M/08/11 The United Nations announced today that it was prepared to provide an initial grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to facilitate aid for survivors of the devastating tropical...
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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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Myanmar
News and Press ReleaseUN prepared to provide grant from CERF to help cyclone survivors in Myanmar
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan calls for immediate access to wounded in North Darfur
Khartoum, 6 May 2008: The Humanitarian Coordinator, Ms Ameerah Haq is deeply concerned about the reported attacks on civilian installations in North Darfur. The HC, who is in Oslo for the Sudan...
Chad
News and Press ReleaseChad: Security situation worsens, one humanitarian worker killed
New York / Geneva / N'Djamena: 02 May 2008: Amidst increasing insecurity in eastern Chad, a staff member of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Save the Children - United Kingdom (SC-UK) was...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Outcomes of the sixth high level meeting on the impementation of the joint communique on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur
The High Level Committee, established by the Joint Communiqué on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur, met 24 April at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. The meeting, co-chaired...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief: Parties to Somalia's conflict must protect civilians and respect international law
(New York, 24 April 2008): 'Combatants appear to have little regard for the safety of civilians in Mogadishu, where residents have been traumatized by years of violence,' the United Nations...
Benin + 13 more
News and Press ReleaseAfrique de l'Ouest : Atelier régional de concertation sur la préparation aux risques d'inondation de la saison des pluies 2008
Dakar, 18 avril 2008 : Le Bureau Régional des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) et le Gouvernement du Sénégal (Direction de la Protection Civile du Ministère de...
Chad
News and Press ReleaseChad: Netherlands government allocates $ 5.8 million for humanitarian aid
(New York / Geneva / N'Djamena: 18 April 2008):The United Nations has announced today the imminent receipt of donations amounting to $ 5.8 million from the Government of the Kingdom of the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseSituation humanitaire en RDC (Katanga) - Rapport hebdomadaire du 09 au 15 avril 2008
I. CONTEXTE D'une manière générale, la situation sécuritaire est restée calme sur toute l'étendue de la province au cours de période sous considération. District du Haut-Katanga Lubumbashi De sources...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseColombia: Volcanic activity in the Nevado del Huila descends to orange level
According to the most recent report of the Volcanologic and Seismologic Observatory in Popayán (April 15) and to DPAD's report, after the increasing activity registered between April 13 and 15 the...
World
News and Press ReleaseJapan pledges $1 million for humanitarian aid
(New York, 15 April 2008): At a briefing convened today by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to update all Member States on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),...