UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos is scheduled to travel to the Syrian Arab Republic and Lebanon from 14 to 16 August 2012. The three-day visit aims to draw attention to the deteriorating...
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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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Syria + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos to visit Syria and Lebanon
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseCERF gives $4.9 million to support internally displaced persons in Myanmar
13 August 2012: Intercommunity conflict across Rakhine State, Myanmar, erupted in June 2012. The violence prompted the massive displacement of some 65,000 people; damage to public infrastructure and...
World
News and Press ReleaseWorld Humanitarian Day campaign passes the 100 million mark and sets its sights on one billion by 19 August 2012
(New York, 13 August 2012): The global campaign that aims to make social media history by attempting to reach one billion people on 19 August to celebrate World Humanitarian Day has passed its first milestone – the 100 million mark. The campaign jumped in momentum following a breathtaking live...
DR Congo + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund gives US$158 million to poorly funded humanitarian crises in 2012
(New York, 9 August 2012): The United Nations top humanitarian official, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$55 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster humanitarian operations in eight countries with neglected humanitarian emergencies. Allocations for Afghanistan, Cameroon,...
Rwanda + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian chief calls for support for Congolese refugees in Rwanda
(Kigali/Geneva, 9 August 2012): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, visited today the Kigeme refugee camp in southern Rwanda, where more than 11,500...
DR Congo + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseLe Fonds central pour les interventions d’urgence alloue 158 millions de dollars aux crises humanitaires sous-financées pour l’année 2012
(New York, 9 août 2012) La Secrétaire générale adjointe des Nations Unies aux affaires humanitaires et Coordinatrice des secours d’urgence, Valerie Amos, a alloué un montant de 55 millions de dollars...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian needs growing in Myanmar, aid agencies seek US$32.5 million for Rakhine Response Plan
(Yangon/New York, 9 August 2012) Ending a four-day mission to Myanmar, John Ging, OCHA’s Director of Operations, voiced concern for the plight of over half a million internally displaced people and...
Colombia + 7 more
News and Press ReleaseEl Fondo Central de Respuesta a Emergencias asigna 158 millones de dólares para crisis humanitarias insuficientemente financiadas en 2012
(Nueva York, 9 de agosto de 2012): La más alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas para la asistencia humanitaria, Valerie Amos, asignó 55 millones de dólares del Fondo Central de Respuesta a...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief Amos ends visit to DR Congo with call for stronger response
(Goma/New York, 8 August 2012): The United Nations top humanitarian official, Valerie Amos, today visited Kanyaruchinya, a public site on the outskirts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
Sudan + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian progress in Sudan, but significant challenges remain [EN/AR]
(Khartoum, 8 August 2012) Relative stability in many parts of Darfur has meant that since January 2011 some 178,000 people have been able to return to their areas of origin. To ensure that these...