Press releases and statements

(Islamabad/New York, 2 July 2009): "The everyday people of Pakistan are the real heroes of this current crisis in Pakistan," said Martin Mogwanja, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for...

Foreword: A year of challenges It is my pleasure to present to you the 2008 Annual Report for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). For the millions of people affected by natural...

(Baghdad/New York, 24 June 2009): The United Nations and partner aid organisations provided humanitarian assistance to more than 2.5 million Iraqis in 2008 through the Consolidated Appeals Process...

(New York/Talil, 22 June 2009): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Iraq trained 31 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from southern Iraq on...

New York/ Bangui 22 June 2009: Dawn attacks on the 21st of June on the town of Birao in the Central African Republic (CAR)'s remote north east have emptied the town of most of its population, left 3...

Eighty-five percent of all of Kenya's 320,000 refugees are now sheltered in three congested camps at Dadaab in Kenya's Northeastern Province. However, conditions have only deteriorated as Somali...

(Kinshasa/New York, 17 June 2009:) Humanitarian actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo appealed today for US $38 million in life-saving assistance for nearly one million civilians whose already...

Kinshasa, New York, 17 juin 2009 La communauté humanitaire a lancé ce 17 juin un appel pour 38 millions de dollars US afin d'apporter de l'aide à près d'un million de personnes dont les conditions de...

During the first underfunded emergencies (UFE) round in 2009, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated US$75 million to 14 countries. In accordance with Secretary-General's Bulletin...

New York - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs wishes to clarify media reports published on 11 and 12 June 2009 reporting that four expelled non-governmental organizations...