More than 10 million people – almost half of Yemen's population – are either hungry or on the edge of hunger with very high rates of food insecurity. Child malnutrition rates are among the highest in the world.
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Relief Coordinator and World Food Programme Executive Director call for more support for Yemen [EN/AR]
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali: Plus de 18 mois sans ecole pour les enfants de Kidal
(Bamako, le 12 septembre 2013): Depuis le début de la crise au nord du pays en mars 2012, les écoles sont restées fermées dans la région de Kidal privant ainsi des milliers d’enfants de leur droit à...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic [EN/FR]
(Bangui, 11 September 2013): The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic (CAR), Kaarina Immonen, condemns the killing of two aid workers in Bossangoa working for ACTED over the...
Lebanon + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $1.5 million to assist refugees in Lebanon
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CERF allocates $1.5 million to assist refugees in Lebanon 10 September 2013: As the political situation deteriorates in Syria, many Palestine refugees have sought shelter in Lebanon. They join a...
World
News and Press ReleaseRedhum, la cara al mundo de la Red de Información Humanitaria en América Latina y el Caribe
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El proyecto presenta su nuevo sitio en internet (Panamá. 10 de septiembre de 2013). La Red de Información Humanitaria para América Latina y el Caribe - Redhum presenta su nuevo portal web y se...
Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseConférence de presse de la secrétaire générale adjointe aux affaires humanitaires et coordonnatrice des secours d’urgence
« Depuis le début du conflit en Syrie, plus de 100 000 (cent mille) personnes ont perdu la vie, 4 millions ont quitté leur lieu d’habitation mais demeurent sur le territoire syrien, tandis que 2...
South Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseJoint call by Mr Toby Lanzer, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan and Mr Ali Al-Za’Tari, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan on the governments to resolve the situation of nationals living in each other’s state
(Juba/Khartoum, 3 September 2013): On behalf of the humanitarian community, we encourage the Governments of South Sudan and Sudan to implement fully the Agreement on the Status of Nationals of the...
World
News and Press ReleaseGreen Star Awards presented to environmental emergency heroes [EN/FR]
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Fukushima mayor, documentary maker Sir David Attenborough and Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force among the six 2013 Green Star Award winners 2 September 2013, Geneva - A select group of...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseAppui aux sinistrés des inondations à Bamako
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BAMAKO, le 30 août 2013 – Des milliers de sinistrés des inondations qui ont touché la ville de Bamako ce mercredi 28 août ont besoin d’aide pour subvenir à leurs besoins immédiats et se reloger...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Grants Sudan $10 Million from the Central Emergency Response Fund [EN/AR]
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US$ 8 million will support life-saving services in the Darfur states, where more than 300,000 people have been newly displaced in 2013. This is more than the number of people displaced in Darfur in the previous two years combined.