Press releases and statements

Thank you for joining us here today for the latest information on the drought and famine situation in Somalia. When I last spoke to you in this forum two months ago, it was to share the news that the...

Déclaration attribuable au Coordonnateur Humanitaire en Haïti Port-au-Prince / 05 septembre 2011 : la communauté humanitaire en Haïti exprime sa préoccupation suite aux dernières expulsions ayant eu lieu dans les camps formés à la suite du séisme du 12 janvier 2010. Ces incidents, qui se...

(Tripoli/Cairo, 2 September 2011): The Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Panos Moumtzis, arrived in Tripoli yesterday with an inter-agency United Nations humanitarian mission to re-establish the UN’s presence in the Libyan capital. “The humanitarian situation remains fragile. It is critical to...

(New York: 30 August 2011): The crisis in South Kordofan has reached a critical point. The Government of Sudan has denied permission to international aid agencies to replenish stocks and deploy...

(New York/Zarzis 30 August 2011): Humanitarian agencies in Libya are scaling up the provision of water to Tripoli to fill a critical gap after recent fighting and lack of fuel shut down the city...

National • La communauté humanitaire a célébré le 19 août 2011 la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire sous le thème « Des hommes au service de l’humanité ». A Kinshasa, le Coordonnateur de...

(New York: 23 August 2011): Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed serious concern at reports of protesters being...

(N’Djamena, 21 août 2011) : Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire du Système des Nations Unies au Tchad, M. Thomas Gurtner, vient d’effectuer sa première visite de terrain à Massakory, chef-lieu de la région...

Watch the Webcast (New York, 19 August 2011) Today the United Nations is marking the third World Humanitarian Day at events worldwide. This year’s theme is ‘people helping people’. As aid agencies...

(Juba, 19 August 2011): The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Lise Grande, has marked this year’s World Humanitarian Day by highlighting the achievements of South Sudan’s aid workers...