Press releases and statements

(Bogotá / Nueva York, 24 Febrero, 2009) En el segundo día de su misión a Colombia, el Secretario General Adjunto para Asuntos Humanitarios de las Naciones Unidas y Coordinador de Ayuda de Emergencia,...

(Bogota/New York, 24 February, 2009): On the second day of his mission to Colombia, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes...

(New York, 23 February 2009): Qatar today announced a donation of $40 million to the United Nations for its humanitarian programmes worldwide. Thirty million dollars have been pledged for emergency...

(Bogota/New York, 23 February, 2009): On the first day of his mission to Colombia, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes met...

(Colombo/New York, 21 February 2009): An allocation of $10 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will help United Nations agencies and the International Organization...

(COLOMBO/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 21 February 2009): Wrapping up a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) John Holmes,...

(New York, 20 February 2009): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes will visit Colombia from 23-25 February to gain first hand...

(Bogotá, Colombia. 19 de Febrero 2009). John Holmes, Secretario General Adjunto de Naciones Unidas para Asuntos Humanitarios, estará de visita oficial en Colombia del 23 al 25 de febrero de 2009. En...

TAQA contributes $150,000 to CERF The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has contributed $150,000 to CERF. Spurred by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the private company announced the...

(New York, 10 February 2009): During high-level meetings in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes today...