Humanitarian community addressing needs of those missing; health, food aid and temporary shelter prepositioned for distribution. (Kabul, 9 March 2012): The Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan,...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan expresses sympathy for the families of those killed in the Badakshan avalanche
Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN emergency team deploys to Republic of Congo to assess damage and impact of recent explosions
(New York/Geneva, 7 March 2012) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has deployed a four-member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseUn grand moment d’espoir menacé par un manque critique de ressources
(Bangui / Genève / New York, 6 mars 2012) « La République Centrafricaine (RCA) fait face à un des plus forts déficits de financement humanitaire dans le monde, et ce malgré une situation humanitaire...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates $1.6 million to diphtheria outbreak
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Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Syria, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos
(New York, 5 March 2012) The Syrian authorities have confirmed that I can visit Syria this week. I will arrive in Damascus on Wednesday 7 March and leave on Friday 9 March. As requested by the...
Afghanistan
News and Press Release"Provision of Humanitarian Air Services to UN Agencies, NGOs and Counterparts In Afghanistan"
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Afghanistan faces enormous recovery needs after more than two decades of war, civil unrest and recurring natural disasters. Despite recent progress, millions of Afghans still...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCritical moment of hope in the Central African Republic jeopardized by severe humanitarian funding shortfall
(Bangui/Geneva/New York, 5 March 2012) The Central African Republic (CAR) faces one of the worst funding shortfalls in the world despite a deteriorating humanitarian crisis, warned OCHA’s Operations Director John Ging at the end of his three-day mission to the country. “The European Commission...
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Coordinator and donors visit flood-affected areas in northern Mindanao in the Philippines
(Manila/Bangkok, 5 March 2012): United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines, Jacqui Badcock, and donor representatives travelled to areas severely affected by Tropical Storm Washi in...
Cameroon
News and Press ReleaseCERF responds to drought and food insecurity with $4.8 million grant for Cameroon
2 March 2012: The north of Cameroon is located in the Sahel region and experienced droughts in 2009 and 2011 and floods in 2010. Each of these years has resulted in a high degree of crop failure,...
Syria
News and Press ReleaseStatement on Syria Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos
(New York, 29 February 2012) I am deeply disappointed that I have not been able to visit Syria, despite my repeated requests to meet Syrian officials at the highest level to discuss the humanitarian...