I. CONSOLIDATED APPEALS PROCESS IN 2009 First Quarter CAP Funding Updates In November 2008, Consolidated Appeals were launched to facilitate emergency response to crises in 31 countries world-wide...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Burundi + 13 more
News and Press ReleaseRegional Humanitarian Funding Update, Jan - Mar 2009
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations humanitarian fund gives $8.3 million to bolster aid to internally displaced persons in Pakistan
(New York, 12 May 2009): Hundreds of thousands of people in northwestern Pakistan will benefit from emergency programmes supported by allocations totaling more than $8 million from the United Nations...
Malawi + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF Newsletter May 2009
CERF Advisory Group concludes deliberations in New York The CERF Advisory Group met in New York on 28 and 29 April 2009. Ms. Yoka Brandt of the Netherlands was elected as chair and Mr. Moazzam Malik...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: UN humanitarian chief urges constructive relationship to save lives
(Khartoum/New York, 10 May 2009): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, concluding his five-day visit to Sudan, urged...
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief encounters thousands of displaced people in Jonglei, Southern Sudan
(New York/Juba, 8 May 2009): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, visiting Akobo, Jonglei State, today encountered thousands...
World
News and Press ReleaseGlobal Environmental Emergency Forum calls for measures to improve disaster preparedness and response
Strengthened governance, operational guidelines, better distribution of expertise and equipment key components to success Brussels, Belgium - 8 May 2009 - Strengthened governance, clear operational...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Joint press advisory on the first meeting of the Strengthened High Level Committee
Khartoum, 7 May 2009 - The High Level Committee, strengthened following Ministerial Decree No.4 of 2 May 2009, today held its first meeting at Friendship Hall, Khartoum. The meeting was co-chaired by...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations humanitarian chief arrives in Sudan
(New York, 6 May 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Khartoum today on a five-day visit to review...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief travels to Sudan
(New York, 5 May 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes will arrive in Sudan on 6 May for a five-day visit to review humanitarian programmes in both...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseOPT: Life and livelihoods in Gaza are being made impossible
European Voice (Brussels) [Op-Ed] By John Holmes If conditions in Gaza are to improve, basic human needs cannot be treated as bargaining chips. As we enter the fourth month since the end of...