Press releases and statements

DESTACADOS: ? BRASIL: Las autoridades estiman que la cifra de muertos en Rio de Janeiro sobrepasará los 1,000. COLOMBIA: 20 días más en estado de emergencia. Unos US$ 4,800 millones serán...

Nairobi, 24 January 2011 - As Somalia approaches the anniversary of two decades without a functioning national government, the UN called on the international community to step up its support to the...

HIGHLIGHTS: h BRAZIL: Officials expect the death toll to exceed 1,000. h COLOMBIA: The state of emergency is extended for 20 more days. About US$ 4,800 million will be needed for recovery. h...

(Islamabad/Geneva/New York: 21 January 2011): Almost six months after the devastating floods hit Pakistan in July last year, the United Nations is continuing its commitment to assist millions of...

(Colombo/New York, 21 January 2011): Following a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Catherine...

(Colombo/New York, 20 January 2011): On the second day of her three-day visit to Sri Lanka, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator...

(Colombo/New York: 19 January 2011): In response to devastating flooding in Sri Lanka, the United Nations and its partners are seeking US$ 51 million to meet the urgent needs of more than one million...

(New York, 19 January 2011): In response to the current political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, which has lead to the arrival of an estimated 30,000 refugees in neighbouring Liberia, the United Nations...

Province du Sud-Kivu - Le bilan revu des représailles exercées par des éléments des Forces armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) contre la population de Fizi centre entre dans la nuit...

(New York, 18 January 2011): The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated some US$84 million to boost humanitarian response in 15 neglected emergencies around the...