Press releases and statements

(Port-au-Prince /New York, 19 October 2010): On a three-day mission to Haiti, United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (ASG) and Deputy Emergency Coordinator Catherine...

DESTACADOS: -? CUBA: La Tormenta Tropical Paula causa daños menores en Cuba. 130,000 personas quedaron sin fluido eléctrico. -? NICARAGUA: 9,904 personas permanecen en albergues. El nivel del agua...

(Niamey/New York, 16 October 2010): Speaking in Niger on World Food Day, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said combating malnutrition and the recurrent food crises in the...

(Niamey/New York, 15 October 2010): The positive aid response to the food crisis, which has affected more than seven million people in Niger, has helped save lives, but more effort is needed to...

(Niamey/New York, 14 October 2010): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos today arrived in Niger. With nearly seven million...

West Bank Israeli forces killed two armed militants and injured 18 civilians During the week, Israeli forces killed two armed militants and injured 18 civilians, including ten children, in various...

DESTACADOS: - NICARAGUA: Los niveles del Lago Managua están bajando. A=FAn hay más de 9,600 personas en albergues. - MEXICO: Las autoridades calculan que 1.3 millones de personas han sido afectadas...

Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian residential neighbourhood located to the north of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The neighbourhood is home to around 2,800 Palestinian residents and includes...

Communiqué conjoint des partenaires humanitaires au Niger Niamey, Niger, le 8 Octobre 2010 - A l'heure o=F9 le Niger a commencé à récolter ses premières tiges de mil, le gouvernement nigérien et ses...

(Geneva/New York, 8 October 2010): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Logistics Cluster, led by the World Food Programme (WFP), today launched an...