(N'Djamena/New York/Geneva, 11 February 2008): In the aftermath of armed fighting that affected Chad's capital over the past days, the United Nations and its partners are currently assessing...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseChad: United Nations to assess humanitarian needs in capital
Chad
News and Press ReleaseTchad : Les Nations Unies evaluent les besoins humanitaires dans la capitale
(N'Djaména/New York/Genève, 11 février 2008): A la suite des combats armés qui ont affecté la capitale tchadienne les jours passés, les Nations Unies et leurs partenaires évaluent actuellement les...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseMeningitis epidemic threatens 1 million people in the Central African Republic
(New York/Geneva/Bangui, 11 February 2008): Meningitis is spreading across 3 north-western districts in the Central African Republic and now threatens the lives of up to 1 million people. National...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief expresses determination to stay the course in Kenya
(Nairobi/Geneva/New York, 10 February 2008): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, concluded his three-day mission to Kenya,...
Kenya + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Relief Coordinator surveys "tragedy" of damage and displacement in Western Kenya
(Nairobi/Geneva/New York, 9 February 2008): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, travelled today to the Northern Rift Valley...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief begins three-day visit to Kenya
(New York/Geneva/Nairobi, 8 February 2008): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today arrived in the Kenyan capital,...
Burkina Faso + 3 more
News and Press ReleasePlus de 20 millions dollars US du Fonds Central d'Intervention d'Urgence à 4 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest pour des urgences sous financées
Dakar, 7 février 2008 : Les Nations Unies viennent d'allouer plus de 20 millions de dollars us à quatre pays d'Afrique de l'ouest afin de subvenir à des besoins humanitaires sous financés. La somme...
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseEst du Tchad : Préoccupations pour les besoins humanitaires vitaux
(New York / Genève / N'Djamena: 07 février 2008) : A la suite des combats qui ont affecté la capitale du Tchad, N'Djaména, et d'autres parties du pays, le week-end dernier, la situation à l'est du...
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseEastern Chad: Concerns over vital humanitarian needs
(New York / Geneva / N'Djamena: 07 February 2008): Following fighting that affected the Chadian capital N'Djamena and other parts of the country last weekend, the situation in the country's east is...
Burkina Faso + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseMore than $20 million goes from CERF to underfunded crises in West Africa
Dakar, 7 February 2008: The United Nations have allocated more than $20 million to four underfunded crises in West Africa to address immediate humanitarian needs. This amount was disbursed from the...