Press releases and statements

(Johannesburg/Antananarivo/New York: 4 March 2008): The international humanitarian community is seeking more than $30 million to support the Government of Madagascar in providing relief to 239,000...

Khartoum 3 March 2008: After two visits to communities affected by recent fighting in West Darfur, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan Ameerah Haq and representatives of UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO...

(New York, 3 March 2008): The Interagency Standing Committee Country Team in Sri Lanka has issued a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) for humanitarian and early recovery assistance during 2008...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: -REGIONAL OVERVIEW - NEWS: POOR RAIN FORECAST FROM MARCH TO MAY UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...

(La Paz/New York, 25 February 2008): The United Nations appealed on Friday, 22 February, on behalf of the Government of Bolivia for more than $18.2 million in order to provide critical humanitarian...

Khartoum 24 February 2008: The Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for Sudan Ameerah Haq recently returned from a visit to West Darfur where she and representatives of UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and WHO as well as...

(New York/Geneva/Yaoundé: 22 February 2008): The United Nations has announced today the allocation of $4,720,260 from the donor-supported Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to meet the...

(New York/Geneva/Bangui, 22 February 2008): Several thousands of women and young girls have endured rape and other sexual violence in the conflict-torn north of the Central African Republic (CAR)...

(Dushanbe/New York/Geneva, 18 February 2008): The United Nations appealed today, on behalf of the Government of Tajikistan, for nearly $25.2 million to meet urgent humanitarian needs arising from the...

(New York/Geneva/Jerusalem, 18 February 2008): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today concluded a five-day visit to the...