Press releases and statements

The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) provided US$2.9 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce deaths and illness due to a meningitis outbreak in Ethiopia. With CERF funds, 1.3...

The Heads of States of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) countries should be congratulated on the pledges to end drought emergencies made at the Nairobi Summit on the Horn of Africa...

28 March 2012: The 2011-2012 cropping season in The Gambia experienced a significant decline due to late and unevenly distributed rainfall, with crop production estimated to drop by 62 per cent...

(Nouakchott/New York, 27 Mars 2012). – La situation humanitaire dans la région du Sahel continue de se détériorer à un rythme alarmant malgré les louables mesures prises de manière précoce par les gouvernements et les agences humanitaires internationales, a estimé le Directeur des...

(Port-au-Prince/27 mars 2012) – Le Gouvernement d’Haïti et ses partenaires humanitaires expriment leur profonde préoccupation quant au manque de ressources financières à leur disposition pour...

(Nouakchott/New York, 27 March 2012) The humanitarian situation across the Sahel region continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate despite commendably early action by Governments and international...

(Port-au-Prince/27 March 2012) - The Government of Haiti and its humanitarian partners express their deep concern over the lack of financial resources at their disposal for continued humanitarian operations and for sudden onset disaster response. This scarcity of resources is curtailing their...

CERF provides $3.9 million been in a state of low-intensity conflict since 1968. The conflict, combined with the impact of clan feuds and natural disasters, has resulted in cycles of displacement. ...

(Ouagadougou/New York, 23 Mars 2012) - Le plan d'intervention mis au point par le Gouvernement du Burkina Faso pour répondre à la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle « adopte une approche innovante...

(Ouagadougou/New York, 23 March 2012) Two million people in Burkina Faso need humanitarian assistance because of the food security and nutrition crisis in the region. The Government has developed a...