The presence of armed groups in the Ndélé subprefecture caused panic among the population – more than 36,000 people – some of whom decided to flee.
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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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CAR
News and Press ReleaseHundreds of people displaced due to insecurity in North-Eastern Central African Republic (CAR)
Mali + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Actors request 1.6 billion dollars for harmonized response to the needs of Sahelian populations in 2013
(Dakar, 17 December 2012): The 2013 Humanitarian Sahel Strategy was presented today in Dakar. Humanitarian actors request US$1.6 billion in 2013 to respond to the needs of millions of people in...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseGlobal humanitarian appeal includes more than US$900 million for Sudan [EN/AR]
Khartoum, 17 December 2012. On 14 December the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, launched the 2013 global humanitarian...
Mali + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseLes acteurs humanitaires demandent 1,6 milliard de dollars pour une réponse harmonisée aux besoins des populations du Sahel en 2013
(Dakar, 17 décembre 2012): La Stratégie Humanitaire pour le Sahel 2013 a été présentée aujourd’hui à Dakar. Les acteurs humanitaires ont besoin de 1,6 milliard de dollars en 2013 pour répondre aux...
World
News and Press ReleaseL’ONU et les partenaires humanitaires lancent un appel de $8,5 milliards de dollars pour venir en aide a 51 million de personnes en 2013
(Rome/Genève/New York, 14 décembre 2012): La Secrétaire générale adjointe aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnatrice des secours d’urgence, Valerie Amos, a demandé aujourd’hui $8,5 milliards de...
Kenya + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseKenya moves from crisis to recovery in 2013 appeal for funds
(Nairobi, 14 December): The United Nations and partners today launched the 2013 appeal for humanitarian funding support for Kenya, likely to be the last year of doing so as the country transitions...
World + 16 more
News and Press ReleaseUN and humanitarian partners launch US$8.5 billion appeal to help 51 million people in need in 2013 [EN/FR]
The global appeal for 2013 includes 16 national appeals for [Afghanistan](http://reliefweb.int/country/afg), [Burkina Faso](http://reliefweb.int/country/bfa), [Central African Republic](http://reliefweb.int/country/caf), [Chad](http://reliefweb.int/country/tcd), [Democratic Republic of Congo](http://reliefweb.int/country/cod), [Kenya](http://reliefweb.int/country/ken), [Mali](http://reliefweb.int/country/mli), [Mauritania](http://reliefweb.int/country/mrt), [Niger](http://reliefweb.int/country/ner), [occupied Palestinian territory](http://reliefweb.int/country/pse), [Philippines](http://reliefweb.int/country/phl), [Somalia](http://reliefweb.int/country/som), [South Sudan](http://reliefweb.int/country/ssd), [Sudan](http://reliefweb.int/country/sdn), [Yemen](http://reliefweb.int/country/yem) and [Zimbabwe](http://reliefweb.int/country/zwe).
World
News and Press ReleaseStatement to the press on the launch of CAP 2013
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, VALERIE AMOS Rome, Friday 14 December 2012 Checked against delivery I have just launched the humanitarian appeals...
World
News and Press ReleasePrivate companies join forces with UN agencies to boost disaster preparedness and relief
New York, 11 December 2012: Private-public partnerships can play an effective part in increasing disaster preparedness and response, according to UN officials and representatives of global corporations who took part in a debate in New York yesterday. The event was hosted by the missions of Turkey...
World
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos: Statement at the High-Level CERF Conference, New York, 11 December 2012
I would like to begin with a very brief overview of CERF’s activities in 2012. David Gressly, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, will then talk specifically about the ways in which...