Press releases and statements

On the night of 28 June, a heavy downpour almost swallowed Imbelbellou – a village of 7000 inhabitants in a precarious valley in the Maradi region of southern Niger. Maradi is Niger’s most populous...

ERF News The Emergency Response Fund (ERF) for Zimbabwe has received a pledge of US$882,500 from Norway for supporting pro-jects in humanitarian interventions in the country. The donation will shore...

Mission to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (17-21 October 2011) (Beijing, 21 October 2011) Thank you very much for coming to this press briefing - especially so given that it’s Friday...

(Geneva / Abidjan / New York, 19 October, 2011) A delegation comprising the Ivorian Minister of Employment, Solidarity and Social Affairs, Mr. Gilbert Kafana Koné and the Humanitarian Coordinator for...

(Genève/Abidjan/New York, 19 octobre 2011) - Une délégation, composée du Ministre d'État, Ministre de l'emploi, de la solidarité et des affaires sociales de la Côte d'Ivoire, M. Gilbert Kafana Koné...

National • Une cinquantaine d’acteurs nationaux, provinciaux, des ONG et agences des Nations Unies opérant dans la sécurité alimentaire en République Démocratique du Congo se réunissent à Kinshasa du...

On 4 October, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) briefed the informal Security Council Expert Group on the Protection of Civilians on the issues pertaining to the...

(New York: 15 October, 2011): I am extremely concerned by the rising impact of storms and flooding on millions of people across South-East Asia. More than 700 people have been killed in Cambodia and...

(Shanghai/New York, 12 October 2011): Asia and the Pacific’s most experienced emergency responders have gathered in Shanghai, China to look at strengthening disaster response and preparedness. Up to 100 disaster management professionals from 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific as well as...

(New York: 11 October 2011): For far too long, the international community has failed to give enough attention to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Conflict, poverty, drought, soaring food prices and collapsing state services have created a daily struggle for survival for millions of people –...