Press releases and statements

(New York, 14 April 2011): The Sphere Project, a leading initiative promoting quality and accountability in humanitarian work is releasing today a revised version of its Handbook: Humanitarian...

(New York, 12 April 2011): Recent attacks against humanitarian workers in Afghanistan and Côte d’Ivoire have again highlighted the security risks humanitarian actors are exposed to in complex...

ERF News The Emergency Response Fund (ERF) hosted a donor round table on 24 March 2011 as part of efforts to replenish the Fund. Speakers at the function included the Norwegian Ambassador, Christian...

In response to the needs of tens of thousands of IDPs fleeing armed conflict in the country, CERF has allocated some $5.2 million for humanitarian response in North Darfur, Sudan. The United Nations...

Watch the Webcast As fighting continued to rage in Libya, top humanitarian priorities there were bringing about at least a temporary ceasefire and acquiring additional civilian assistance for the aid...

(Cairo, 10 April 2011): Ms. Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and H.E. Maged A. Abdelaziz, the Arab Republic of Egypt’s...

In response to the intensifying outbreak in the country, CERF has allocated $2.7 million for response in Sudan. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)...

8 March 2011: In response to humanitarian needs in areas along the Tunisian border hosting displaced populations from Libya, CERF has allocated $5 million for humanitarian response in Tunisia. The...

(New York/ Abidjan, 7 avril 2011) : En dépit d'une situation sécuritaire hautement précaire, les organisations humanitaires ont intensifié ces derniers jours leur réponse humanitaire principalement...

Watch the Webcast Aid to thousands of civilians across Côte d'Ivoire was running out as "extremely serious human rights violations" continued unabated, said the United Nations top humanitarian...