UNOCHA [to 8 February 2014]
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Latest Press Releases
08 Feb 2014
Syrian Arab Republic: Note to correspondents — UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Old City of Homs
Source: United Nations, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab Republic New York, 8 February 2014 Please find below a quote attributable to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos : “I am deeply disappointed that the three-day humanitarian pause agreed between the parties to the conflict was broken today and aid workers deliberately targeted. I extend my sympathies to people who were injured in…

06 Feb 2014
Mauritania: High-Level Humanitarian Mission commits to strengthen partnership with Mauritania
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Mauritania (Nouakchott/Dakar, 6 February 2014): A high-level humanitarian mission with strong participation from Arab countries and Turkey this week found fertile ground for building new partnerships with local partners in Mauritania. “We will make sure Mauritania remains on the humanitarian agenda. The doors for new partnerships with the Government and its humanitarian partners are wide open,” said Ambassador Atta Al-…

06 Feb 2014
Philippines: Bohol earthquake survivors need support
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines US$33.8 million required to help people obtain shelter and other necessities (Manila, 6 February 2014): Nearly four months after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Bohol Island in the Philippines, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC), Luiza Carvalho, is calling on donors to provide an additional US$19 million for urgent shelter needs, as well as health, education and…

04 Feb 2014
South Sudan: South Sudan: US$1.27 billion appeal to save lives, alleviate suffering and preposition aid before the rains
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan (Juba, 4 February 2014): Aid agencies in South Sudan urgently require $1.27 billion to assist 3.2 million people suffering the humanitarian consequences of the crisis. The conflict, which started on 15 December 2013, has led to devastating humanitarian consequences: the lives of millions of citizens have been shattered; almost 900,000 have left their homes; and thousands more have been hurt or wounded as a…

04 Feb 2014
Somalia: Statement from the UN Humanitarian Coordinator: As Somalia’s fragile improvements continue, HC cautions against complacency
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Country: Somalia (Mogadishu, 4 February 2014) — Commenting on the latest results of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit twice annual assessment and forecast of the food and nutrition situation in Somalia the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Mr. Philippe Lazzarini warned against complacency in the wake of a slight improvement…

03 Feb 2014
Mali: Sahel Humanitarian Response Plan 2014 – Guide to Giving
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal Contributing to individual emergencies and strategic response plans To access each country’s humanitarian needs overview and strategic response plan, and donate directly towards these strategies, view the Sahel Country pages on the OCHA/CAP website. Each country’s plan has links to on-line information on the participating organizations and…

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Philippines: Philippines Eastern Samar: Typhoon Haiyan – Summary of Ongoing…