Press releases and statements

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 16 August 2010): As many as three and a half million children in flood-ravaged Pakistan may be at risk of contracting deadly diseases carried through contaminated...

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 15 August 2010): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited Pakistan, to see for himself the human suffering and damage caused by the current floods -...

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 13 August 2010): Humanitarian organizations in Pakistan are working round the clock to deliver life-saving assistance to at least six million people in need, but far...

(Khartoum/New York, 13 August 2010): Constraints on access which have prevented aid agencies from accessing 82,000 displaced people at Kalma camp and surrounding areas in South Darfur since 2 August...

12 August 2010: In response to severe food insecurity across the country, CERF allocates $15 million for 1.7 million vulnerable people in Niger. The World Food Programme (WFP) will receive $15...

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 12 August 2010): The Pakistan Initial Floods Emergency Response Plan (PIFERP) was launched yesterday in New York. The United Nations and its partners will require...

Province de l'Equateur - Le Programme alimentaire mondiale (PAM) a signé un protocole d'accord avec l'ONG Caritas/Basankusu pour apporter une assistance alimentaire à plus de 2 760 victimes des...

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 19 August 2010): As World Humanitarian Day is commemorated worldwide, humanitarian workers - who are the focus of this year's Day - are working around the clock in...

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 11 August 2010): The United Nations and its partners in Pakistan will require US$459.7 million over the coming weeks, to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of millions...

(New York / Geneva / Islamabad: 09 August 2010): The number of people affected by Pakistan's floods is now estimated to be 13.8 million, according to the Government of Pakistan. While not all may be...