UNOCHA [to 25 January 2014]
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25 Jan 2014
Central African Republic: Humanitarian Coordinator to the Central African Republic
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic (Bangui, 24 January2014) : The international community has mobilized its efforts in the Central Africa Republic towards responding to the humanitarian crisis on-going in the country. An international high-level conference on the humanitarian situation in CAR was held on 20 January 2014 in Brussels. The main objective of this meeting was to report on the humanitarian situation and the emergency…

24 Jan 2014
Democratic Republic of the Congo: R.D. Congo : « La protection des civils et l’accès humanitaire ne doivent pas être mis en sursis au Nord-Kivu »
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda (Goma/Kinshasa, 24 janvier 2014) : Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes vivant dans la zone de Kamango, dans le Territoire de Beni au Nord-Kivu, pourraient encourir de graves risques de protection suite au lancement de nouvelles opérations militaires par les forces armées congolaises. L’armée congolaise a démarré, le 16 janvier 2014, une opération baptisée SOKOLA – « nettoyez…

23 Jan 2014
South Sudan (Republic of): UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos to visit South Sudan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan (Republic of) WHO: Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to the Republic of South Sudan WHEN: 27-29 January 2014 WHERE: The capital, Juba, and Lakes and Jonglei States UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos is scheduled to visit South Sudan from 27 to 29 January 2014 to draw attention to the humanitarian consequences of the current…

23 Jan 2014
Central African Republic: Assistant Secretary–General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang remarks to the Security Council on the Central African Republic
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic NEW YORK, 22 JANUARY 2014 Checked against delivery Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to update the Security Council on the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). During the two months since the Arria formula briefing by OCHA’s Emergency Operations Director, the humanitarian crisis in the CAR has deepened: the political system has failed;…

23 Jan 2014
Myanmar: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos – Statement on Myanmar
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Myanmar (Geneva, 23 January 2014) I am deeply concerned about reports of alarming levels of violence, including the killing of many civilians and a policeman, in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. I ask the Government of Myanmar to take all necessary measures to ensure the full protection of all civilians and to enable safe and continued access by humanitarian staff to the affected areas in order to assess needs…

22 Jan 2014
Syrian Arab Republic: Top humanitarian leaders pen open letter to Geneva II peace talk participants calling for urgent action to protect Syrian children
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department, UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict, World Health Organization, UN Development Programme, Norwegian Refugee Council, International Crisis Group, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, UN Children’s Fund, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Vision Country: Syrian Arab Republic With the parties in Syria’s conflict…

22 Jan 2014
Tonga: Government of Tonga accepts support from Pacific Humanitarian Team
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Tonga (Suva, 22 January 2014): The Government of Tonga has formally accepted support from the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) to provide assistance to the thousands of people in Ha’apai affected by Tropical Cyclone Ian. The UN Resident Coordinator (RC), Ms Osnat Lubrani, and Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Pacific, Mr Sune Gudnitz, have recently returned from Tonga after…

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