(New York, 16 December 2011): More than 40 donors today pledged US$375 million to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Since its launch in 2006, CERF, which has an annual...
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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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News and Press ReleaseUS$375 million pledged for Central Emergency Response Fund in 2012
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News and Press ReleaseEvery dollar going to humanitarian aid must have maximum effect, Secretary-General stresses at High-level Conference on Central Emergency Response Fund
SG/SM/14024 IHA/1297 Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in New York on 16 December: Five years ago,...
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News and Press ReleaseUN launches a strategy to better respond to the risk of a new food and nutritional crisis in the Sahel in 2012
(Dakar, Sénégal – 15 December 2011) – Two years since the 2009/2010 severe Food and Nutrition crisis, several countries in the Sahel are again at high risk of developing serious food insecurity most likely by the first half of 2012. With this background, humanitarian partners, members of the...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseThe Government of Kenya and the UN Launch a 764 Million USD appeal for Humanitarian Response in Kenya for 2012 - 2013
(Nairobi/New York, 15 December 2011): The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Aeneas Chuma, together with Mr. Mohammed Elmi, the Minister for Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands,...
World
News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund Facts
What is the Central Emergency Response Fund? The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is a humanitarian fund established by the General Assembly in 2006 to enable more timely and reliable...
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News and Press ReleaseLes Nations Unies lancent une stratégie pour mieux répondre au risque d’une nouvelle crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sahel en 2012
(Dakar, Sénégal – 15 décembre 2011). – Deux ans seulement après la grave crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle de 2009/2010, plusieurs pays du Sahel sont de nouveau exposés à une insécurité alimentaire...
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News and Press ReleaseConsolidated Appeals 2012 - UN Humanitarian Chief seeks US$ 7.7 billion to aid 51 million people in 2012
(Geneva: 14 December 2011): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, on behalf of international humanitarian organisations, today called for US$ 7.7 billion to help 51 million people in 16 countries in 2012. She was joined at a briefing at...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Coordinator launches appeal for Somalia
US$1.5 billion is required to address the immediate needs of 4 million people in crisis Nairobi (13 December 2011) . The Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia was launched today in Nairobi by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden. The 2012 Appeal seeks $1.5 billion for 350 humanitarian...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseLe gouvernement haitien et la communauté humanitaire lancent l’appel de fonds consolidé 2012 pour Haiti de pres de 231 millions de dollars
(Port-au-Prince/New York, 13 décembre 2011): le gouvernement haïtien et la communauté humanitaire lancent un appel de fonds de près de 231 millions de dollars pour répondre aux besoins critiques et...
Sudan
News and Press Release2012 UN and Partners Work Plan for Sudan: US$ 1.06 billion needed for Humanitarian & Recovery assistance
[13 December 2011, KHARTOUM] The United Nations and its partners in Sudan requires $1.06 billion for humanitarian and early recovery projects in 2012 as outlined in the United Nations and Partners...