Press releases and statements

The dark clouds of the seasonal gu rains may be on the horizon earlier than expected, but for many people in the village of Docol it’s already too late. Like other pastoralists in Somalia, Nadifa’s...

(Abidjan/Geneva/New York, 17 November 2011) – Humanitarian actors in Cote d’Ivoire are now in the process of facilitating the return of displaced persons living at the Catholic Mission camp in...

It is welcome news that scaled up humanitarian assistance has had an impact in Somalia and that areas of Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle are no longer in famine, as reported today by the Food Security...

(Abidjan/Genève/New York, 17 novembre 2011) – Les acteurs humanitaires intervenant en Côte d’Ivoire sont actuellement en train de faciliter le retour des personnes déplacées internes du site de la mission catholique de Duékoué, à l’ouest du pays. Plusieurs milliers de personnes avaient...

(New York: 16 November, 2011) In recent weeks, there has been an alarming escalation in several crises with severe consequences for the safety and well-being of millions of men, women and children. Worryingly, in many cases this trend has been accompanied by a reduction in the ability of...

Situation du cholera • A la date du 14 novembre 2011, la Province de l’Equateur a franchi le cap de 3 000 cas de cholera depuis la déclaration de l’épidémie dans cette province en juin dernier. Cette...

(New York, 15 November 2011): The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$3.4 million to provide shelter, education as well as mental health and psychosocial support to thousands of people affected by the recent earthquake in southeastern Turkey. “The CERF contribution will allow...

14 November 2011 : The Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $2 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in response to a locust upsurge in Madagascar. CERF funds will be used...

(Jeddah/New York, 14 November 2011) Closer cooperation on humanitarian issues is the aim of a partnership agreement signed today in Jeddah by Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian...

Sana’a, New York, 13 November 2011, The United Nations calls for the protection of civilians after renewed violence claimed the lives of at least sixteen civilians – including three children and...