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  • World Humanitarian Day 2012
    2 August 2012 - 11:23am
    International star Beyoncé, the UN and humanitarian aid organizations have launched a global campaign to shine a spotlight on humanitarian work and encourage people around the world to get involved by doing something good for others. World Humanitarian Day is a global day to celebrate humanity and...
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  • Afghanistan: Humanitarian chief calls for continued investment to...
    11 May 2012 - 2:43pm
    The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, ended her visit to Afghanistan with a call for continued investment in human development and livelihoods. Speaking today at a news conference in Kabul, Ms. Amos said investment in human development and prevention measures was needed to reduce vulnerability...
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  • Afghanistan: Humanitarian chief highlights plight of displaced people
    8 May 2012 - 4:40pm
    During talks in Kabul, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, highlighted the continuing humanitarian needs of Afghans affected by conflict and natural disasters.    Speaking today at a joint news conference with Wais Ahmad Barmak, Afghanistan’s Minister of...
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  • Hunger is one of the greatest crimes, says Amos in WFP tribute
    8 February 2012 - 5:49pm
    “In a world where so many of us have so much... one in seven people go to bed hungry every night,” the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has said in a video tribute to the World Food Programme (WFP) on its fiftieth anniversary. WFP has led the global fight against hunger since...
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  • South Sudan: Don’t let down the world’s newest country, says Amos
    3 February 2012 - 3:27pm
    The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Valerie Amos, urged the world not to let down its newest independent country, after she visited the centre of a major humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. Her comments came towards the end of a four-day visit, in which she witnessed the effects of...
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