Press Releases
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory
(New York, 16 May 2012) The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, completed a three-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territory today. During her mission, she visited several vulnerable Palestinian communities and witnessed first-hand...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Comoros (the)
14 May 2012: In March and April 2012, Comoros was hit by severe flooding associated with heavy rainfall throughout the territory. The floodwaters cut off access to affected communities and destroyed roads and other infrastructure making the delivery of humanitarian aid difficult. Government and United Nations assessments revealed...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Kenya
7 May 2012: Humanitarian partners anticipate that the March‐May 2012 rainy season in the eastern Horn of Africa will be poor. Rainfall in Kenya is expected to begin late, be poorly geographically distributed and will have a significant impact on crop production, pasture regeneration, and the replenishment of water resources.
Poor...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Rwanda
Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire appelle les belligérants à garantir un accès illimité aux personnes vulnérables
• Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire en RDC, M. Fidèle Sarassoro a terminé le 11 mai dernier une visite de cinq jours à l’est de la...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
(Kinshasa, 14 May 2012): Humanitarian Coordinator Fidèle Sarassoro completed on 11 May a 5-day visit to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as renewed fighting has pushed thousands of people from their homes and stretched the capacities of...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
(Kinshasa, 14 mai 2012): Le Coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire Fidèle Sarassoro a terminé le 11 mai dernier une visite de cinq jours à l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), qui fait face à une aggravation de la crise humanitaire. La reprise des hostilités a poussé des milliers de...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan
New York, Tuesday 15 May 2012
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I have just completed a three day visit to Afghanistan – my first to the country. I wanted to see for myself the level and severity of humanitarian need that people in Afghanistan face today, and to look at ways in which we, the Government and our partners can...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the)
(Juba, 15 May 2012): The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms Lise Grande, said today that an estimated 12,000 South Sudanese will be airlifted from Khartoum to Juba and provided with humanitarian assistance when they arrive.
“This airlift is being organized by the...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Ethiopia
(New York, 14 May 2012): Following a two-day visit to Ethiopia, OCHA Operations Director John Ging has praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and self-sufficiency in the midst of ever more challenging climatic conditions.
“Ethiopia has made quite incredible advances in...
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia, Kenya
(Nairobi/ New York, 12 May 2012): UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator today concluded a five-day mission to Somalia and Kenya to gauge progress in humanitarian efforts to respond to the consequences of the 2011 drought.
During her visit to...
