Press releases and statements

I am extremely concerned about the people who remain trapped in Kobane/Ayn al-Arab on the Syrian border with Turkey. The information is not clear but reports indicate that there may be people in the...

(New York/Mogadishu, 10 October 2014) The humanitarian operation in Somalia requires urgent scale-up. We are in a race against time to save lives in areas stricken by drought and conflict. I am...

(Kinshasa, 3 October 2014): The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Moustapha Soumaré, has allocated USD 2.56 million from the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) to fight...

(New York, 3 October 2014): Senior United Nations Humanitarian and Development officials said today they had seen appalling human suffering but also signs of hope during a recent visit to Rakhine...

(Bangui, 02 octobre 2014): La Coordonnatrice humanitaire principale en République Centrafricaine (RCA), Claire Bourgeois, condamne les nouvelles violences qui se sont produites contre les civils...

Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense Celebrates 20 Years. On 14 August 2014 the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of Tajikistan (CoES) celebrated 20 years since its...

Chronically underfunded humanitarian response in Gambia requires urgent food assistance for 200,000 vulnerable adults and acutely malnourished children.

(New York, 29 September 2014) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, and His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Meraikhi of the Ministry of Foreign...

Coordination/ Keys developments 8 health personnel h ave died of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) since the outbreak of the epidemic . On 28 Sept ember, the total number of cases i s(see table above for...

(New York, 25 September 2014) Millions of people hit by conflict and severe food insecurity need urgent help in South Sudan. World leaders, aid chiefs and other senior representatives came together...