(Kathmandu/Bangkok, 2 June 2015) An estimated 2.8 million Nepalese affected by the back-to-back earthquakes remain in need of humanitarian assistance, more than five weeks after the initial...
Press releases and statements
The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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Nepal
News and Press ReleaseMore funds needed to assist 2.8 million earthquake survivors in Nepal
Tanzania + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Fund releases $15 million to support thousands fleeing Burundi
Some 46,000 Burundians found refuge in Tanzania and 26,000 in Rwanda, where nearly 60 per cent of newly arrived refugees are children.
World
News and Press ReleaseStephen O’Brien takes up the role of UN Humanitarian Chief [EN/AR]
(New York, 1 June 2015) Stephen O’Brien was officially sworn in as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator today in New York, by UN...
World
News and Press ReleaseEnvironmental emergency heroes honoured with Green Star Awards
(Oslo, 1 June 2015): Three organisations from around the world were honoured today as recipients of Green Star Awards for their outstanding efforts to confront environmental emergencies. Green Stars...
World
News and Press ReleaseLes héros de l’urgence environnementale récompensés d’un Prix Green Star
(Oslo, 1er juin 2015) : Trois organisations ont été récompensées aujourd’hui en recevant un Prix Green Star pour leurs remarquables efforts face aux urgences environnementales. Les Prix Green Star...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos Statement to the Security Council on Syria, New York, 28 May 2015
As delivered Madam President, As this is my last briefing to the Council, it is in many ways fitting that it is on Syria as during my time as Emergency Relief Coordinator it is the crisis that has...
Nepal
News and Press ReleaseRelief gains in quake-struck Nepal substantial, yet insufficient
To date, only US$ 92.4 million, or 22 per cent of what is required for the response, was received against the $423 million humanitarian appeal, launched by the UN and partners.
Chad + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseRevue de Presse Humanitaire au Tchad, du 25 avril au 22 mai 2015
LES TITRES Le CICR intensifie ses actions dans la région du lac Tchad (L’OBS, 21/05/15) Alarming Rise of Malnutrition and Food Insecurity in Western Chad (UNICEF, 12/05/15) L’OIM aide les migrants...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseArrivée de la nouvelle Coordonnatrice de l’action humanitaire au Mali
(Bamako, le 20 mai 2015) - La nouvelle Coordonnatrice de l’action humanitaire au Mali, Mme Mbaranga Gasarabwe, a officiellement pris ses fonctions. Mme Gasarabwe a été nommée à la barre de la...
Sudan + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseThe Government of Ireland contributes US $1.6 million to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund 2015 [EN/AR]
Khartoum, 20 May 2015. Ireland contributed US $1.6 million to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) 2015. Ireland has been a committed supporter of the CHF, contributing some $36.9 million since...