(New York, 27 November 2007): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, travelled earlier today to Jijiga and Kebridehar located...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseUN humanitarian chief visits Ethiopia's Ogaden region
Bangladesh
News and Press Release2.6 million Bangladeshis in need of immediate life-saving assistance
(New York, 27 November): Nearly two weeks after super cyclone Sidr battered Bangladesh, an estimated 2.6 million people remain in need of immediate life-saving assistance. To date, the United Nations...
Afghanistan + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF November Newsletter 2007
Pledges and contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of six new contributions totaling $613,515.01 (as of 31 October). The...
Ethiopia + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Relief Coordinator to travel to Africa
(New York: 23 November 2007): John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, is scheduled to arrive on Monday 26 November 2007 in Addis...
Ethiopia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseHorn of Africa's largest pastoralist gathering to take place in Hudet, Ethiopia
November 20 (Addis Ababa) Elders in Hudet, Liben zone, Somali Regional State are preparing to host over 550 participants. "This will be the biggest ever pastoralist gathering in the Horn of Africa,"...
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseCentral Emergency Response Fund grants US$ 8.75 million for assistance to Bangladesh
(Geneva, 20 November 2007): As more detailed information becomes available on the immediate humanitarian needs and the scale of destruction caused by super cyclone Sidr that struck Bangladesh last...
Afghanistan + 5 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement of the Emergency Relief Coordinator to UN SC on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and, more...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseHorn of Africa's largest pastoralist gathering takes place in Hudet, Ethiopia
(Addis Ababa, 20 November 2007): Elders in Hudet, Liben zone, Somali Regional State are preparing to host over 550 participants. "This will be the biggest ever pastoralist gathering in the Horn of...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseUN Chief to visit Ethiopia as relief efforts intensify
(New York: 19 November): As the United Nations and its partners scale up their assistance to vulnerable groups in Ethiopia in response to increasing humanitarian needs, the United Nations...
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseUN deploys staff to cyclone-hit Bangladesh
(New York, 16 November 2007): The United Nations is deploying staff to and within Bangladesh after Super Cyclone Sidr swept through the country on the night of November 15. The World Food Programme...