(Nouakchott/Dakar, le 6 février 2014): Une mission humanitaire de haut niveau, avec une forte participation de représentants de pays arabes et de la Turquie, a durant cette semaine en Mauritanie...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Mauritania
News and Press ReleaseUne mission humanitaire de haut niveau s'engage a renforcer le partenariat avec la Mauritanie
Mauritania
News and Press ReleaseHigh-Level Humanitarian Mission commits to strengthen partnership with Mauritania [EN/AR]
(Nouakchott/Dakar, 6 February 2014): A high-level humanitarian mission with strong participation from Arab countries and Turkey this week found fertile ground for building new partnerships with local...
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseBohol earthquake survivors need support
Nearly four months after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Bohol Island, the UN is calling for another US$19 million for urgent shelter, health and education needs.
South Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSouth Sudan: US$1.27 billion appeal to save lives, alleviate suffering and preposition aid before the rains
(Juba, 4 February 2014): Aid agencies in South Sudan urgently require $1.27 billion to assist 3.2 million people suffering the humanitarian consequences of the crisis. The conflict, which started on...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseStatement from the UN Humanitarian Coordinator: As Somalia’s fragile improvements continue, HC cautions against complacency
(Mogadishu, 4 February 2014) — Commenting on the latest results of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit twice annual assessment and forecast of the food...
Mali + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseUN and partners launch 3-year humanitarian plan to help Africa's Sahel region
The United Nations and humanitarian partners seek $2 billion to assist more than 20 million people at risk of food insecurity in nine countries in Africa's Sahel region.
Mali + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseLes Nations Unies et leurs partenaires lancent un plan d’aide humanitaire triennal pour la region du Sahel
(Rome, 3 février 2014) – Les Nations Unies et leurs partenaires humanitaires ont lancé aujourd'hui un plan de réponse stratégique régional de trois ans pour fournir une assistance à des millions de...
Tonga
News and Press ReleasePacific Humanitarian Team supports Tonga response plan
The plan will facilitate the coordination of immediate response and early recovery activities for the more than 5,000 affected people, with unmet funding totaling $12.6 million).
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Humanitarian Coordinator calls for halt to the displacement of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator James W. Rawley today expressed concern over the Israeli authorities’ demolition of 36 Palestinian-owned structures in the Jordan Valley community of Ein...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseEmergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos Statement on Syria
The UN humanitarian chief expressed frustration and disappointment that the Geneva II talks concluded today without agreement on safe and unhindered delivery of assistance across the country.