(Manila/New York, 12 December 2011): United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for the Philippines Jacqui Badcock, on behalf of international and national humanitarian organizations, today...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian community launches an action plan for Mindanao, the Philippines, for US$38 million
Somalia + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief welcomes Sweden’s contribution to the Horn of Africa crisis
(Stockholm /Geneva/New York, 9 December 2011): Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, welcomed Sweden’s announcement of an additional US$10 million contribution to...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseMore than one in ten people will need food aid next year
The UN and aid agencies appealed today for US$268 million to help feed 1.5 million people in Zimbabwe next year, as well as to address other urgent humanitarian needs. More than one in ten Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the first half of the year, and one million children under-five are at...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Fund allocates US$6 million to ensure early response to food insecurity in Niger
(New York, 6 December 2011): The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$6 million to three United Nations agencies to jump-start emergency interventions to address food insecurity in...
Philippines + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg on Yemen and the Philippines - Press Statement
Noon briefing, 2 December 201 Ladies and gentlemen, I have just returned from a four-day mission to Yemen and I must say that I am extremely concerned that millions of people around the country are...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUrban Margins Volume 1, Issue 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Humanitarian Emergencies in the 21st Century Inflation & Kenya’s Economy National Urban Development Policy Sinai Fire - Months Later Forced Demolitions & Evictions
Saudi Arabia
News and Press ReleaseThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can play an even greater role in humanitarian affairs, says Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos [EN/AR]
(Riyadh/New York, 30 November 2011) Ending a one-day mission to Saudi Arabia, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos welcomed the opportunity to work more closely with...
World + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseValerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator: Statement at international conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative, Doha, Qatar, 29 November 2011
Your Excellency, Sheik Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the State of Qatar for its generous hospitality. This international conference...
World
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarians and militaries must agree how to work in emergencies: USG Valerie Amos in Doha, Qatar [EN/AR]
(Doha/ New York, 29 November 2011) Humanitarian organizations and national militaries must agree on clear rules to guide their relationship during natural disasters and other emergencies, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos told an international civil-military conference...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Humanitarian Chief, Catherine Bragg, warns of deepening humanitarian crisis after visit to Yemen [EN/AR]
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(Sana’a/ New York, 29 November 2011) After a four-day mission to Yemen, the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, today warned that millions of Yemenis are facing a severe and worsening humanitarian crisis. “I remain deeply...