(Sana'a/New York, 16 September, 2009): The Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Rashid Khalikov, today briefed members of the humanitarian...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseYemen: A 'neglected emergency' international community must bolster support
Burkina Faso + 12 more
News and Press ReleasePremière conférence ouest-africaine sur les changements climatiques et les droits de l'homme
(Lomé, 15 septembre 2009): Les Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest ont ouvert aujourd'hui une conférence régionale sur les changements climatiques et les droits de l'homme en préparatif à la 15ème...
Guatemala + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseREDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 2, Issue 123
HIGHLIGHTS: - GUATEMALA: It is estimated that 30% of all pregnant women in the Departments of the Dry Corridor are at risk of malnutrition. - BRAZIL: More than 12,000 people were displaced due to...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseHigh-level UN humanitarian official arrives in Yemen
(Sana'a/New York, 12 September, 2009): The Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Rashid Khalikov, yesterday arrived on a four day fact-finding...
Burkina Faso
News and Press ReleaseUN launches appeal for flood-affected Burkina Faso
(New York, 11 September 2009): In response to devastating flooding in Burkina Faso, the United Nations and its partners have issued a Flash Appeal for $18,449,092 for relief efforts to assist 150,000...
Kenya + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF Newsletter Sep 2009
Officials visit CERF-funded project to address acute malnutrition in Kenya Mr. Ali Mohamed, CERF Advisory Group member and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Programmes, joined Mr...
Burkina Faso + 5 more
News and Press ReleasePrès de 600.000 personnes touchées par les inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest
(Dakar, 8 septembre 2009) Près de 600 000 personnes sont affectées par les inondations suite aux fortes pluies qui s'abattent depuis le mois de juin en Afrique de l'Ouest. Ces pluies diluviennes ont...
Burkina Faso + 6 more
News and Press Release600,000 people affected by floods in West Africa
(Dakar, New York, 8 September 2009) Some 600,000 people have been affected by flooding as a result of heavy rains that have hit West Africa since June. These torrential have led to the death of 159...
China - Taiwan Province + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseHelp nations cope with climate devastation, says UN humanitarian chief
(New York, 3 September 2009): "We are coming down to the wire, with less than 100 days left before the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in Copenhagen on 7 December," said John Holmes,...
Yemen
News and Press Release$23.5 million appeal launched for Yemen
(Geneva/New York/Cairo, 2 September 2009): The humanitarian community in consultation with the Yemeni Government launched today a Flash Appeal seeking $23.5 million to provide humanitarian relief to...