Djibouti (07/08/2008) - The Republic of Djibouti is currently facing a humanitarian crisis driven by a combination of factors including several years of drought; insufficient rain to ensure a...
Press releases and statements
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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Djibouti
News and Press ReleaseCall for international support to the USD 31.7m Response Plan addressing the drought, food and nutrition crisis in Djibouti
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator alarmed by civilian casualties in Somalia
(New York, 7 August 2008): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes, today expressed his growing alarm at the continuing...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRenforcement des mécanismes de survie de 60 000 ménages à travers les provinces de la RDC
Dans le cadre du Plan d'Action Humanitaire 2006, la FAO a initié un projet d'assistance agricole d'urgence en faveur des populations afin de leur permettre de produire et satisfaire leurs besoins...
Burkina Faso + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseHausse des prix des denrées alimentaires : 6 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest ont reçu plus de 13 millions de dollars US du Fonds Central d'Intervention d'Urgence des Nations Unies (CERF)
Dakar, le 6 Août 2008 : Les Nations Unies viennent d'allouer plus de 13 millions de dollars US à six pays d'Afrique de l'ouest afin de les aider à faire face aux conséquences de la hausse des prix...
Burkina Faso + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseRising prices in food: 6 countries in West Africa have received more than 13 million US dollars from the United Nations Central Emergency Revolving Fund
Dakar, 6 August 2008: The United Nations has recently allocated over 13 million dollars to six countries in West Africa, to assist in alleviating the consequences of increasing food prices on...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseMyanmar: Disaster lessons
By John Holmes, first published by The Washington Post as of August 6, 2008 Three months have passed since Cyclone Nargis and an accompanying tidal surge swept across Myanmar's fertile Irrawaddy...
Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseThree months on, continuing support still crucial for relief and early recovery efforts in post-cyclone Myanmar
[Yangon, 5 August 2008] - Three months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, delivery of sufficient relief and early recovery assistance remains a challenge, particularly in hard-to-reach areas of the...
China + 2 more
News and Press ReleasePricewaterhouseCoopers, partners and staff donate $500,000 to UN humanitarian fund
[New York, 4 August 2008]: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today welcomed the very generous donation of $500,000 by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), on...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Statement by Mr. John Holmes, the USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC
I am deeply troubled about the continuing threats and attacks against humanitarian agencies working in Darfur. Following two attacks against their teams and premises in just one week, Médecins Sans...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Le territoire de Shabunda ouvert à l'assistance humanitaire grâce à la route N502
Le 15 février 2008 restera une date mémorable pour les populations de Shabunda après l'inauguration ce jour ,par le Gouverneur de province du Sud -Kivu, de la route N502 reliant Burhale et Shabunda...