UNRWA – OCHA Joint Press Release 22 April 2012 East Jerusalem, West Bank During the week, 67 Palestine refugees, more than half of them children, were forcibly displaced as a result of the eviction...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
oPt
News and Press ReleaseUNRWA and OCHA condemn the forced displacement of 67 Palestine refugees in the occupied West Bank
oPt
News and Press ReleaseStatement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Maxwell Gaylard, on evictions in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Maxwell Gaylard, has condemned the eviction of two Palestinian families from their adjacent homes in...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseUN Deputy Humanitarian Chief, Catherine Bragg, visits Yemen to draw attention to the country’s acute humanitarian crisis [EN/AR]
(Sana’a/ New York, 17 April 2012): After a two-day mission to Yemen, the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, today underscored the need for strong commitment from the international community to support the millions of...
Mali + 9 more
News and Press ReleaseRegional Humanitarian Coordinator for Sahel David Gressly takes charges
(Dakar, 17 April 2012). –David Gressly took charges today in Dakar as Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel region. David Gressly was appointed by Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos...
Mali + 9 more
News and Press ReleaseDavid Gressly, Coordonnateur Humanitaire Régional pour le Sahel, prend ses fonctions
(Dakar, 17 Avril 2012). – David Gressly a pris ses fonctions aujourd'hui à Dakar en tant que Coordonnateur Humanitaire Régional pour le Sahel. David Gressly a été nommé par le Coordonnateur des...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseCERF provides $8 million to UN agencies in Côte d’Ivoire
The post-electoral crisis experienced by Côte d’Ivoire from December 2010 to April 2011 plunged the country into armed violence. The subsequent humanitarian crisis was characterized by massive...
Mauritania + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF gives $5.5 million in response to Malian refugees in Mauritania
16 April 2012: Thousands of people have fled northern Mali due to fighting between the army and Malian Tuareg rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. Some 33,098 Malians took...
Kenya + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseHigh-level disaster law event / 17-19 April / Mombasa, Kenya
16 April 2012 For the first time in eastern Africa, high level officials from across the region are meeting to address the current regulatory challenges related to the delivery of food aid and...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos, Statement on Syria
(New York, 13 April 2012) At least a million people remain in need of urgent humanitarian help in Syria. Even as the political and military situation evolves, the immediate priority for humanitarian...
Chad + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseL’ONU alloue environ 8 millions de dollars additionnels pour soutenir la réponse aux urgences sous financées au Tchad.
(N’Djamena/New York, 13 Avril 2012): Le Fonds Central des Nations Unies pour les interventions d’urgence (CERF) a octroyé environ 8 millions de dollars supplémentaires aux agences des Nations Unies...