Press releases and statements

(New York, 24 May 2007:) Today, the Advisory Group to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) endorsed several recommendations to further improve and strengthen the capacity of the CERF to save...

(New York, 22 May 2007): The Government of the Maldives has appealed for international aid following a series of wave swells that affected at least 35 islands in 13 atolls in the country. It also...

(Juba: 19 May 2007): The Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Southern Sudan, David Gressly, announced today that the second United Nations Civil-Military Coordination Workshop in the...

Pledges & contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of nine new contributions totalling $138,956,623.78 as of 2 May. The...

Returns Since December 2005, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners have assisted over 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home in central and Southern...

(New York, 16 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today returned from Northern Uganda to Kampala,...

(New York, 15 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today arrived in Kitgum District in Northern...

(New York: 15 May 2007): The Government of Italy yesterday announced a pledge of $1.3 million for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The pledge marks Italy's first...

(New York, 14 May 2007): The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today arrived in Kampala, the capital of...

(New York, 12 May 2007:) The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), John Holmes, today visited Mogadishu, the capital of...