(New York, 9 février 2009) : Au troisième jour de sa visite à l'Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), le Secrétaire Général Adjoint de l'ONU chargé des Affaires Humanitaires et...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Coordonnateur des Secours d'Urgence rencontre les Congolais victimes des attaques de la LRA et appelle à une assistance humanitaire accrue et une meilleure protection des civils
Somalia + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Central Emergency Response Fund allocates USD10 million to bolster aid programmes in Somalia
(Nairobi: 9 February) - The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes, has allocated some $10 million to boost the humanitarian response in Somalia, where according to the latest UN...
Burkina Faso + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Central Emergency Response Fund allocates USD11 million to bolster aid programmes in Zimbabwe
(Johannesburg: 9 February 2009) -The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes, has allocated some US$11 million to boost the humanitarian response in Zimbabwe. Humanitarian actors in...
CAR + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseERC meets Congolese victims of LRA attacks and calls for increased humanitarian assistance and improved protection of civilians
(New York, 9 February 2009): On the third day of his visit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseOn visit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN humanitarian chief urges attention to risks for civilians
On the first day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes, today travelled to the eastern North Kivu...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe Chargé des Affaires humanitaires des Nations Unies voit une lueur d'espoir en République démocratique du Congo mais prévient que des graves problèmes persistent
(NEW YORK, 8 février 2009): En son deuxième jour de visite à l'Est de la République démocratique du Congo, le Secrétaire Général Adjoint de l'ONU et Coordonnateur des Secours d'Urgence John Holmes a...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Chief sees glimmer of hope in Democratic Republic of Congo but warns grave problems remain
(NEW YORK, 7 February 2009): On the second day of his visit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes met some of the civilians...
Burkina Faso + 12 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Central Emergency Fund allocates $75 million to 14 underfunded crises
(New York: 6 February) - The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes, today allocated some $75 million to boost humanitarian response in 14 chronically neglected emergencies where...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Relief Coordinator to travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo
(New York: 5 February 2009): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, is scheduled to arrive on Friday 6 February 2009 in...
oPt
News and Press ReleaseOPT: Statement on Gaza by John Holmes, UN humanitarian chief
(New York, 4 February 2009): The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes today condemned as unacceptable the confiscation of aid supplies from the United Nations Relief and Works...