Press releases and statements

A monthly summary of activities by REACT members in Tajikistan FIFTH MEETING OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION IN TAJIKISTAN ON EMERGENCY SITUATIONS The fifth meeting of the heads of...

Khartoum, 6 September 2015. The Government of the United Kingdom has contributed an additional US$10 million to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF). This is the UK’s second contribution for...

(Kinshasa, 4 September 2015) The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, ended today a 4-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where...

This additional funding, which will support lifesaving assistance for millions of Yemenis, brings CERF support for humanitarian operations in the country to more than $44 million in 2015.

Port-au-Prince, 4 Septembre 2015– Le coordinateur humanitaire en Haïti, Mourad Wahba, a lancé une demande urgente de 25.5 millions USD de financement pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires liés à des...

(Sana’a, 2 September 2015): I am deeply saddened by today’s shooting and killing of two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Amran Governorate. I share the grief of...

(Bangui, 02 septembre, 2015): Le 28 aout dernier, au cours d’une réunion convoquée par la Ministre des Affaires sociales, de la Promotion du genre et de l’Action humanitaire, en présence du Ministre...

(Bangui, 02 September, 2015): On 28 August, during a meeting convened by the Minister of Social Affairs, Promotion of Gender and Humanitarian Action, attended by the Minister of Transport and civil...

(Sana’a, 31 August 2015) The situation of the civilian population in the Governorate of Taizz is growing increasingly desperate. The city of Taiz has been turned into a battle-ground with people...

Compared with six months ago, the number of people who face food crisis or emergency increased by 17 per cent, from 731,000 to 855,000. The number in food-stressed situations remained at 2.3 million.