(New York: 15 May 2007): The Government of Italy yesterday announced a pledge of $1.3 million for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The pledge marks Italy's first...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
World
News and Press ReleaseItaly pledges $1.3 million to global response fund
Uganda
News and Press ReleaseUN's USG Holmes meets Uganda's President Museveni
(New York, 14 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today arrived in Kampala, the capital of...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN's USG Holmes calls for access to civilians in Somalia
(New York, 12 May 2007:) The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today visited Mogadishu, the capital of...
Chad
News and Press ReleaseUN seeks additional $ 23 million for displaced in Chad
(N'Djamena, Chad; Geneva: 11 May 2007): The United Nations today launched a $23 million supplementary appeal to support enhanced assistance for internally displaced persons in eastern Chad over the...
Uruguay
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations mobilizing emergency team for Uruguay
(New York: 11 May 2007): The United Nations is mobilizing a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team for deployment to Uruguay early next week in the wake of the worst floods...
Uruguay
News and Press ReleaseUN releases emergency grant for floods in Uruguay
(New York: 10 May 2007): With the worst flooding in 50 years having driven some 12,000 people from their homes and affected more than 110,000 people overall, the United Nations Office for the...
Chad + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Humanitarian Newsmaker: Vol 1, Issue 3 - May 2007
Central and East Africa: United Nations Humanitarian Chief to Visit Uganda John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, is expected...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseFocus on Ethiopia: Mar - Apr 2007
HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: REGIONAL OVERVIEW NEWS - AWD UPDATE & A SURVEY RESULT IN BONA WOREDA, SIDAMA ZONE, SNNPR UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN and partners reach 250,000 with assistance in Somalia
New York: 4 May 2007 - The United Nations agencies and their partners working in Somalia have reached 250,000 of the nearly 400,000 people displaced from over the last three months with assistance as...
Liberia
News and Press ReleaseUN Envoy calls on Liberian immigration officers to carefully control Liberia's borders
UNMIL PR 49 Monrovia, Liberia - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Liberia, Mr. Alan Doss, has opened the first in a series of six workshops intended to strengthen the...