Press releases and statements

In response to the outbreak of meningitis and measles in the south and east of the country, CERF has allocated some $3.2 million for humanitarian response in Chad. The World Health Organization...

Watch the Webcast I have just returned from a deeply troubling visit to Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. Over the weekend in Liberia I visited a transit site for some of the newly arrived refugees from...

(New York/ Abidjan, 7 April 2011): Amidst a highly volatile security situation, humanitarian agencies have stepped up in recent days their humanitarian response especially in Western Côte d'Ivoire in...

(New York, 6 April 2011): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos expressed serious concern about the dire humanitarian situation...

(New York/Accra: 5 April 2011): West Africa's peace and stability are being tested by the unfolding crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, and unless the international community commits fully to a major...

(New York/Accra, 5 avril 2011): La paix et la stabilité de l'Afrique de l'Ouest sont mises à l'épreuve par la crise ivoirienne et si la communauté internationale ne se mobilise pas immédiatement pour...

HIGHTLIGHTS: BOLIVIA: 2,780 families in Beni and Pando have been affected by rain; a total of 25,000 families are affected in the country. BOLIVIA and PARAGUAY: Dengue cases continue increasing...

(Abidjan, 3 April 2011): Côte d'Ivoire is in the midst of a serious crisis with disastrous humanitarian consequences. The fighting over the past few days has jeopardized the security of people living...

(Abidjan, le 3 avril 2011) - La Côte d'Ivoire connait une crise majeure aux lourdes conséquences humanitaires. Les combats qui se déroulent depuis plusieurs jours ont compromis gravement la sécurité...

(New York/Monrovia, 2 Avril 2011) : Des années d'investissements consenties à la paix et la sécurité du Liberia pourraient être compromises si la communauté internationale ne contribue à relever les...