(New York, 10 December 2010): Recent violence is severely impeding access to the lifesaving medical assistance people need to combat cholera. The civil unrest has also hampered health promotion work...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseStatement of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos on the Cholera Situation in Haiti
Somalia
News and Press ReleasePress Conference on Humanitarian Situation in Somalia
Watch the Webcast - Daily Press Briefing and guests on the humanitarian situation in Somalia (Running time: 00:41:27) Mark Bowden, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia,...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $2 million for Poliomyelitis vaccine in Congo
In response to the poliomyelitis outbreak in the Congo, CERF has allocated $2 million dollars to three nation-wide emergency immunization campaigns targeting the whole population of 4.1 million...
Afghanistan + 1 more
News and Press ReleasePRESS CONFERENCE ON UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN
Watch the Webcast At a Headquarters press conference today, top United Nations relief officials described their recent trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan to assess ongoing humanitarian operations and...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseCERF Allocated $3.6 million in response to flooding in Colombia
9 December 2010: In response to flooding caused by continuous rain in Colombia, CERF has allocated $6.6 million. In order to fill a 20 percent gap in funding gap to meet the needs of the most...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseNACIONES UNIDAS MOVILIZA 6 MILLONES DE DÓLARES PARA RESPUESTA HUMANITARIA POR EMERGENCIA INVERNAL EN COLOMBIA
(Bogotá, 9 de diciembre de 2010): En esta primera fase de la respuesta a la emergencia humanitaria en Colombia, el Sistema de Naciones Unidas ha movilizado cerca de 6 millones de dólares para...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseTHE UN MOBILIZES USD$6 MILLION FOR THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY IN COLOMBIA
(Bogotá, 9 December 2010): In this first phase of the response to the humanitarian emergency in Colombia, the UN System has mobilized close to 6 million dollars to complement the efforts of the...
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseSituation humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo - Note d'information à la presse, 8 décembre 2010
Province du Bandundu - Dans cadre de son projet de lutte contre le konzo (paralysie flasque des membres) au Kwango, financé par l'Union Européenne, l'ONG Action Contre la Faim (ACF-USA) est en train...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $1.5 million for re-establishment of WFP/UNHAS operations in Iraq
$1.5 million has been allocated to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide leverage during the resource mobilization process in support of WFP/UNHAS operations in Iraq. The project aims to raise...
Bolivia
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocated $2 million in response to serious droughts in Bolivia
7 December 2010: Some $846,000 has been allocated to the World Food Programme (WFP) for food assistance for drought affected families, children, and mothers in El Chaco region. The United Nations...