Press releases and statements

(Manila/New York, 12 December 2011): United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for the Philippines Jacqui Badcock, on behalf of international and national humanitarian organizations, today...

(Stockholm /Geneva/New York, 9 December 2011): Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, welcomed Sweden’s announcement of an additional US$10 million contribution to...

The UN and aid agencies appealed today for US$268 million to help feed 1.5 million people in Zimbabwe next year, as well as to address other urgent humanitarian needs. More than one in ten Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the first half of the year, and one million children under-five are at...

(New York, 6 December 2011): The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$6 million to three United Nations agencies to jump-start emergency interventions to address food insecurity in...

Noon briefing, 2 December 201 Ladies and gentlemen, I have just returned from a four-day mission to Yemen and I must say that I am extremely concerned that millions of people around the country are...

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(Riyadh/New York, 30 November 2011) Ending a one-day mission to Saudi Arabia, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos welcomed the opportunity to work more closely with...

Your Excellency, Sheik Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the State of Qatar for its generous hospitality. This international conference...

(Doha/ New York, 29 November 2011) Humanitarian organizations and national militaries must agree on clear rules to guide their relationship during natural disasters and other emergencies, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos told an international civil-military conference...