The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos is on her first visit to Liberia from 1 to 2 April 2011.
ERC Amos will assess the humanitarian response thus far and existing challenges that have arisen from the mass migration of 125,000 Ivorians who have...
ERC Amos has ended her two-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after visiting two areas of the country heavily affected by conflict and violence: North Kivu and Orientale Province.
“Today I was appalled by the testimonies I heard,” said Ms. Amos in a press statement from Dungu in northern DRC on...
Local doctors are seeing a sharp increase in the number of casualties at hospitals in Ajdabiya and Misrata in northern Libya, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). However, many hospitals are reporting shortages of medical supplies, drugs and specialized medical staff.
“Medical needs are a...
On the last day of her visit to the DRC, ERC Amos visited Orientale Province where she heard harrowing testimonies from those who survived the brutality committed by the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army.
Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele districts are the scene of brutalities committed by the Ugandan armed group Lord's...
ERC Amos called on all parties to the conflict in Libya to protect civilians. This was following reports of heavy fighting and bombardments in western Libya that have resulted in an unknown number of injuries and deaths.
“All parties to the conflict in Libya must take care to ensure that civilians are protected from...
1 April 2011 - 3:38pmThe United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos is on her first visit to Liberia from 1 to 2 April 2011. ERC Amos will assess the humanitarian response thus far and existing challenges that have arisen from the mass migration of 125,000 Ivorians who have...
11 March 2011 - 8:45pmERC Amos has ended her two-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after visiting two areas of the country heavily affected by conflict and violence: North Kivu and Orientale Province. “Today I was appalled by the testimonies I heard,” said Ms. Amos in a press statement from Dungu in northern DRC on...
11 March 2011Local doctors are seeing a sharp increase in the number of casualties at hospitals in Ajdabiya and Misrata in northern Libya, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). However, many hospitals are reporting shortages of medical supplies, drugs and specialized medical staff. “Medical needs are a...
10 March 2011 - 10:00amOn the last day of her visit to the DRC, ERC Amos visited Orientale Province where she heard harrowing testimonies from those who survived the brutality committed by the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army. Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele districts are the scene of brutalities committed by the Ugandan armed group Lord's...
10 March 2011 - 9:00amERC Amos called on all parties to the conflict in Libya to protect civilians. This was following reports of heavy fighting and bombardments in western Libya that have resulted in an unknown number of injuries and deaths. “All parties to the conflict in Libya must take care to ensure that civilians are protected from...