I have spent the past two days seeing for myself the effects of the terrible food and nutrition crisis that is now affecting at least 4.6 million people in Mali, as well as the difficulties faced by...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Mali
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos Statement to the Press, Bamako, Mali 30 August 2012
Mali
News and Press ReleaseLes enfants sont le visage de la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Mali, déclare la chef des affaires humanitaires
(Bamako / Genève / New York, 29 août 2012) : les enfants sont le visage de la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle qui sévit au Mali et dans le Sahel, a indiqué la Secrétaire générale adjointe aux...
Mali + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Affairs Chief concludes her mission calling for peace and stability in Northern Mali
(Bamako/Geneva/New York), 30 August 2012: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos today visited Mopti in northern Mali and expressed her hope for a return to...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief says children are the face of Mali’s food and nutrition crisis
(Bamako/Geneva/New York, 29 August 2012): Children are the face of the food and nutrition crisis in Mali and throughout the Sahel said UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos after visiting the Gabriel Touré Nutritrion Center in Bamako, which has treated more than 1,000...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHighlights: UN condemns killing of aid worker in Somalia
Nairobi (28 August 2012) – The UN in Somalia condemns yesterday’s killing of a colleague working for the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Marka, southern Somalia. Since August 2011, 20...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur Humanitaire Fidèle Sarassoro visite les deplacés du Katanga
(Kinshasa, le 27 août) – Le nombre de personnes déplacées dans la Province du Katanga a augmenté de plus de 300% au cours des derniers mois, passant d’environ 50 000 en janvier à près de 170 000 en août 2012. Afin de mieux appréhender cette situation et ses conséquences, le...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos to visit the Republic of Mali
WHO: Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Republic of Mali WHEN: 28 – 30 August 2012 WHERE: Bamako and Mopti UN...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian community and the United Nations respond after Tropical Storm Isaac strikes Haiti
25 August 2012, Port-au-Prince: While rains continue after the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac through Haiti, humanitarian actors and the United Nations, in support of the Government of Haiti’s...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseLes Nations Unies et les acteurs humanitaires mobilisés pour appuyer le gouvernement d’Haïti à fournir une réponse immédiate à la tempête Isaac
Port-au-Prince, le 24 Août 2012 – En prévision de la tempête tropicale Isaac, les acteurs humanitaires et la MINUSTAH soutiennent le gouvernement d’Haïti dans la planification et la préparation des...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseUN and humanitarian actors mobilized to support the Government of Haiti in its immediate response to Storm Isaac
Port-au-Prince, 24 August 2012 – In preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac, humanitarian actors and MINUSTAH stand behind the Government of Haiti to plan and prepare for potential emergency response and assistance requirements. “The international community has mobilized itself under the leadership...