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Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
World
News and Press ReleaseSpeech by Sir John Holmes, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC, to the UK Parliament lunchtime event "The Humanitarian Implications of Climate Change"
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian partners launch a revised emergency appeal of USD 575 million to respond to escalating humanitarian needs in Kenya
Nairobi, 17 March, 2009 - Members of the humanitarian community with support from the Government of Kenya yesterday presented the 2009 revised Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan (EHRP) for...
Sri Lanka
News and Press ReleaseSri Lanka: UN staff forcibly recruited
COLOMBO, 16 March 2009: The UN said today that it holds grave fears for the safety of one UN national staff member, and three dependent family members who were forcibly recruited over the weekend by...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseStatement from the United Nations in Somalia on abduction of UN staff in South Central Somalia
(Nairobi, KENYA) 16 March 2009 - Four UN staff members were abducted early this morning by unknown armed men in Waajid, Somalia. They were on their way to the airport when their convoy was stopped by...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseColombia: Red de estudios humanitarios en Medellín
Lanzamiento este Jueves 19 de Marzo - Con la creación del nodo Medellín de la Red de Estudios Humanitarios del Instituto de Estudios Humanitarios (IEH) Academia, sociedad civil y organismos...
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News and Press ReleaseCERF Newsletter Mar 2009
Qatar pledges $40 million to the UN for humanitarian aid Qatar announced a donation of $40 million to the United Nations for its humanitarian programmes worldwide. Thirty million dollars has been...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseJoint statement on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by UN agencies
The Government of Sudan's order suspending 16 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will have devastating implications for the citizens of Darfur. Aid operations in North Sudan, the largest...
Zimbabwe
News and Press ReleaseUN inter-agency mission stresses need to strengthen humanitarian work in Zimbabwe
(Johannesburg/New York, 26 February 2009): A United Nations inter-agency humanitarian mission to Zimbabwe said on Thursday that the country's humanitarian crisis remained grave and called on both the...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseWASH and nutrition in central Somalia and Gedo of urgent humanitarian concern
* Donor Alert * Issue Gedo and Central regions are facing a crisis of severe malnutrition, exacerbated by lack of funding and a shortage of water. Currently, vital activities are relying entirely on...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief: More action to address the humanitarian situation in Colombia
(Bogota/New York, 25 February, 2009): On his last day in Colombia, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes highlighted the...