IHA/1275 OBV/802 The first World Humanitarian Day will be observed on Wednesday, 19 August, at United Nations Headquarters with a wreath-laying ceremony remembering the victims of the 2003 attack on...
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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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Iraq
News and Press ReleaseFirst World Humanitarian Day to raise public awareness, honour humanitarian staff, those who gave their lives in cause of duty, 19 August at UN Headquarters
World
News and Press ReleaseLa grippe pandémique H1N1 2009 : Appel à l'action
Portés par l'impératif humanitaire, l'OMS, la FICR, l'UNSIC, l'OCHA et l'UNICEF s'emploieront avec les Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, les ONG, la société civile et autres...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN condemns attack on UN compound in southern Somalia
[NAIROBI, 17 August 2009] On Sunday 16 August at around midnight the UN-WFP compound in Wajiid, Southern Somalia, was attacked by armed militia. This is the fourth UN compound deliberately targeted...
Iraq
News and Press ReleaseLa première Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire célébrée le 19 août, date anniversaire de l'attentat contre l'ONU à Bagdad en 2003
IHA/1275 OBV/802 (Adapté de l'anglais) La première Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire sera célébrée mercredi 19 août au Siège des Nations Unies, à New York. La célébration de cette Journée sera...
Yemen
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates some $1.2 million for assistance to IDPs in Sa'ada in Yemen
John Holmes, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), has allocated some US$2.6 million in emergency funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to respond to...
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News and Press ReleaseCERF Newsletter Aug 2009
Member States briefing on CERF planned for September As part of a year-round effort to keep Member States informed on the use of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), John Holmes, the Emergency...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseCERF allocates some $700,000 for life saving hospital interventions for IDPs and vulnerable host population in Sudan
To strengthen health facilities to care for 1.1 million IDPs in the Darfur region, John Holmes, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, has allocated some $700,000 in life saving hospital...
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News and Press ReleaseRegional Humanitarian Funding Update, Apr - Jul 2009
In this issue... | CAP (P1-3) | CAP Mid-Year Review | Economic Crises' Effects on Humanitarian Needs & Response |Monitoring & Evaluation from current mid-year reviews | CERF (P3-4) | Funding for CEA...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: Statement of Catherine Bragg 30 Jul 2009
Thank you to everyone for having come. I would like to start with an update on my visit and then share with you my impressions. I will respond to your questions afterwards. First of all, I would like...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseDeputy Emergency Relief Chief urges better civilian protection in Central African Republic, appeals for more funding
(Bangui/New York, 30 July 2009): United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Catherine Bragg, ended a five-day mission to the Central...