(Geneva 22 July 2014): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today thanked the State of Kuwait for its swift disbursement of US$9.5 million to UN humanitarian...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Iraq + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA commends Kuwait for its support to Iraqis in need
CAR
News and Press ReleaseRCA: Ferme condamnation des actes de lynchage et de pillage des convois humanitaires
Bangui, CAR | 20 July 2014 La Coordonnatrice humanitaire principale en République Centrafricaine (RCA), Claire Bourgeois, condamne fermement les lynchages conduisant à la mort de deux jeunes...
Cameroon + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Cameroun a besoin de plus de soutien pour faire face aux crises multiples [EN/FR]
Yaoundé, le 18 juillet 2014: Robert Piper, le Coordonnateur humanitaire régional des Nations-Unies pour le Sahel, termine une mission de quatre jours à Yaoundé et dans l’Est du Cameroun pour évaluer...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseJoint Statement on the Central African Republic
By Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos, and European Union Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseGaza Emergency Preliminary Needs and Requirements - Updated: 18 July 2014
On 7 July 2014, a humanitarian emergency was declared in the Gaza Strip, following a severe escalation in hostilities involving intense Israeli aerial and navy bombardment and Palestinian rocket...
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian community on standby with Typhoon Rammasun
Typhoon Rammasun (known locally as Glenda) is the first typhoon to strike the Philippines since Super Typhoon Haiyan on 8 November 2013. The typhoon crossed large areas of South Luzon, Albay and...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian needs reach US$982 million
Khartoum 16 July 2014: A significant increase in humanitarian needs in Sudan during the first six months of 2014 has necessitated a revision of the Sudan Response Plan. Aid agencies in Sudan now...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Wednesday, 16 July 2014
(New York, 16 July 2014) I am extremely concerned about the escalation of hostilities in Gaza and its impact on civilians. According to preliminary estimates, as of 15 July, 194 Palestinians had been...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund allocates $1.4 million to fight measles outbreak in Somalia
Around 4,000 suspected cases of measles were reported in Somalia between January and June, more than double the suspected cases seen in the same period last year.
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseNew Common Humanitarian Fund to respond to urgent health and nutrition needs in Afghanistan
The newly established fund aims to enable a rapid and coordinated response to emergencies and to improve the targeting of relief efforts.