.2 millions de dollars en vue d’assister d’urgence à 1.3 million de personnes en 2019
Port-au-Prince, jeudi 28 février 2019 - Le Gouvernement Haïtien et la communauté humanitaire ont lancé aujourd'hui un appel de fonds de 126,2 millions de dollars en vue de répondre aux besoins...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseUrgent Scale-Up in Humanitarian Response Required in Zimbabwe
UN humanitarian chief approved $10 million allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund, while more is required to help 5.3 million people in need of assistance.
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali : 296 millions de dollars recherchés par les acteurs humanitaires pour assister 2,3 millions de personnes en 2019
(Bamako, 27 février 2019) – Face à l’ampleur des besoins humanitaires et à l’urgence de la réponse requise, la communauté humanitaire lance aujourd’hui un appel de fonds d’un montant de 296 millions...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseDonors pledge over $2.6 billion to ramp up humanitarian aid in Yemen
The 2019 HRP requires $4 billion to reach 21.4 million people who are barely surviving, with more than half the funding going towards emergency food aid for 12 million people.
Syria
News and Press ReleaseOn behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, UN OCHA Officer-in-Charge, Director of Advocacy and Operations, Mrs. Reena Ghelani, 26 February 2019
“Staggering levels” of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Security Council members on Tuesday.