(Bangui, 25 June 2014) – The Senior Humanitarian Coordinator to the Central African Republic (CAR), Claire Bourgeois, today strongly condemned the upsurge in intercommunity violence in and around the...
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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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CAR
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator condemns violence in Bambari
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCommuniqué de presse: La communauté humanitaire condamne la violence à Bambari
(Bangui, 25 juin 2014): La Coordonnatrice humanitaire principale en République Centrafricaine (RCA), Claire Bourgeois, condamne fermement la recrudescence de la violence intercommunautaire dans la...
DR Congo
News and Press Release$13 millions du Fonds commun humanitaire pour assister 440 000 personnes déplacées et retournées à l’est
(Kinshasa, 25 juin 2014): Moustapha Soumaré, Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), a approuvé l’octroi de 13 millions de dollars américains du Fonds commun...
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News and Press ReleaseEastern and Southern Africa Regions Begin to Chart Course Toward World Humanitarian Summit
Johannesburg, 24 June 2014: To help set the agenda for the first-ever, World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), experts from across the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region convened on 11-12 June 2014 a...
World
News and Press ReleaseUN agencies and Green Cross invite nominations for environmental emergency management award 2015
New York – 23 June 2014: United Nations and the non-governmental organisation Green Cross International today called for nominations for the 2015 Green Star Awards which recognize individuals,...
World
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Statement: 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Bangkok, 26 June 2014 Since 2005, despite challenges in achieving long-term development and related investments for risk reduction, Asia has made significant progress on the Hyogo Framework for...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseValerie Amos Secrétaire Général Adjointe des Nations Unies aux Affaires Humanitaires et Coordonnatrice des Secours d’urgence - allocution à la presse, Côte d'Ivoire, 20 juin 2014
Aujourd'hui, je suis au terme d'une visite de deux jours en Côte d'Ivoire. Le but de ma visite était de deux ordres. Premièrement, de participer à la première des consultations régionales en...
World
News and Press ReleaseOCHA: 'Saving Lives Today and Tomorrow', NEW interactive website
OCHA launched online interactive advocacy campaign with the aim of encouraging a paradigm shift towards a new approach to aid that prioritizes anticipation over reaction.
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News and Press ReleaseWorld Humanitarian Summit consultation in Africa helps shape future of humanitarian aid: Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos
(Abidjan, 20 June 2014): Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, today wrapped up a two-day regional consultation on the future of...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseStatement on the humanitarian situation in Iraq
Jacqueline Badcock, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq 20 June 2014 I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of women, children and...