CERF has allocated $2.6 million to improve the nutritional status and reinforce livelihoods of vulnerable populations due to flooding in Niger. Some $760,000 will support the United Nations...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Niger
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $2.6 million to improve the nutritional status and reinforce livelihoods of vulnerable populations in Niger
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Un an après, leurs collègues des Nations Unies honorent la mémoire des disparus du crash de l'avion d'AirServ à Bukavu
Kinshasa, le 31 Août 2009 : Il y a un an, le 1er septembre 2008, dans les environs de Bukavu au Sud Kivu, des collaborateurs des Nations Unies et des ONG internationales, ainsi que 4 membres du...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates some $400,000 for emergency telecommunication service in Colombia
CERF has allocated $400,000 to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide common emergency telecommunication services to the humanitarian community in Colombia. The Emergency Telecommunications...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleasePakistan: UN establishes contact with SWAT authorities to start early recovery as soon as possible
(Islamabad/New York, 24 August 2009): The United Nations has completed a high-level mission to Swat District to establish direct contact with the authorities. The mission, led by the United Nations...
Afghanistan + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseJournée humanitaire mondiale : fournir l'aide, malgré les risques
Ils fournissent une assistance vitale à des millions de personnes dans le monde. Ils travaillent dans des zones de conflit et des régions frappées par des catastrophes naturelles. Ils mettent leurs...
World
News and Press ReleaseWorld Humanitarian Day: Questions and answers (FR)
Q. Qui a institué la Journée Humanitaire Mondiale ? R. L’Assemblée générale a décidé en Décembre 2008 de commémorer chaque année la Journée Humanitaire Mondiale le 19 Août pour « contribuer à...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseWorld Humanitian Day, 19 Aug 2009 - Message from the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia
[NAIROBI, 19 August 2009] Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for aid workers in the world. Since January 2008, 42 aid workers have been killed and 33 abducted. Today is the first World...
Afghanistan + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseWorld Humanitarian Day: Delivering aid, despite the risks
They provide life-saving assistance to millions of people around the world. They work in conflict zones and areas of natural hazards. They place their own lives at risk. They are the thousands of...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseUN in Iraq marks first World Humanitarian Day calls for renewed commitment to help Iraq's most vulnerable
Baghdad, 19 August 2009: United Nations agencies in Iraq today inaugurated the first World Humanitarian Day. During a press conference at the UN Baghdad Headquarters, UN agencies called for renewed...
Afghanistan + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseDia Mundial Humanitario: Entregando ayuda, a pesar de los riesgos
Ellos proveen ayuda que salva las vidas de millones de personas alrededor del mundo. Ellos trabajan en zonas de conflicto y en áreas de riesgos naturales. Ellos ponen sus propias vidas en riesgo...