The funds will help with time-critical actions to strengthen surveillance, build case management capabilities, enhance laboratory services and increase infection prevention and control.
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund allocates $2 million to critical Ebola activities
Lebanon + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseThrough the support of the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund, Taawon and UNRWA secure the sustainability of life-saving hospitalization for elderly Palestine refugees in Lebanon
3 February 2019 Beirut, Taawon-Lebanon and The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will be able to sustain their support towards the life- saving...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseLe Niger recherche 383 millions de dollars US pour venir en aide à 1,6 million de personnes en 2019
(Niamey, le 1er Février), Le Premier Ministre, Chef du Gouvernement, SEM Brigi Rafini a lancé ce jour un appel de fonds de 383 millions de dollars US, soit 191,5 milliards de FCFA pour apporter une...
Ukraine
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian actors call for US$162 million to respond to the humanitarian situation in Eastern Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
The Humanitarian Response Plan lays out a roadmap for 43 UN, national and international organizations to implement a collective humanitarian action to provide aid to 2.3 million civilians.
oPt
News and Press ReleaseRight to education deeply impacted by ongoing interference in schools
Joint statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, UNICEF Special Representative, Genevieve Boutin, and UNESCO East Jerusalem/Ramallah, 30 January 2019 - “As the second school term...
Nigeria + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations appeals for sustained humanitarian support amid surge in conflict and displacement in Nigeria’s north-east
Abuja, 29 January 2019 – Millions of civilians continue to grapple with extreme adversity across northeast Nigeria and the rest of the Lake Chad region where a recent surge in violence has uprooted...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseAt least eight civilians are killed and 30 wounded in an IDP centre in Haradh [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 27 January 2019 – On 26 January, a collective centre for internally displaced people (IDP) was shelled in Haradh District, Hajjah Governorate, killing 8 people and wounding 30 others. “This...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseFire in the Red Sea Mills in Hodeidah is a blow to millions of hungry people [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 25 January 2019 – Reports from Hodeidah indicate that a fire at the Red Sea Mills on the eastern outskirts of Hodeidah City has damaged two silos. While the circumstances are being confirmed,...
Nigeria + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseMedia Advisory: Launch of 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy for North-East Nigeria and the 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan, 29 January 2019
What? The Government of Nigeria, the United Nations and partners will jointly launch the 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy and the 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan, and adopt the 2019...
Cameroon + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseLe conflit dans l'ouest du Cameroun provoque l'escalade des besoins humanitaires, un soutien international est urgent
Genève, 24 janvier 2019 - La Coordonnatrice résidente et Coordonnatrice humanitaire des Nations Unies pour le Cameroun, Mme Allegra Baiocchi, et la Directrice de la protection civile du Cameroun, Mme...