Press releases and statements

(New York: 1 February 2008): John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today allocated $104.3 million from the Central...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: - REGIONAL OVERVIEW - NEWS: - POOR RAIN FORECASTS SUGGEST ... - NEW NATIONAL NUTRITION STRATEGY - UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for...

Yesterday, four people lost their lives in a roadside attack in Kismayo. In one fell blow, when a landmine exploded, hitting a passing humanitarian vehicle, the humanitarian community lost three...

(Brussels/New York/Geneva, 29 January 2008): Speaking to members of the European Parliament, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John...

(Jerusalem/New York, 22 January 2008): The United Nations and humanitarian partner agencies launched today their largest ever appeal for Palestinians - $462 million - as the population of the West...

(New York/Bangui, 22 January 2008): A new wave of internal displacement in the Central African Republic's northern region has prompted the opening of the first camp for internally displaced people in...

(New York/Nairobi, 16 January 2008): The United Nations appealed today on behalf of the Government of Kenya for over $41.8 million to provide humanitarian and early-recovery assistance to some...

(New York, 15 January 2008): More than a half a million people have been displaced in the past twelve months in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in what is the largest wave of displacement in the...

Background Although finalisation of the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) for 2008 is on its way to completion, we would like to proceed with a Sectoral Policy Allocation paper in support of a...

(New York: 10 January 2008): The United Nations launched an appeal last week requesting over $104 million in support of humanitarian, early recovery and development activities in Nepal in 2008. The...